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Old Aug 2, 2012 | 8:47 am
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Originally Posted by Shimon
Ask him to stop for food ("sufan" in chinese) and get the police involved. The police will either get you to get another taxi driver and send this one home for not putting on the meter or this driver will agree to put on the meter and you'll have to negotiate for the distance you travelled. It is completely illegal for him not to put on the meter even if you negotiated a rate.

Honestly you have put your well being into serious danger as these drivers can get really crazy in such cases.
Are you joking? The guy agreed to a price and now he wants to stiff the driver. I'd say HumbleBee is in the wrong. Humble needed a cab to PVG, the guy offered to take him for a thousand RMB he nodded his approval and now Humble wants to back out? I don't condone violence but if he does stiff the driver and he hits Humble (which most likely he would not) I can't say it wasn't deserved.

My advice. Be glad there was a driver in HGH willing to take you to PVG for 170 USD. Try taking a 2 hour cab ride in the States or Europe and see how much it costs.
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