Hey guys. Just landed in Asia.

You guy's replies explain a lot. Totally appreciate that~

My take now is that if the correct formula is used, the fare would be less than $10 cheaper than this flat rate. That is the reason I didn't make a thing out of it in the first place.

Before, I had taken the bus and the NJ transit. The transit one is quite nice which departs from Penn Station. Since the Air Train is being repaired, that was out of the question. The bus is nice and comfort, but they time I took it, the bus broke down on he road and we waited for half an hour to have another bus rescue us...

Plus, I had two large suitcases this time, the largest that won't be considered oversize, each weighing 50... I had no choice.

The flat rate didn't include tips, but the driver did get me to EWR quick and easy, so I tipped him as if it was a NYC cab ride, based on the $85 rate. The total is $100. I do have the receipt in case I need to dispute something.

I wanna say, the reasons I wanna post this incident here is 1) to verify is this the right way, and 2) do the right thing for other travelers if there is something really worth reporting. We wanna single out the bad guys, so the general public will benefit, right? To get maybe $10 back is not my priority.

However, I have the same impression as Letitride3c has, that the total is quite close to the real number, and even if the meter was used correctly, there were chances the driver would "get lost" and made up the difference.

So guys, especially NYC guys, should I do something for this city?