Originally Posted by fallinasleep
Just exactly how much was this cab fare? Beijing has lots of traffic and getting stuck in it is not uncommon, even for tourists. I sincerely hope you didn't overreact over a few bucks... On the other hand, if the cab fare was more than a HUNDRED YUAN than you probably got ripped off. Even at a hundred kuai, we're only talking about 1,200 yen.
We got the cabbie down to 300 Yuan , the meter said something like 500 !!!! The meter did strange things , like the number switching on and off when the car lurched forward........I never quibble over small sums, ever. But in this case the cabbie deserved what he got! He was only trying to take advantage of us because he thought he could get away with the language barrier..........hopefully he learned his lesson.