Originally Posted by BeCarlson
In this instance, what did you do? I would have refused to pay the driver and just started walking towards my hotel. Is this a bad idea, would I be risking bodily injury by doing this?
No, I wouldnt walk away without paying; not that I was afraid he would get physical (which he most probably would) but because I dont believe it would be right of me to deny him of the correct fare which most probably was a huge chunk of his day's takings.
He didnt drop us off right at the entrance of the hotel with the excuse that he took a wrong turning and went into the open carpark instead. I later realised that it was a deliberate action so that we couldnt seek the assistance of the hotel bell-person.
When we protested that the fare was too high, he offered a 20% "discount". I forgot how much the fare should have been and asked for a 40% "discount" which he accepted without hesitation since the carpark attendent was asking him to leave immediately. However, I later realised that I overpaid him by 20-30%
