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Old Feb 10, 2008 | 4:22 pm
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Originally Posted by GUWonder
Trying to charge an inflated flat fee instead of using the meter. This is a common scam in Rio de Janiero. Less excessive but still a rip-off is having the meter run up faster than it would or should -- in Rio, they do this by setting the meter at "2" even when it should be set to "1".
This was done in every cab in Rio that I took. I did have two people in the taxi, so wasn't 100% sure. I'm used to cab drivers trying a scam in almost every city and country I go to.
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