The reputation of Hong Kong taxi drivers has never been very good.
Phenomena such as refusal to board and indiscriminate charges have emerged in an endless stream, which has made many tourists who have suffered greatly even their impression of Hong Kong worse!
Source: Dagong Wenhui
Although the Hong Kong government's law enforcement agencies have been stepping up their efforts to crack down, similar incidents continue to be banned.
A few days ago, a mainland netizen posted on Xiaohongshu about how she was deceived by a black-hearted taxi driver in Hong Kong. She also called the police for this!
Source: Xiaohongshu netizen @思思思 can't surf
According to her, the driver had "two crimes":
The victim said that on that day, he took a taxi from AsiaWorld-Expo to Citygate, which took about 3.5 kilometers and about 10 minutes.
But Google Maps shows that the distance is 5.1 km
What made netizens feel quite unhappy was that when she returned, almost the same distance (there may be a slight difference in the driving section), it only cost 62 Hong Kong dollars to take an Uber online car-hailing service......
Taking a taxi is nearly twice as expensive as calling an online car-hailing, which makes it difficult for netizens to accept.
Schematic diagram, source: Uber
Even if the charge is high, what annoys netizens even more is the behavior of taxi drivers looking for money.
In the article, netizens said that they had asked the driver in advance if they could find a 1,000 face value of Hong Kong dollars. I didn't think much of it after getting an affirmative reply from the driver. After she arrived at the destination and paid the money, she was worried that the driver would rush to run and get out of the car directly.
At that time, netizens kept an eye on it and wrote down the license plate number.
Schematic diagram, source: Sing Tao Global Network
But netizens never thought that her kindness would bring her trouble in the end!
When she sat down and counted the money she had just recovered, she found that the driver had not only found 100 Hong Kong dollars less! I also used a 10-face pataca to fill the number, instead of another 100 Hong Kong dollar bill that was supposed to be found!
In other words, the driver has a total of 200 fewer searches!
This is the picture, source: Xiaohongshu netizen @思思 can't surf
His kindness was taken advantage of by bad people, and netizens felt very angry. So, she immediately chose to call the police.
Netizens said that they were not entangled in the loss of 200, but more because they "felt that such an immoral person should be punished".
In order to let more people come to Hong Kong not to be deceived, this netizen also listed four key points for taking a taxi in Hong Kong to avoid encountering black-hearted drivers who are deceived and cannot be traced:
1) When getting on the bus, take a photo of the taxi driver's license plate number and driver's name
2) It is advisable to prepare loose paper (change) and lower denomination banknotes for payment before taking a taxi
3) Remember to get the slip after payment
4) After completing the search for money, count it clearly in person, and don't get out of the car in a hurry
Source: Wind Media
In April last year, the Secretary for Transport and Logistics of Hong Kong, Mr Lam Sai-hung, said in his written reply to a Member's question that the Government proposed to introduce a demerit system and a two-tier penalty system for taxi drivers for offences related to certain taxi drivers.
Mr Lam said the measure would help combat illegal acts by taxi drivers and strengthen the deterrent effect on repeat offenders, with a view to enhancing the overall quality of taxi services.
Source: Sohu
In mid-December last year, the bill passed its third reading.
In the future, Hong Kong taxi drivers will be deducted points if they overcharge fares, take a road and refuse to board, etc., and if they deduct more than 15 points, they may be suspended for three months, and the relevant law will come into effect in nine months (that is, in September this year).
Source: Wen Wei Po
I hope that this bill can really play a role in discouraging the bad atmosphere of taxi drivers......
After all, it's about Hong Kong's image.