Today, I took a cab ride home from a bar. After a few minutes of horrible driving, I felt sick. The cab driver got so mad she locked me in the car and started driving me to the cops unless I payed her extra. Basically, I paid $120 for a five-minute cab ride. FML
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Today, I decided to be responsible and call a cab to take my drunk ass home from the bar. As I climbed into the cab, I was quickly pulled back out and had the shit beaten out of me by a group of drunk guys who thought they needed the ride more. The police soon arrived and arrested us all. FML
Today, I was taking a taxi home after drinking too much. I started to feel sick and, not wanting to be charged the cab cleaning fee, threw up into my handbag instead. When we got to my place I then had to fish through my bag for my wallet to pay the driver. FML
Today, I went out drinking with my friends. At the end of the night I got a cab ride home. I must have passed out because when I woke up I wasn’t at my place, but my parent’s house, which is the address on my license…120 miles away. The fare was $220. FML
Today, I had to take a taxi to work, because I was pressed for time, and didn't have a ride there. When I got to work, I paid the cab driver, and realized I had spent more money on the cab than I was going to make at work. FML
Today, I rode in the cab on the way back to my dorm from the airport. The taxi driver was on the phone and not really paying attention. I paid him and got out of the cab, but he drove away before I could get my luggage out of the trunk. FML
Today, I halted a cab. It was 12 degrees and snowing outside. When I went to get in, a man shoved me away and I slipped on ice into dirty snow slush, and he stole my cab. As it drove off, the man flipped me off. FML
Today, I caught a cab to take me to a hospital appointment. The driver turned around and told me I was in the Cash Cab. I got really excited and screamed. That is, until she laughed and said, "Just kidding. I always wanted to do that to someone." FML
Today, the car I was in got pulled over by the police for making an illegal turn. I was in a cab. And he kept the meter running. FML
Today, I took a taxi ride with my friends. As we were getting out, I paid the taxi driver. With a grin, he drove away fast. It turns out my friend had already paid. FML
Today, it's my first day as an expat. Hoping to arrive early for work, I hailed a cab. The driver took it upon himself to take the scenic route and play tour guide, no matter how much I refused. Not only was I late, he turned violent when I refused to pay his $100 fare plus a "talent fee." FML
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Top comments
Bobby319 24
She can't do that, legally when you say to stop the driver has to, they can lock you in if you are refusing to pay, but you weren't so she kidnapped you and then extorted more money from you
Luckyunluckiest 0
Unless you were so far gone I would have went to the police, and charged her with kid napping.
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Comments (34)
cantfixme36 28
So... let her. What's she gonna say? "This person refuses to pay me extra because he/she feels kinda sick"? Unless you're underage, there really isn't anything she can do about it. You aren't driving, clearly since you're in a cab, you weren't doing anything wrong... cabbie was bluffing.
Shandog12 20
I'm going to assume the fee was because you threw up in the taxi, in which case YDI. Pay the cleaning fee and move on. If for some reason this lady is really just crazy, then FYL.
nrvanagrl 6
<p>I read the story as the OP threw up in the cab, in which case, yeah, you have to pay them to get it cleaned.</p>
nrvanagrl 6
<p>I read the story as the OP threw up in the cab, in which case, yeah, you have to pay them to get it cleaned.</p>
Chazzster 32
I have the feeling OP threw up in the cab and that's why the driver wanted the extra money for cleanup.
lusanna 19
Why didn't you call the police when she locked you in? That's purely extortion.
biopilot17 9
That's illegal and sorry but I ain't payed ng extra bitch
TheDistance567 10
If you get sick in a cab the company can and will charge you a clean-up fee. If you refuse to pay they have the right to lock you in the car. This is legal, not extortion. It's also completely fair. It's not in the cab driver's job to clean up after you. It's your responsibility to keep it clean. The clean up fee covers the time the driver has to spend cleaning the car and the lost fares that come with it. It's also worth noting that ride share companies will also charge you a clean up fee. Tha
mariri9206 32
Including clean up fee, it shouldn't be $120. If it's been five minutes, the fare will be around $10 and most clean up fees are $50. So they basically charged them double and kept them locked up so they could take them to the cops for refusal to pay when we don't even have the whole story. Seems to me the cab driver was being rude and taking advantage of OP's inebriated state. I don't think OP was going to refuse to pay - they said they felt sick. Nothing in here even gives the illusion that
Lisa Onitnelot 12
Really? Cause cleanup fees can vary depending on the extent of damage done and material of the car interior. It could easily be over $100 and maybe the cab driver only seemed to be driving crazy cause the fare was drunk and they wanted to get them to their destination and out of the car before something like this happened.
sasquatchius 3
<p>YDI for having absolutely no spine whatsoever. Any sensible person would have called the cops and told them they were being held against their will. </p>
tim374 26
I would have declined to pay if she went to the police, you didn't get the service yo had agreed to pay for (being taken home). I would then happily let her explain to the police what the perceived problem is.