Comments on: Seoul Cab Drivers Overcharging Foreigners

By: MIX 106.5 WMVX

MIX 106.5 WMVX — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:14:59 +0000

[...] … http://www.familyadventurestravel.com/Tips_on_Foriegn_Travel.html – 26k – Cached – Similar PagesSeoul Cab Drivers Overcharging ForeignersJun 23, 2007 … The cab drivers in Uijongbu and Dongducheon is something I wish KBS or someone … [...]

By: MIX 107.7

MIX 107.7 — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:28:05 +0000

By: The final cut: June 2007

The final cut: June 2007 — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 13:30:48 +0000

[...] know what that company had done with the samples.Make of that what you will. (Hat tip to GI Korea)AND I AM SUPPOSED TO BE SURPRISED BECAUSE WHY?I was watching KBS1 last night and they had did an uncover report on how cab drivers in Seoul [...]

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Mon, 24 Sep 2007 06:37:59 +0000

[...] newspaper article on the subject below, I couldn’t find it so I just googled it and found… http://rokdrop.com/2007/06/23/seoul-cab-drivers-overcharging-foreigners/ Incheon International airport allows(ed) the taxi mafia to rip-off foreigners repeatedly for many [...]

By: More Reports of Corrupt Taxi Drivers at Incheon Airport at ROK Drop

More Reports of Corrupt Taxi Drivers at Incheon Airport at ROK Drop — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 23:52:50 +0000

[...] I posted a couple of months ago about the KBS report I saw on television about Incheon International Airport taxi drivers overcharging foreigners. Courtesy of the Marmot he has translated a Hankyoreh report of an investigation they have done as well into the corruption of the airport taxi drivers. [...]

By: [GI Korea] Seoul Cab Drivers Overcharging Foreigners - USFK Forums

[GI Korea] Seoul Cab Drivers Overcharging Foreigners - USFK Forums — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 13:32:00 +0000

[...] [GI Korea] Seoul Cab Drivers Overcharging Foreigners Published: Sat, 23 Jun 2007 00:41:19 +0000 I was watching KBS1 last night and they had did an uncover report on how cab drivers in Seoul particularly at Incheon Airport were overcharging foreigners.Â* The cab drivers had found techniques to rig their meters so that when a foreigner takes a cab they would hit a button that would speed up the meter [...] Read More… [...]

By: Wrenchbender

Wrenchbender — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 00:02:04 +0000

Back when I was in 4/7 up in the western corridor their favorite tactic when I told them camp Stanton in Paju-si Kwangtan myon they would always try to go to cp stanley then charge you more for going back all the way to stanton. The korean gate guard back home would always help out when you finally got home.

By: 2ID_Sapper

2ID_Sapper — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 23:13:48 +0000

yeah these cab drivers are wonderful. A couple of times, back before the subway was built to Camp Casey, I missed the last train back, so I tried to take a cab to beat curfew, these guys would charge me $30 when it was normally a $20 ride. Not to mention the cabs up here try to charge you $3 for a cab ride when it is normally $2

One of my favorite things to do was during those long rides when they try to rip me off and not run the meter, was halfway through and near the end, hit the run meter button and tell them hey, the meter says "$$$$" and here you go and pay them that amount.

Amazingly when I was riding with my girlfriend or with Katusa's the meter was always ran

By: kingkitty

kingkitty — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 16:14:39 +0000

Have no illutions Dave, they over charge. Especially in Uijongbu

You sound like a guy that does not have to take a taxi in Korea

By: GI Korea

GI Korea — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 12:03:02 +0000

The news media had the undercover footage of the cab ride and they had another cab following the cab in question that had the meter running at the actual rate. Then they had interviews with foreigners that had been ripped off. It was a legit report.

Like I said before I have never taken a cab from the airport so I can't personally attest to it, but I have related my experiences with Uijongbu and Dongducheon cab drivers which makes such behavior by cab drivers from the airport quite likely.