Comments on: Seoul Cab Drivers Overcharging Foreigners

By: Dreamboat Annie

Dreamboat Annie — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:44:59 +0000

There are sleazy Korean cabbies who drive gypsy (unlicensed) cabs all over the Incheon airport and no one does anything about it.

By: Eteacher

Eteacher — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:13:36 +0000

I just had two awful experiences with this, perhaps it has gotten worse? I found this page because I searching to find out if I was defrauded. My fare from Incheon Int’l Airport to Yeonsu-Gu, Incheon was 42,400 Won. The cab driver refused to give me my change from a 50,000 Won note and kept saying “tip”. I was screaming at him to give me my change but I was also late for work so I gave up – I paid the bridge toll too. Taking my friend back to the airport a week later my fare from Yeonsu-Gu, Incheon to the airport was 34,400. This time the driver paid the bridge toll which was less going the other way for some reason. I gave him 40,000 knowing the bridge toll was only 3,700 and he kept demanding more money. I asked him for a receipt but he kept yelling at me while I pointed at the meter. When my friend had his bag in hand I just got out of the cab. I now hate cabbies here.

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

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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

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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

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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