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Related: About this forumWoman stiffs cab driver $980 New York City-to-Boston fare
AP
NEW YORK -- A Massachusetts woman who took a cab from New York City to her home outside Boston was arrested after she couldn't pay the nearly $1,000 fare.
Denise Rebelato was charged with larceny over $250 on Wednesday after the driver called police.
Authorities say the 31-year-old Rebelato grabbed the cab at JFK International Airport and had it take her to Framingham, about 15 miles west of Boston.
Upon arrival, she went inside to get the $980 fare. She came out 10 minutes later and said she didn't have the money.
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=9423007
Politicalboi
(15,189 posts)Costs more than the plane fare. Cabs are rip offs. Take a bus or van.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)KansDem
(28,498 posts)MapQuest puts the mileage at 197 to 210 miles, depending on route taken. Are 200-mile cab rides common?
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)KansDem
(28,498 posts)Besides, there's no guarantee that the cabdriver would have a fair on the return trip (unless, I suppose, the dispatcher could arrange one while he's transporting his fare. But unless someone wanted a ride from Framingham to JFK, what are the possibilities of that happening?)
So the cabby's out a lot of money for several hours of driving.
oshma
(63 posts)$2000--round trip lost money is under the limit in NYS. Poor guy.