Old Turtle Taxi Co.
taxi — 49 Jasmine Street
Trap score: 70/100 (red)
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Reports (22)
- fake_reviews (severity 3/5): Signed up for one service, then got upsold into something completely different.
- fake_reviews (severity 3/5): Spa quoted a low rate, then billed per-minute extras we never agreed to.
- other (severity 5/5): The driver refused to use the meter and demanded a flat fare triple the normal rate.
- harassment (severity 4/5): Taxi took a 40-minute detour on a 10-minute trip to run up the fare.
- harassment (severity 5/5): Taxi took a 40-minute detour on a 10-minute trip to run up the fare.
- unsafe (severity 5/5): The driver refused to use the meter and demanded a flat fare triple the normal rate.
- overcharge (severity 1/5): Aggressive commission scheme — the guide steered us only to shops paying kickbacks.
- taxi_meter (severity 3/5): Felt genuinely unsafe here after dark; aggressive touts followed us for blocks.
- harassment (severity 4/5): Taxi took a 40-minute detour on a 10-minute trip to run up the fare.
- other (severity 3/5): They doubled the price once the bill arrived — a classic tourist overcharge.
- unsafe (severity 3/5): Spa quoted a low rate, then billed per-minute extras we never agreed to.
- bait_switch (severity 1/5): Currency-exchange sleight of hand — got short-changed and they denied it.
- harassment (severity 2/5): Friendly at first, then locked the door and pressured us to buy a 'gift'.
- theft (severity 5/5): Aggressive commission scheme — the guide steered us only to shops paying kickbacks.
- other (severity 3/5): Currency-exchange sleight of hand — got short-changed and they denied it.
- unsafe (severity 3/5): Advertised as authentic; sold mass-produced fakes at luxury prices.
- unsafe (severity 5/5): Pickpocketed in the crush by the ticket counter — be extremely careful here.
- overcharge (severity 2/5): The driver refused to use the meter and demanded a flat fare triple the normal rate.
- unsafe (severity 5/5): They doubled the price once the bill arrived — a classic tourist overcharge.
- fake_reviews (severity 3/5): Taxi took a 40-minute detour on a 10-minute trip to run up the fare.
- fake_reviews (severity 2/5): Persistent harassment from staff trying to drag us inside for a 'special deal'.
- harassment (severity 1/5): The driver refused to use the meter and demanded a flat fare triple the normal rate.