Taxi Driver Scams, Kuala Lumpur

The vast majority of Taxi driver's in KL will not want to use the meter, you can ask/insist, and often it will be the times when you are isolated i.e there are few taxis around. I play their game back and tell them I will pay them the xyz they ask for and when you arrive, simply throw the standard usual fare at them and get out.

I have travelled the world and from Bombay to Boston I can tell you the taxi drivers in KL are the biggest pack of thieving lying dirt bags you will ever come across.

One stole my mobile phone and when you report it to the (also bloody corrupt) Police all the Police will do is nothing or contact the driver and ask him for the phone in lieu of a fine... i.e the Policeman himself ends up stealing your phone!!

Horrible place to be but what do you expect?? lazy pricks who feel close to god!

Fun Alternatives: Don't go to KL

I was travelling from singapore to kl by bus and my bus reached TBS terminal around 2am since there were no other public transport available at that time i had to got to prepaid taxi counter to take a taxi. i was half sleepy and tired of long journey. i wanted to go to bukit jalil Arena green apartments which was quite nearby but the counter guy told me it will cost 40 RM wihich was too much but the guy told me it is night charge and other service charges so i didnt have any option and took the coupon. there was another guy of the group waiting me to take the coupon he immediately got the coupon from me and tore the drivers copy and gave it to the driver and wrote the taxi no. in my copy he was reluctant to give my copy also. i smelled some foul play but i couldnt guess what is it.. the driver dropped me at my place and the next day when i checked the coupon the destination was written as a differant place some taman puncak jalil in putra jaya.. i think the taxi guy the supervisor and the counter guy all are involved in this cheating.

Unique Suggestions: check ur coupon throuhly for destination and fare before leaving the counter. even if someone tries to interrupt you.

Fun Alternatives: there is no alternate other than owning a vehicle or asking someone with a vehicle to help. getting a radio taxi is also an option because their charge is mentioned from office while calling

The black taxi in KL, KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIA,

travel with taxi meter can still cheated....
Taxi plate number; MPV blue color, HWC 9240, Taxi yellow color; HBA 3226, 2nd taxi not clear...

We travelled in a group of 12 people at KL Malaysia on 5th Nov, we checked in to Sunway Putra Hotel around 7pm, since the time is still early, and the hotel staff told us Pavillion is just only ten minutes distance from hotel to Pavillion Shopping Mall, hence we took taxi from the Sunway Putral hotel to Pavillion, it only costed us each taxi at only RM10.

Around 10pm, after shopping from Pavilion shopping mall and ready to go back to our hotel, when we walked out from the mall we saw some taxi was waiting in front of Pavillion, we told them we needed 3 taxi and asked them whether they are charging by meter, did they know the way to our destination, & was the blue taxi charging the same rate as the rest of the normal taxi, the driver of the blue taxi told us he knew of the hotel, all the taxi is charging at the same rate. He looked sincere & polite, we have no doubt in him, so we agreed to board the taxi.

However, once we were sitting inside the blue taxi, we saw the meter start at RM6, but we thought it is just a short distance journey, we did not intend to confront him, we assumed the rate would be just at least just double the most for this taxi.

However after a short while that we had get out of the shopping area, he drove us all the way from small road to highway for more than 10 minutes, we felt something is not right, we re-confirmed with him of our destination, by showing him our hotel address & read to him the address is 100 Jalan Putra, and mentioned to him it is just around PWTC, he just answered us he knew of the way. He even called up his 2 taxi friend, that they just have to follow his taxi meter for charging.

In the way, he sent us to Sunway hotel, we told him this is not the right hotel, he told us this is the correct hotel, he did not know of any other hotel named Sunway hotel at Putra, he insisted us to pay for the same price as the meter charged of RM555.20 for each taxi, we knew we are being cheated, since we travelled with kids & elderly parent, we had no choice but to pay as what he requested. We had no confident by insisting him to sent us to the right destination, he may just played another trick again.

this time we ask few taxi to get the right fare, but i got better advice is ask the people around you not the taxi driver, i think this is a good advice.

When you're approached for taxi at Bus stations, I'd suggest you'd get the hell away from them! They even have a taxi station at the parking lot. I learned the hard way, by boarding one of the cab. The driver told me he'll be using meter. Fair Enough? NO!
The meter ticked 50cents every 20seconds or so!!! I joke you not. At the end of the trip we reached KL city the meter was 78RM!!!
This is ***.

Unique Suggestions: Ask for the nearest LRT

Fun Alternatives: LRT cost a mere 2RM or so.

it is my first time to go abroad, so we arrived at the KL Sentral station at 2am. before we go here, my friend told us that from KL to Cheras will only costs around 10MYR. when we're going to ride a 'teksi', the taxi driver did not want to use the taxi meter and instead, will lend him 45MYR for the trip. we we're surprised that the trip will costs about that big, so we ask him to use his meter, or give us a discount. Because of the time and we really want to sleep, we did not argue no more to the driver and gave him what he want. But we asked to discount it for 30MYR. the driver did not want it and he said he will discount us for 40MYR. ok. fine.

Unique Suggestions: for the next 2 days of stay here in KL, i talked to some of the drivers i had rode in, and told them what happened. they we're surprised and they gave me few tips:
1. ask to open his taxi meter. if he doesn't want, report him or look for another taxi.
2. if you found a trusted taxi driver, ask for his number. so that you can call him incase you needed his service.

Fun Alternatives: There are also alternative ways not to spend a lot on riding taxis all the time: LEARN how to ride a Train and Bus. :P call a taxi and ask him to take you to the nearest bus/train station, and learn how to ride it. it's simple, it's fun, and it's a great adventure. Have a safe trip explorers! :)

Hi there,my name is mustafa.my contact number is +0107774208.Read this following comment then you will know why i gave my phone number.I am a taxi driver in Kuala Lumpur.There for i really understand of all your complaints here.Do you guys know that cost of living in K.Lumpur at the moment is higher than Singapore?Those taxi driver have a family to feed like you guys.And the are persuading not forcing you to agree with them.You guys are the people that offering them a scam bussines by mention the magic word 'How much'?You guys already know that Kuala Lumpur is practising meter taxi but still mention the word again and again..Cant you just use your veto consumer power by just get in and mention the 2 right word.Meter please and mention your destinataion.Thats it.All desired passenger are also know K.L have a fully assured meter on if you hail or simply go for the 'blue cab'.I can bet you with my life there will be no question ask beside on the meter and start drives to your desired destination.It is all as easy as 123.So stop being hipocriate.Taxi fare in k.l is already the cheapers unless if you compare with any other city that not as modern as kuala Lumpur.

If you think the taxi coupon stands inside KL Snetral is Safe from scams, think again.

I bought 2 taxi coupon tickets from KL Sentral to Tune hotel. I gave 50MYR and was given only 14MYR. I checked the tickets and it said 13MYR each. This means I am short changed by 10MYR.

10MYR may not be much but imagine if there are more people like me who do not go back and demand for the exact change. Then he can actually rack up lots of dough for the whole day.

The guy at the counter insisted he gave me 2 pcs of 10MYR but i showed him the bills he gave me which I have not yet placed inside my wallet. I only managed to step aside and count but did not leave the window.... that was why i was confident that even if they check the cctv camera, it will show that I have been short changed.

The guy unwillingly handed me another 10MYR and shook his head and a smirk.
I do not care as long as i get my right change.

Unique Suggestions: always check your ticket for how much it is. Sometimes they charge extra when you are not looking.

*I realize when you smile a lot and act nice, you attract more scammers. So I suggest you keep a straight face when paying. I guess this is a case to case basis but I observed when I am more serious... they always give me exact change.

Fun Alternatives: ALWAYS CHECK YOUR CHANGE...

We were told that if we put luggage in the trunk it cost 3RM and the driver pointed at the the luggages we placed in the trunk. When we got to the hotel and asked "is this it?" the taxi driver said "get out" and started taking out the luggages, then extended his hand for the extra money.

I gave him 10RM since i did not have change. He went inside the taxi and drove off... I later found out that 1 luggage= 1 RM so i was not supposed to pay 3RM = 1 luggage.... It was a rip off!

sigh*** what a way to be welcomed to Malaysia!

Unique Suggestions: KNOWLEDGE IS THE KEY!

Do not ask the taxi driver how much! EVER! always asked other people (even those on the streets) how much it will take to ride a taxi from one point to another.

OR

at least know that 1RM for each luggage in the trunk is the proper pricing
IF you did not put luggage in the trunk and placed it beside you in the cab
you DO NOT HAVE TO PAY the trunk fee.

Fun Alternatives: Always asked for meter to be on
Always negotiate before taxi leaves
Always ask other people how much it should cost
DO NOT let the security guard of the hotel get the cab... usually they take a 5 to 10RM cut
from the taxi cab (sigh)