No Price Cap, No Limits: Tourist Charged CZK 8,000 for a 3 km Taxi Ride
Prague received 70 complaints from taxi passengers during a three-week period when the city’s maximum taxi fares were temporarily not in force, according to information published by the Chamber of Taxi Service Operators. The complaints included several cases involving foreign visitors who were charged thousands of crowns for relatively short journeys. In one of the most extreme cases, a passenger paid CZK 8,096 for a 3.2-kilometre trip from Duplex Club to Na Františku Hospital. Another passenger was charged CZK 9,955 for a journey through Prague but was reportedly unable to provide the exact route when filing a complaint. The published list of cases shows that, with one exception, the complaints involved foreign tourists. Among the other reported fares were more than CZK 7,500 for journeys of around 15 kilometres between central Prague and Václav Havel Airport. According to the list, a passenger travelling from the city centre to the airport paid CZK 7,560 for a 15-kilometre journey. A similar trip from Smetana Embankment cost CZK 7,554. The issue was highlighted by the Chamber of Taxi Service Operators, which asked Prague City Hall how many complaints had been submitted during the period when fare limits were not being applied. “There were... The post No Price Cap, No Limits: Tourist Charged CZK 8,000 for a 3 km Taxi Ride appeared first on Prague Morning .