A London Rickshaw Driver Is Charging ₹9000 For A 2-Min Ride; Netizens: “Con Men Are Ruining The City”

If you are tired of being fleeced by auto rickshaw drivers in your city, then cheer up! Because when you know about the situation in London, it would leave you amused, even relieved. A video taking over social media shows an auto rickshaw driver charging £90 for less than a 10-minute ride, precisely 2 minutes. Netizens are appalled and called this man a “con man”.

London Rickshaw Driver Charges £90 For Mere 2-Min Ride

A video posted on TikTok by user @leccyboy has the Internet in a tizzy, especially Londoners. Reposted by community group, UB1UB2: Southall, West London, the video shows a rickshaw driver in London charging £90 (₹9047 approx.) from a couple for a 2-minute ride. The couple revealed to the man filming the video that they had travelled from the Disney Shop in Oxford Street to the current location. This would be a 5-minute ride or just a 2-minute ride.

 

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“He wants £90,” said the woman. Her friend continued arguing with the rickshaw driver, refusing to pay the hefty amount. The steep amount shocked the man, filming the video. But the rickshaw driver wouldn’t budge, he charged a per-person rate and stuck by it. The man had a cycle rickshaw where he pedalled his way. Irrespective of his effort or his gleaming blue vehicle with a ‘London’ signboard, the amount didn’t justify the short ride.

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And Netizens echoed their sentiment. While one Netizen hailed the man for filming this daylight robbery, another one questioned why the couple didn’t enquire about the price before boarding the three-wheeler. An Instagrammer even commented that the couple should have walked away, as the man won’t call the cops. A person even joked that it would be cheaper to hire a chauffeur-driven Rolls-Royce. “Robbers, walk away!”, “Con men are ruining this city”, were other comments.

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At this point in time, we have to ask you if you’ve ever seen exorbitant rickshaws in London or have been fleeced by one here in India.

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