Charges of Hongkong black taxi swindlers foreign tourists luggage have occurred

According to theHongkong"Ta Kung Pao" reports, "black taxi" rampant destruction of HongkongTravelingReputation over the past 2 months, the Hongkong police received 19 cases including overcharging, grab the luggage, refusing such case, after investigation and put the snake action, a total of 6 arrested in an evil member of the herd driver. In the case of disclosure drivers have the use of false card to avoid tracing, with black tape to cover additional electronic chronometer amount, driving on the road constantly pressed the surcharge button, the fare rise nearly 2 and a half times.

Nine Hongkong West District criminal headquarters acting senior superintendent Lu Guoji pointed out, the last month has received 19 cases, district taxi offence and complaints, including refuse, Dou Lu, overcharging, and 5 cases of theft of luggage case involving up to 320000 yuan (HK $, the same below). Nine of the total area west of the Ministry of communications and the criminal headquarters jointly launched code-named "first puncture action against an evil member of the herd,".

Through to "snake" and investigation, the police have arrested 6 illegal taxi drivers, of which 3 people involved in overcharging; the other 3 drivers are suspected to involve "grab baggage", including 1 cases of up to 200000 yuan expensive handbags and cases, has recovered all the lost.

Lu Guoji said, the modus operandi of diversification, one of 1 arrested the driver to use fake vehicle plates and the driver license plate number, even after the car door side of yellow plastic cards also change, so as to avoid the police find; find prey location inTsim Sha TsuiGuangdongRoad, Kowloon railway stations and other places, waiting for prey tourists "fall stack", on the way to falsely claimed to cheat more passengers, baggage, carrying luggage decamp.

In addition, the driver using black tape covering the electronic chronometer on the additional column, and then on the way from time to time, the additional fee of keys, the fare amount increase. There are 1 master and the airborne guest to the airport group, will be additional charges button pressed, from 200 yuan to 500 yuan, market fraud with tourists.