On last Sat evening, my family and I got into a cab at
Harbour Front. I was with my elder parents and my
sister-in-law who is carrying a toddler. When it was our turn
to board the cab, I struggle to load my 3 big luggage and a baby
stroller with my dad as we had just return back from batam
trip. I was kinda of puzzled why the taxi driver didnt bother
to help but i dismissed the thought as I was very tired.
When I got into the cab, the taxi driver scolded us for
exceeding the number of passengers in the cab. As I was sitting at
the front seat and apologised for forgetting that we have exceeded
the number of passenger. The taxi driver didnt stopped
scolding us depsite of my aplogies. He went on scolding us
for the next 5 minutes. Then he added on another scolding -
he ordered all of us to put on the seat belt in a very rude
manner. He didnt said it once, repeated it many times even
when we were in the midst of fastening the seat belt. I told
him tat we were doing it already and not to repeat so many
times. Then finally he managed to keep quiet.
Within a min or two, we were soon reaching our
destination. As usual, the cab driver should turn in the road
name as we mentioned to him earlier but he didnt. I told him
tat he had missed it. Then he scolded me tat the other way
can go in too. He was at the top of his voice, obviously
angry for correcting him. He didnt even apologised for
missing the turn and make us pay for longer route. My
well-tempered dad was very angry and decided to scold him for his
lousy attitude. The taxi driver didnt seem to know what is
his problem and scolded us back in a nasty words. Before
we leave, this middle aged taxi driver wanted to changllenge my dad
for a fight and said we had damaged his window. My dad was
certainly very furious and we hold him back and quickly got into
the lift. When we reached our level, we still could hear him
hurling nasty words at the below.
Though I have made the report to the taxi company, I just feel
tat this taxi driver needs some punishment for this and sent for
re-training. Till now, I feel so angry for the treatment tat
we received from this taxi driver who behaved like a
hooligan. If in the first place he felt tat he didnt want to
fetch us as we had exceeded the number of passenger, he should
decline it and we will understand. We were just too tired to
remember this clause. I feel tat he shouldnt challenge my dad
for a fight as he should know tat he is representing his taxi
company. I cant imagine who will be the next customer tat
received such a treatment from him.
This are only one sided story, nothing much we can visualise on
this picture.
Like i say, you need to reach home by taxi, taxi driver need to
send you home and reward of his service that you pay him.
Just for that few dollar not as much as $100 for that trip, why
he need to show his mighty power for a challenge, he know his
consequence if end up with a fight
The four adults and a toddle, this is not a big issue that
he need to scolded you all, there must be other reasons on top of
this that make his head boiling.
There is another taxi waiting for you at your service, just
simply ask him to stop unload all your stuffs at his rear booth,
flag another cab and reach home safe and sound, would it be better,
why end up in this way.
