Taxi driver fined for overcharging British passengers
The tourist police helped British visitors ripped off by a cab driver. Courtesy of Busan Metropolitan Police Agency
By Dong Sun-hwa, Park Si-soo
A taxi driver has been fined for overcharging British passengers.
According to police, the driver picked them up at the International Passenger Terminal in Busan Port on Wednesday morning, drove about two kilometers with the meter off and charged 20,000 won ($18), nearly four times the proper fare.
When the passengers told their Korean guide about the incident, the guide reported the driver to the tourist police, a special unit committed to handling complaints from foreign visitors.
Police confirmed the offense after looking at the vehicle's dash cam and CCTV footage. The driver admitted he had overcharged the passengers.