This review is for the taxi stand right outside the Police Gate. Travelers, beware of scams. We took a taxi from the stand, and a few minutes after getting on the road, the driver claimed that his meter app on his phone wasn’t working and transferred to a meter that was not mounted on his dashboard but instead sitting in his cup holder. A trip that typically costs us about €7 including tips to Lapad using Bolt or Uber ended up being €27. We are generous tippers and understand the hard work and don't mind paying a little more but we don’t appreciate being cheated. As much as I wanted to support the local taxi...they are not helping themselves.
Lessons learned if you experience something similar as they said the meter is not working. Tell them to stop and get yourself...
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