NBC New York: Thousands of cab drivers have overcharged passengers for more than $8 million dollars in the past 26 months, the Taxi and Limousine Commission said Friday.
The offending hacks gouged the riding public by switching their meters to the out-of-town rate — which is double the standard New York City fare — even when they were in the confines of the five boroughs.
That’s 80 cents per fifth of a mile versus 40 cents.
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