The price difference between 2 taxis on the same trip is 33 yuan？ Official response： It is planned to revoke the operating qualification of the driver involved

On October 25, some netizens posted a video on the social platform, claiming that several of their friends were traveling together and took two taxis in Shanghai at the same time. The departure and destination were the same, but the fare difference was 33 yuan.

In the video, netizens asked the driver: Why are we more than 70 yuan, but they are 45 yuan? Your car is different from others, right? The driver was dumbfounded by the passenger’s question and had no choice but to charge 45 yuan. The video was posted on the Internet, causing heated discussions among netizens.

On October 27, the surging news reporter learned from the Shanghai Transportation Commission Law Enforcement Corps that at about 18:33 on October 25, the whistleblower and other five people took a Shanghai DX1988 taxi from the Shanghai Disneyland taxi waiting point to the Pulbe Hotel in Pudong Greenland. After arriving at the destination, the meter showed the amount of 78 yuan. While another taxi taken by a colleague friend at the same time and route, the meter showed the amount of 45 yuan. The whistleblower questioned the scene and finally paid 45 yuan. Subsequently, the whistleblower exposed the taxi driver’s suspected violations on relevant social platforms.

After investigation, Gu Zhenghai, the taxi driver involved in the case, illegally used the meter corruptive practices device in order to achieve the purpose of collecting more fees during this business operation, and the circumstances were serious. At present, the Traffic Law Enforcement Corps of the Shanghai Municipal Transportation Commission intends to revoke the driver Gu’s passenger service operation qualification in accordance with Article 45 (2) of the Regulations on the Administration of Taxi Vehicles in Shanghai.