Tourist takes to Reddit about overcharging in Athens taxi ride

A tourist has taken to Reddit to ask if he was ripped off by a Greek taxi driver who charged him 160 euros for a ride from Athens Airport to Piraeus.

“I was a bit surprised to learn that he didn’t accept card payments and insisted on cash only. The total fare for the trip was €160. After we arrived, I asked him for a receipt to keep for my records. He handed me a printed receipt and wrote the details out,” the tourist wrote on the social network.

“I can’t read Greek, so I wasn’t sure what the receipt said beyond the date and amount. While he made me feel good during the ride, I’m now wondering if the fare seems reasonable or if I might have been scammed … any advice would be appreciated,” he continued.

Fellow users on Reddit were able to confirm to the tourist that he had indeed been overcharged – by more than €100 – and translate what the taxi driver wrote on the receipt. The fixed fare from Athens airport to Athens city center is about €40 and a bit more from midnight to 5 a.m. The ride in question took place at 11 p.m. on Friday night. 

In the box for client’s name, the driver wrote “Stupid jerk,” using a seven-letter Greek profanity beginning with “M.”

As for his own name, the driver entered “Thank you for being a fool.”

Kathimerini