New York City taxis are being equipped with a warning system that lets passengers know the driver has activated a higher rate. The Taxi and Limousine Commission announced the changes today after recently discovering thousands of drivers illegally charging the wrong rate.
Cabbies were secretly using a rate designated for trips to the suburbs. It is double the city-limits rate.
The TLC said it found at least 1.8 million riders were illegally charged over the past two years.
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Officials say more than 5,100 taxicabs now have the warning on the screen in the backseat. The rest of the 13,200-vehicle fleet will get it over the next several days.
The warning also tells passengers to report their driver if the higher rate has been activated inside city limits.
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