Amber Simmonds

Review of Blue Star Taxis (Christchurch)...

Got scammed by these guys, called for a pick up fr...

Got scammed by these guys, called for a pick up from the airport, sat outside the arrival area - there was not a soul around so clearly we were the intended pick up. Taxi pulls up and sits outside the departures area (Why would an arrival be sitting at the departures!?!?). after 5 mins eventually drives over to us and claims he didn't know where we were even though he could clearly see us. He then said he had to pay the airport fee and had to go round the block to scan his card. And he charged us for the whole detour! Just because he didn't go to the taxi stand in the first place. And despite all the extra miles rounded up the fare too above the meter. Second taxi we got back to the airport started adding on random extra $$ to that fare too even though his meter said something different. I'm sorry but this is NZ, we aren't a corrupt country trying to screw people over. I feel so embarrassed that tourist probably have to put up with this too.