I always wondered what would happen if I tried to use a credit card to pay a cabdriver. All cabs (in Chicago) have a sign saying, “Credit cards accepted”, but I suspect they are not really welcomed. I'm sure there is a tax reason to be 'cash only' (hey, I supported myself and went to school as a waitron at Mag South for 5 years, I know the loopholes), I luckily have never been in a situation where I needed to pay with credit card. Ms. Magaña was not so fortunate.
Reporter alleges assault by cabbie over fare Connie Magaña, a Telemundo Chicago reporter, was covering an assignment this week and became news herself when a taxi driver allegedly assaulted her.Magaña said she took a Yellow Cab Tuesday morning from the NBC building where she works, at 454 N. Columbus Dr., to the Cook County Jail at 2700 S. California Ave. Magaña said she handed the driver a corporate Yellow Card, which he refused to accept, she said. “He threw it back at me and demanded cash,” Magaña said.
According to Magaña, the cab driver tried to snatch the purse off her shoulder, knocking her against the glass divider between the driver's and passenger's seats.
The guy got fired for his trouble.
Tags: Chicago, /Know your rights
Correctomundo. They don't like to write out receipts, either. Cabbies do declare some income, but I guess they pocket the rest.