Woman stiffs cab driver $980 New York City-to-Boston fare

[hrmjustin]

AP
NEW YORK -- A Massachusetts woman who took a cab from New York City to her home outside Boston was arrested after she couldn't pay the nearly $1,000 fare.

Denise Rebelato was charged with larceny over $250 on Wednesday after the driver called police.

Authorities say the 31-year-old Rebelato grabbed the cab at JFK International Airport and had it take her to Framingham, about 15 miles west of Boston.

Upon arrival, she went inside to get the $980 fare. She came out 10 minutes later and said she didn't have the money.

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=9423007

[Politicalboi]

1. The cab fare

Costs more than the plane fare. Cabs are rip offs. Take a bus or van.

[hrmjustin]

2. Yeah I don't understand why you would use a cab for that ride.

[KansDem]

3. 200 miles?

MapQuest puts the mileage at 197 to 210 miles, depending on route taken. Are 200-mile cab rides common?

[hrmjustin]

4. It happens but a bus would be cheaper.

[KansDem]

5. I would say so!

Besides, there's no guarantee that the cabdriver would have a fair on the return trip (unless, I suppose, the dispatcher could arrange one while he's transporting his fare. But unless someone wanted a ride from Framingham to JFK, what are the possibilities of that happening?)

So the cabby's out a lot of money for several hours of driving.

[oshma]

6. I hope some nice attorney helps the cabbie file a small-claims case

$2000--round trip lost money is under the limit in NYS. Poor guy.