https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/spanish-tourists-claim-were-overcharged-23058136?utm_source=taboola&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=organicSpanish tourists claim they were overcharged by Dublin taxi driver who brought them in ‘completely wrong’ directionIt's estimated that the average cost of a journey would be around €25 to €28 - but the group client were charged €90 earlier this weekByAmy Donohoe
19:05, 10 FEB 2022
NEWS
A group of Spanish tourists claim they were overcharged by a Dublin taxi driver who took them in the “completely wrong” direction.
Robbie Esani, who runs a campervan business 16 kilometres from Dublin Airport, explained that his customers were upset to find out that they were taken around the block by their taxi.
A lot of their customers travel from the airport to the campervan, site so Robbie estimated that the average cost of a journey would be around €25 to €28 - but the group client were charged €90 earlier this week.
He said: “One client came in on Monday, at the minute we don’t have shuttle buses running to and from the airport so they got a taxi.
“They gave the address and the taxi man basically brought them in a loop via Ashbourne and then back around to our address.
"The journey should cost roughly €25 but their journey was €90.
“They were very upset and furious as well because it cost so much and took so long. I sat down and explained to them that this is normally not the case, the journey shouldn’t be so expensive and should only be 15 to 20 minutes.”
Robbie continued: “The taxi man brought them completely in the wrong direction and made a loop around the ring road of the M3.