{"id":83820,"date":"2023-10-21T07:45:49","date_gmt":"2023-10-21T07:45:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/happylifestyleinc.com\/?p=83820"},"modified":"2023-10-21T07:45:49","modified_gmt":"2023-10-21T07:45:49","slug":"moment-us-women-row-with-london-pedicab-rider-over-205-for-3-min-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happylifestyleinc.com\/travel\/moment-us-women-row-with-london-pedicab-rider-over-205-for-3-min-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"Moment US women row with London pedicab rider over \u00a3205 for 3 min ride"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>We came to London and were charged \u00a3205 for a THREE-MINUTE pedicab ride: Moment US tourists argue with driver over 500-yard trip in UK capital<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Tourists in London were shocked after being charged \u00a3205 for pedicab ride<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Nicole Kramer refused to pay the high price and bargained it down to \u00a349<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Three American tourists were enjoying a fun night out in London&#8217;s West End before being charged a staggering \u00a3205 for a three-minute pedicab ride.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On October 14 Nicole Kramer and two friends, from Los Angeles,\u00a0were travelling from Sexy Fish to Sketch and admitted they could&#8217;ve walked for seven minutes but opted for the fun ride instead because it was raining.<\/p>\n<p>But they were shocked to find out\u00a0how much the 500-yard trip cost.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old agency owner said they may have looked like &#8216;easy targets to scam&#8217; and posted a now-viral video on TikTok.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/20\/08\/76744147-12648283-American_tourist_Nicole_Kramer_pictured_visited_London_spontaneo-a-4_1697786459208.jpg\" height=\"795\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>American tourist\u00a0Nicole Kramer (pictured) and two friends were in London&#8217;s West End on October 14 and hopped in a pedicab. But they were shocked by show much the 500-yard trip cost them<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/20\/08\/76744167-12648283-In_a_now_viral_TikTok_video_the_friends_can_be_seen_having_fun_a-a-1_1697786458260.jpg\" height=\"514\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/20\/08\/76744165-12648283-But_they_were_shocked_by_how_much_it_was_going_to_cost_them-a-3_1697786458682.jpg\" height=\"514\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>In a now-viral TikTok video they can be seen having fun and singing along to songs the driver was playing (left). After the ride they driver was going to charge them \u00a3205<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/20\/09\/76790827-12648283-The_trio_were_travelling_from_Sexy_Fish_to_Sketch_in_London_s_We-m-3_1697790505727.jpg\" height=\"445\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The tourists were travelling from Sexy Fish to Sketch and admitted they could&#8217;ve walked for seven minutes but opted for the fun ride instead because it was raining\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the six-second clip, Nicole can be heard telling the driver &#8216;no, that&#8217;s crazy&#8217; and refused to pay such an exorbitant amount. She then looks over at the camera in shock.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Instead she bargained the cost down to $60 USD (\u00a349).<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to MailOnline, Nicole said she&#8217;s been overcharged by a pedicab driver before and claims she asked about the price before jumping in.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;As we were getting in I said &#8220;is this going to be more than $100?&#8221; and he said no.\u00a0We took the ride and when we got out, he said it was going to be $250 (\u00a3205). We were obviously like, no way, that is insane,&#8217; she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I had a feeling we were going to be scammed before getting in. But there is way too much going on in the world to care about $60.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The following day the friends saw the same driver near Big Ben and didn&#8217;t mind that he tried to overcharge them the night before.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He seemed like a nice guy that first night and we were on such a high being on our little trip in London that we didn&#8217;t care enough for there to be any hard feelings,&#8217; Nicole said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/20\/08\/76744151-12648283-x-a-6_1697786459799.jpg\" height=\"466\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Pedicabs, also known as rickshaws, are treated in the same way as a horse and carriage under a Victorian law and therefore do not require regulation<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/20\/08\/76744163-12648283-In_the_six_second_clip_Nicole_can_be_heard_telling_the_driver_no-a-2_1697786458589.jpg\" height=\"1069\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>In the six-second clip, Nicole can be heard telling the driver &#8216;no, that&#8217;s crazy&#8217; and refused to pay such an exorbitant amount. Instead she paid $60 (\u00a349)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The TikTok video has since exceeded five million views and thousands were left in disbelief.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The way I&#8217;d hand him a twenty and leave,&#8217; one person commented.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Other said they too have been charged &#8216;crazy&#8217; amounts for pedicab rides in London before.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Also been on one of these for less than ten mins and it cost \u00a3150!&#8217; someone claimed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I paid $100 (\u00a382) on what would of been a $20 (\u00a316.50) Uber home in Miami because I was leaving the club at 7am and my phone was dead,&#8217; another said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A third added: &#8216;They do it all the time, you need to agree a price beforehand.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/20\/08\/76744859-12648283-x-a-5_1697786459357.jpg\" height=\"900\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The following day the friends saw the same driver near Big Ben and didn&#8217;t mind that he tried to overcharge them the night before. &#8216;He seemed like a nice guy,&#8217; Nicole said<\/p>\n<h3>Read more:\u00a0Rogue West End pedicab operator charges two women \u00a3180 for a THREE-MINUTE ride<\/h3>\n<p>Pedicabs, also known as rickshaws, are treated in the same way as a horse and carriage under a Victorian law and therefore do not require regulation.<\/p>\n<p>They can operate in London as Stage Carriages under the Metropolitan Public Carriage Act 1869, and can charge single and separate fares per passenger.<\/p>\n<p>Pedicab drivers are usually found in popular tourist destinations including Leicester Square, Covent Garden, Soho, Chinatown, Mayfair, Oxford Street and Marble Arch.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>Read more:<\/span>\u00a0I go on more than 100 flights a year and I always take two unexpected items from the hotel to &#8216;hack&#8217; my plane ride home<\/p>\n<p>American expat &#8216;blown away&#8217; by everyday kitchen essential that everyone in Australia and New Zealand has<\/p>\n<p>How I make an extra $1,400 a month from home on top of my regular job &#8211; and anyone can do it<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/travel\/article-12648283\/American-tourists-London-overcharged-pedicab-ride.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We came to London and were charged \u00a3205 for a THREE-MINUTE pedicab ride: Moment US tourists argue with driver over<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":83819,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[688],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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