Zagreb Taxi Driver Charges New Zealand Woman 1506 Euro for 1.5 Km Journey - Total Croatia
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In Croatia, a tourist has paid 1506 euros for a taxi ride of about 1.5 kilometres. The driver is said to have originally demanded 150 euros. He is now being investigated for tax evasion, as he should not have issued an invoice.The excessive price itself is not the subject of the investigation, since the taxi fares in Croatia are not regulated by law. The drivers have free hand. For a long time, there has been a warning of rip-off in this industr…
A tourist drove from Zagreb Central Station to the city centre and only later found out that she was charged 1506 euros for it.
A major scandal erupted in Croatia when a taxi driver tried to take unfair advantage of a tourist from New Zealand, charging her an incredible 1,500 euros for a short trip to a block just a few minutes away. Carol Cowan, in May in Zagreb, was left without 1,506 euros for a trip of just one and a half kilometers – from the Main Train Station to Frankopanska Street – reports index.hr. It all started when she arrived at the Zagreb train station, co…


The elderly lady from New Zealand had planned a round trip through south-eastern Europe, but a taxi ride spoiled her stay.
A new case of controversial taxi driver behavior in Zagreb is being reported in Croatia, where a taxi driver charged a New Zealand tourist 1,500 euros for a ride of approximately 1.5 kilometers. The case is reportedly being investigated by the competent authorities, not because of the high bill, but for tax evasion, reveals the Croatian daily Jutarnji list.
Zagreb Taxi Driver Charges New Zealand Woman 1506 Euro for 1.5 km Journey - Total Croatia
August the 20th, 2025 – The taxi horror stories continue as a Zagreb taxi driver allegedly charges a woman from New Zealand 1506 euros for a 1.5 kilometre journey. As Index vijesti/news writes, Carol Cowan from New Zealand has claimed she was scammed in Zagreb back at the end of May. As she revealed to Jutarnji list, a Zagreb taxi driver apparently shockingly charged her 1,506 euros for a ride from the Main Station (Glavni kolodvor) to Frankopan…
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