Foreigners' Taxi Overcharge Complaints in Seoul Top 6,000 in 5 Years: Lawmaker

K-pop capital Seoul wants to put brakes on taxi overcharging

As South Korea seeks to attract more visitors to tap into the global popularity of K-pop, a lawmaker has warned that taxi overcharging of foreign tourists could tarnish the country’s image, with official figures pointing to a perceived lack of punishment against offenders. Democratic Party of Korea lawmaker Mo Gyeong-jong cited Seoul city government data on Sunday showing only 204 of 6,481 complaints of taxi overcharging involving foreign touris…

Foreigners' taxi overcharge complaints in Seoul top 6,000 in 5 years: lawmaker

SEOUL- The number of complaints submitted by foreigners on alleged taxi fare overcharges in Seoul over the past five years came to more than 6,000, but corrective measures have been taken on only about 3 percent of them, a lawmaker said Sunday.

Over 6,000 complaints of overcharging made by foreigners against taxis in Seoul in 5 years

Seoul’s 500,000-won (S$479) reward for reporting taxi overcharging has also gone unused since 2021. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Reports of taxi fare overcharge for foreigners top 6,000 in 5 years: lawmaker

The number of complaints submitted by foreigners on alleged taxi fare overcharges in Seoul over the past five years came to more than 6,000, but co...