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The Portuguese Taxi Federation alerts to “Avalanche” of burlas involving false taxi drivers at Lisbon airport. Ana-Aeroportos de Portugal calls for a police reinforcement.
They are not taxi drivers. They are not TVDE drivers either. They are just False taxi drivers… or burns.
Customers expect inside the airport, take us to cars painted with the colors of the taxis, but and at the end of the trip, They charge exorbitant values.
In an interview with, Carlos SilvaPresident of the Portuguese Taxi Federation, denounced that This fraud is increasing uncontrollably.
“We are watching an avalanche of Angariators. It is a new counterfeit of the taxi brand, but in this case the product is no cheaper than the official. Charges of hundreds of euros for routes to the city center of Lisbon. Recently we had a case of a person who was for Cascais and asked 618 euros“He said.
“The person didn’t even have this value and said, ‘I only have 500 euros.’ It was for 500 euros a trip to Cascais. ”
According to TSF, until this month, Police have already fined more than 380 false taxis that operate at Humberto Delgado airport, having set up a special control device in the arrivals.
In a video published by the Public Security Police Command (PSP), the authorities warn: “Usually, the Angels try to join the ramp, in order to deceive people, who usually endeavor in hundreds of euros.”
Carlos Silva points out, however, that the measures implemented by the authorities They are not yet having results.
The problem at Lisbon airport has been increasing, which led toAirports of Portugal to request a police reinforcement.
