There are many stories of taxi drivers and there meters.
If you are from Brisbane you will know where I am talking about, I got into my taxi at Eagle street Pier on a dark and rainy night and wanted to go to the Novotel Hotel. Driver looked at me and said thats only a short trip, I said Yes I know. Got to the hotel and the driver told me to make the fare $20. I said I will pay whats on the meter, he said no just make it the $20. Once again I said I will pay whats on the meter and by this stage mrsEric and I were standing outside the cab talking through the open door. He replied that he hadn't turned the meter on.....I said, thats what I will pay, and walked away. I can still here the language (Indian) as I walked through the hotel foyer.
I do that trip quite often and the most I have ever paid, on the meter is $7. I guess the moral of the story is....don't try to rip of a local