Yep, you’ve got to keep your wits about you.....that’s dreadful with the taxi......I’d always report anyone.
Mum and I on one of our trips to NYC got into a yellow Cab at Penn Station and the fare was already at $25......lol......he was wasting his time with us......pointed it out to him, said we knew exactly where we were going and it should be around $10, he pretended not to understand.......told my mum, who was worried it would get nasty, we would call a police officer when we got to the hotel.......he put it back to zero immediately.......we told the hotel and they took the cab number and they reported it for me. He didn’t get a tip nor did he ask for one.......and I would have got a policeman.
We’ve had some decent experiences with cabs in Orlando on the few occasions we’ve used them.......
I wouldn’t use Lyft at all.....heard of too many bad experiences from friends.......so I guess there’s good and bad in everyone of them.
That’s why we tend to stick to the ODC at the hotel......yes, they’re more expensive but we trust them and know they won’t rip us off if we’re using them to go offsite. They’re worth it.