Scammed in Qingdao, China…

My trip to Qingdao didn’t go as planned…
Instagram: livinlavidaluke
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[@stanbimi]

You should definitely complain to the local police, and also to the taxi company. You have lived in China long enough to know that there are criminal laws on the book in China for crooks, because there are crooks.

[@Anonymous------]

Complain to the public security bureau, use your videos as evidence, let them teach that taxi driver a lesson.

[@JamesPhotoLX]

Sounds like the taxi driver my wife and I used in Shanghai once to go to the F1 circuit. We could see it from the car window as we drove around it but he insisted we weren't there yet and proceeded to drive around the area four times before finally dropping us at the entrance. It cost much more than it should have done but luckily having a Chinese wife she called his company to complain and they reimbursed us the difference in cost. However in defence of the Chinese Taxi/Didi drivers these incidents are few and far between, most are very courteous, honest and helpful.

[@heinlich]

Some of them are shameless, and they brag their scamming stories to the passengers like me. I was speechless.😮

[@heinlich]

And there are some street smart tips to keep even as a local here. 1. Always call cabs from big companies like dazhong, haibo, or jinjiang. 2. Avoid taking cabs whose driver couldn't speak Shanghai dialect. Obviously this may not be applicable nowadays. 3. Don't use your transportation card to pay the fare, and don't give him cash in a dim environment as he might give you back fake notes. These are still useful for foreigners, especially tourists. Locals are more like to book cabs or ubers though Apps. It's very unlikely to get scammed. Or if they did take the detour, it's very easy to get refunded by the platform in a sec since the App keeps track of your route during the trip.

[@user-pr1ll1zy4n]

I'm sure this happens all over the world with taxi drivers scamming tourists. Happened to me in Naples, Italy. Driver took me the long way round when destination was only round the corner (I didn't know that I was in 2 minutes walking distance) 😳

[@petuniaparkhurst4445]

It happened to me, in one very early morning a few years ago, on the way to SFO from downtown Santa Rosa, a white female driver scammed me, i couldn't do anything about it, but I clearly remember what that woman had done to me🤮🤢

[@creatormaxi8324]

Me too in Japan, the location is only no more than 500m from the bus stop (sky resort) and i did not know that so i drove a taxi, the driver did not tell me how near it is.

[@benshengju167]

While at the airport, you should report the driver to the police there.

[@daryllim4826]

Just lodge a report to the local authority. I did it once at Shanghai, 2days later I received a call from the authority apologize to me. And they compensate me with 3x the taxi fare I paid for, immediately to my Malaysia bank account. Must teach this goon a lesson.

[@hangtuah888]

OMG, Luke, you must take the matters up with the Police to prevent such charlatans from scamming others. You will have to teach him not to do such scams and also save the reputation of the people of Qingdao. Thank you. Take care and stay safe.

[@livinlavidaluke]

Thanks will do!

[@andyl3655]

@@livinlavidaluke please do that!! make sure you remember the car plate number when you report to the police

[@louiserobinson1976]

Qungdao is a beautiful city. I hope this experience does not put you off revisiting by probably joining a tour. Tourists are fair game fir scammers all over the world. You should complain to the taxi company. The driver’s phone number may be useful

[@採菊绚麗]

Please make a police report. That's being civic minded and helping to improve the standards of security.

[@jenniferzhang864]

Sorry about what happened to you. Hope you caught the flight safe!

[@bolychan2310]

哈哈哈哈哈哈，我们基本不做黑车和机场车站的出租车，连外地人都会被坑更别提一个外国人了，手机里下载一个滴滴（didi），去哪都很便宜也很方便，祝你好运❤

[@hengyuanzhang9388]

As a local person in Qingdao, my advise is that Don't take airport taxis to take DiDi or the metro. And Qingdao is indeed a beautiful city; you can go to ShiNan or ShiBei district from what I see u are far away from the center of Qingdao. Don't let that shameless man ruin your holiday.

[@stainespete4678]

Stop using VPN it’s banned😂

[@wongpohchan9485]

Yes, Luke, make a police report or a report to local communist party head. They will handle your complaint. And while you're at it, viral your report on weibo to shame that taxi man.

[@blessedland000]

I am sorry to hear that! If you have his number please complain to fair treading. That guy is dirty .

[@livinlavidaluke]

Will do thanks

[@davidltm2048]

Qingdao's local food is Big Mac. 😂

[@brucewane6282]

Take him to a small claims court😂

[@JohnnysCafe_]

That's sad that you got a bad greedy cabbie, so there are rotten cabbies everywhere, even in China. To be fair the majority of cabbies are decent people doing their bit to earn a living.

[@little_volcano]

😂As a girl I’m always being extra careful with taxi drivers! Always have the map saying the direction out loud and talk to the phone as if you are going to see someone!

[@sharedthoughts8835]

You need to report to local authority or even higher officials.

[@LeHa-ct9ds]

What goes round and comes round! He will get what he deserves soon hopefully! Be well and stay safe!

[@taffyandbeanz]

That was frustrating, shame on that taxi driver

[@WangJing66]

He ripped off your wallet and took you to the wrong Qingdao. I really hate this kind of driver

[@user-su3ov5cw5m]

The airport in Qingdao is far away from the city and beautiful sites. You may still be in a rural area within a 30-minute trip.

[@kcfamilyacc]

😂 hope there's a report function in the Didi app!

[@jameschern2013]

the Didi app has clearly stated the price and destination information, and the payment is automatic after confirmation. Therefore, you may have taken a private unregistered taxi.

[@mashaigumnova8492]

feel bad for you man, perhaps i've lived in china for too long, but its a fairly known unspoken rule to not trust airport taxis. they always take the long route. also its easy to take advantage of foreigners...

[@user-zj8cf3fq8e]

Please report him to the police. You have his phone number.

[@arisketch9247]

You got into a taxi and you told the guy, "I don't know where to go", "take me somewhere half an hour away" ... sigh ...

[@ireneserrano4570]

i lived in Qingdao for 4 years and it was a wonderful time! But yeah, i once got that bad experience with a taxi from the airport, when i already knew my way, and he started driving on the opposite direction, and i started complaining and he was pretending not to know the direction and like calling someone to ask (it was a main big avenue, and i understood all etc). He saw my foreign features and thought i could be trolled. He was wrong. I payed him half of what he asked for. If you get a taxi in the airport, in the taxi queue, they give you a paper with his car data. So i topd him i would denounce him and i was only paying what i had always paid from the airport to my house for years... But hey, that was my only time in 4 years. Maybe it was the same dude that scammed you 😅

[@发视频纯粹是为了卖课]

在中国，以前的坏人都开出租车了，因为出租车有弹性价格（宰人）的空间。所以最好还是用网络软件搜索地方后使用网约车。

[@巫行云]

黑车在哪都有，尤其这样的对当地又不熟的外国人更容易碰上。他是没经验。

[@巫行云]

开出租的都是坏人？ 臭砂币

[@yguysf4087]

call the police .they will take it serious .

[@bellybutton6138]

You poor thing. You MUST complain.

[@feeeei2701]

Call the police, haha the drive will be punished. There’re still some 黑车 around train station or airport, that some illegal drivers without taxi licenses will attract travelers enthusiastically. Always get away from them unless you have absolutely no choice. Find a taxi at official taxi stop, or call a Didi. Usually they don’t dare to do this, and complaints will be quickly handled. ❤❤❤plz enjoy your trip. Police will handle this kind of shit. 😂

[@giliguluedinburgh]

If I got on an airport taxi in the UK, and told the driver take somewhere nice within 30mins, I'm sure the driver will be the sane...Kachingg. He's taken you for a ride!

[@anniegm2]

Me too got similar experienced while in Dubai .

[@Way827]

I got ripped off badly by Uber in Poland. Bad people all over the world sadly.

[@lucyyang1797]

did you take your receipt? with the receipt, you can complain and get your money back.

[@khoneyboeaku5847]

根据我多年经验 从青岛机场飞到韩国首尔要一个小时 从青岛机场到市区也需要一个小时

[@johnsamu]

Sounds like any taxi in any country when they see an "innocent" tourist. In fact what they really see is a walking bag of money on two legs 😉😉😁😁 It looks as if (most?) of those shops are closed outside the tourist season?

[@yusufrahman4]

Mate you paid 80 mil for Maguire. That's the biggest scam

[@wongpohchan9485]

There's a blogger based in Qingdao who puts up his videos. You could have asked him for advice. I helieve he's called Jerry.

[@heinlich]

You got to read the story of "qingdao massive shrimp" before going there.😂

[@sungs3917]

Well, this thing happen in other countries as well, just unfortunate time

[@wongpohchan9485]

You can eeport to the CPC office in Qingdao. That guy will be taught a good lesson.

[@hammylauw9574]

A tourist is by definition gullible person..

[@Protofall]

Hey Luke, what's your opinion on the white paper revolution protests and how the government responded?

[@summer_beachhh]

You should find a reliable local guide

[@julioduan7130]

According to the restaurant name, I researched in the map and found out the taxi driver took you to 广顺兴（利群广场店), which isn’t his decision but you let him stop when you don’t want to go further more. I think he was trying to take you to Mount Lao(崂山), which is the most famous tourist attraction in QingDao. Every tourist will go there if they decided to go to Qingdao. I checked in Didi. It will cost you 130-290 rmb, depending on the type of car you took, plus expressway toll fee. So, I think the taxi driver didn’t scam you. You may not understand each other well and you are just not satisfied with what the taxi driver thought was beautiful in Qingdao. That’s all. Here are some reminders for foreigners traveling in China: 1. Taxi is usually 20% more expensive than Didi, which received lots of bonos from the app and didn’t need to pay lots of expenses which taxi should. 2. Don’t believe the Urban Legend that Taxi drivers know where there are good restaurants and beautiful places. They are low-income workers, which didn’t often go to fancy restaurants and beautiful places. BTW, what they thought are beautiful doesn’t often meet your expectations. 3. Please don’t expect the taxi driver to understand everything you said in English or in Chinese which you may think is good enough to let locals understand. In China, people who can understand foreign languages will get a better work than driver. So most people who are working in the service sector didn’t speak English, except for those who are working in the places targeted to foreigners. Try to use a translation app, which works better than your English or Chinese. 4. Do more homework before traveling to any place. You should make the decision where to go and where to eat. Otherwise, please don’t blame others when their recommendations didn’t meet your expectations. They are drivers, not your tourist guide.

[@livinlavidaluke]

Well before the journey he said he will take me to 城阳 and he kept talking about that area en route, which is where i went, it seems thats where he planned to take me. It cost 101¥ and was about 45 minutes compared to the taxi driver taking over an hour (on a toll road). And yeah i spoke chinese which he definitely understood btw

[@dancerinmaya6813]

@@livinlavidaluke sorry it happened to you, it's unfortunate, yet all it takes is one search

[@jiajialu1344]

Post the driver on Chinese social media.

[@juiceorange375]

I’m sorry about that😂

[@Soywan]

I’m gonna study in Qingdao university

[@match2012]

I visited Qingdao (Tsingdao) at 2018, it is a beautiful city with many European architectures, the seafoods and Tsingdao beer is so excited. I feel sorry that you met a bad guy and take you to unknown place

[@winstonchow3694]

so you got taken for a RIDE!! should have asked Jerry Goode....

[@viperwb]

Always use DIDI in China if you want to save money

[@tofindtrek]

200rmb is a small figure, he don't cheat you believe me.

[@lingfengge6666]

Anyway, you'd better lower your expectations for Qingdao. Its seaside is nothing special, and some local seafood restaurants may also rip you off.

[@风物菓子]

在青岛曾经有过一个人吃一盘菜，被饭店收取了9000元，当地政府承若改善欺诈行为，结果什么都没做

[@巫行云]

最后明明商家被要求退钱，还被立案调查了。青岛后面什么时候还有过天价菜？

[@jenniferzhang864]

Can you file a complaint?

[@TV-us1ue]

in your own country it's even worse

[@martincyy]

Avoid using taxies at airports and train stations, especially in tourist cities. Didi is much better.

[@livinlavidaluke]

Yeah…i was in a rush and just picked a taxi which was next to me haha

[@cashmerecat9269]

I also had the same experience with Bangkok airport taxi...they just want to ignore the meter and charged us a value..even when you're going back to airport from the city..they don't want to use the meter.

[@krystacasper3222]

这是个坏司机~~哈哈~，也有很多热心的好司机~下次最好不要乘坐这种出租车~选择app导航定位，选择你要去的地方

[@user-yn2bq4uz8n]

你可以在微信或者支付宝上面，自己打车，他们坑不到你一分钱。

[@远沉舟]

是真的被坑了，我很同情你。

[@jontor112]

You were taken to a construction site

[@高洙赫]

call the police

[@jolee6049]

O dear, I feel sorry for you😣

[@usayousb3277]

可恶的出租车司机

[@randomname931]

classic taxi scam. seems to happen to foreigners in most big cities. since you're in qingdao, you should've hit up jerry goode, a south african youtuber.

[@livinlavidaluke]

Oh nice i’ve not heard of him

[@smashed5826]

call : local 12345 to complain. If I were you, I would take double decker bus, they normally have a tour line. Check TripAdvisor...

[@livinlavidaluke]

Haha i wish! Just took taxi cause was next to me and was in a rush

[@ww1970sg]

@@livinlavidaluke call 12345 is the best way to complain, provide car number if you could, they will give you the result in less than 48 hrs, it's mayor hotline.

[@markfreeman170]

Your videos are usually quite good and have a point so I don’t know why posted this one. It makes you look silly. What did you expect any taxi driver anywhere to do with such a request ? If this was the first of your videos I watched I’d write you off and not watch any more. I suggest you delete this one and move on back to more familiar fare

[@史家衚衕小學生]

下次记得拍车牌，举报！！！