A comment similar to this one made me try a taxi from the airport a few weeks ago, instead of my usual Uber.
They went miles out of their way, the taxi had no seat belts, and at my destination they told me their credit card machine was out of order and they could only take cash ("I can drive you to an ATM"). I said no, and suddenly the credit card machine worked again - but they insisted on a 30% "card fee".
I did a chargeback.
This sort of thing has always been my experience with taxis.
They went miles out of their way, the taxi had no seat belts, and at my destination they told me their credit card machine was out of order and they could only take cash ("I can drive you to an ATM"). I said no, and suddenly the credit card machine worked again - but they insisted on a 30% "card fee".
I did a chargeback.
This sort of thing has always been my experience with taxis.