KUALA LUMPUR: A taxi driver, who made a British couple pay RM459.20 for a RM8 ride, was sentenced to a RM1,000 fine or one month in jail by the Magistrate Court after pleading guilty to overcharging.
J. Elanggo, 30, was charged with committing the offence at Jalan Imbi in front of Regency Dorsett Hotel at 1.59pm on Feb 8.
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