Pals order taxi from Paris to UK after missing flight racking up huge fare
A man ordered a taxi from Paris to Manchester after reportedly missing a flight back home, leaving people stunned by how much money the meter was running up.
TikTok user Vicyspam said he and four other mates had missed the flight back to Manchester after they travelled to the French capital for the Fete de la Musique event. But after the festival ended, the five lads needed to get back home. The social media user uploaded a viral video of the group in a taxi on their way back to Manchester with viewers being stunned by what appeared on the meter. As the camera panned up, it could be seen the meter was on €1,773 (£1,520).
Since being uploaded about a week ago, the clip has been viewed more than 3million times on TikTok and has racked up an impressive 125,800 likes. Hundreds of people commented on the post with several questioning whether the meter was actually running.
Ben Gilliam said: "Surely you'd agree a fixed rate for a journey like that." Another added: "There's no way my man is driving cross border on a meter. They probably agreed a price with him before and then the meter was just running."
Other confused TikTok users raised other questions, with a third posing: "So, nobody going to talk about the fact that taxi driver actually accepted to drive them all the way to Manchester." Another commenter said: "For that much you could have spent another week there, enjoyed yourself and book a £50 Ryanair flight home."
TikTok user vicyspam later shared an update explaining how they ended up needing a taxi back to Manchester. In a separate video, he revealed their Airbnb was two hours away from the airport and that they got caught in busy Monday morning traffic, meaning they ended up missing the flight back home.
"All the flights back for the same day were fully booked," he said. "And for the next day, we were paying nothing less than two bills (£200)."
They looked at other options, such as getting a coach and taking the Eurostar before settling on a taxi to Manchester for an estimated 9:30 hour-long trip. "The idea to take a taxi to Manchester started off as a joke," he added. "But then we were like, 'we might as well ask around."
The taxi driver revealed it was his first time being asked to drive over to the UK and that it would be his first time in England. Vicyspam then answered what had been on everybody's mind, namely that they had agreed a price before.
He revealed it was around £200 per person, more than half than was displayed on the meter. "That was including the price for the Eurotunnel as well," Vicyspam continued. "So, all in all, it was blessed, man."
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