After Veezu have hiked their prices, I decided to try a local service and called M4 Swindon taxis. They were able to pick me up straight away from the station which was great. I had thought I'd make the right decision because the meter clearly showed the price but then when we arrived and I had to pay, it had suddenly had between £2 and £2.50 added. I inquired as to why and was told it was a booking fee. So in the end I paid more than Veezu, over £17 in fact to Oakhurst. I really felt the booking fee should have been explained to me when I booked the taxi so I decided to call and instead of reaching an office, the call went straight to the driver. I tried to explain about the booking fee but it ended up being a very strange phone call and I was told the booking fee is on the website. It isn't! And I didn't book on the website. The conversation became increasingly more strange (with lots of excuses being made) and so in the end I just said I'm going now. Lesson learned. Don't try to do the right thing and book a local company
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