I am taking a meter cab from KIMDO ROYAL CITY HOTEL, 133 Nguyen Hue Ave., District. 1, Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam to Ben Thanh Market, the charges is VND13, 500. The taxi is 7seated type.

Same day at 10.00pm (7/7/2011) I took another SEDAN taxi, registration no is "52V 2258" from same location and back to hotel, the charges is VMD49, 000. I order the driver to stop in front of hotel entrance but he refuses and stops at the other side of the road.

I am questioning him why the charges are tripper (3times more), he replies if you don't have money, you get out from Vietnam and don't come to Vietnam. I was then asked him to send me to police station to log in a report. He drive me to another place which I am not familiar, he then raise up his voice and threatening us with all sort of four letter word (FUCK YOU).

My wife and mother in law who are sitting at the back is getting worried and ask the driver stop at the road side and we will pay, just in case he is sending us to other places that is event harmful to us.

After paying the money, the driver event challenge us that to take photo of him and the taxi. I will forward you as soon as your guys reply me with email address.

We then end up walked back to hotel as we afraid the same case happening. After checking with the hotel receptionist, they told us that this is very normal in Vietnam, they told us that some of their customer event paid VND500, 000 for the same travelling distance. They also commented that nothing much the police officer can do.

I am writing this to urge the Authority to take serious action about this kind of "Problem Maker", for a healthy image of Vietnam.