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Author:  StuartW [ Thu Jun 05, 2025 7:26 pm ]
Post subject:  Warrant issued after £99.50 runner fails to appear in court
Obviously several unusual things going on here despite the shortage of detail, so no real need to comment on the case per se.

But I wonder how the fare came to be £99.50, precisely? :-o

It was presumably metered - I mean, who would quote £99.50 for a run? :-s

And my other immediate thought was, assuming a fare did clock £99.50, how many would wait for the 50p change? :-o :lol:


Man accused of dodging £99 taxi fare fails to appear in court

https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/202 ... -in-court/

A man accused of making off without paying his £99.50 taxi bill for a trip across Mid Wales has failed to appear in court.

Ryan Lee Polverino was expected to attend Llandrindod Wells Magistrates Court on Tuesday (June 3) to answer the charge of making off without payment.

The 18-year-old, of Trefonen Avenue, is accused of failing to pay the £99.50 taxi fee to Gary’s Cabs’ taxi service for a trip from Aberystwyth to Llandrindod Wells on July 25 last year.

But he did not appear at court.

Magistrates issued a warrant without bail for his arrest.
Author:  StuartW [ Thu Jun 05, 2025 7:27 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Warrant issued after £99.50 runner fails to appear in co
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The 18-year-old, of Trefonen Avenue, is accused of failing to pay the £99.50 taxi fee to Gary’s Cabs’ taxi service for a trip from Aberystwyth to Llandrindod Wells on July 25 last year.

According to Google it's around 44 miles, and as the fare itself would suggest, presumably across border, but I can't be bothered looking it up.

Of course, assuming it was an HC they might have agreed to use the meter, hence the £99.50.

It certainly approximates to what our Fife meters would clock for a run of that length, on T1 at least :?
Author:  StuartW [ Thu Jun 05, 2025 10:39 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Warrant issued after £99.50 runner fails to appear in co
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Magistrates issued a warrant without bail for his arrest.

Which (I think) means he'll be held in the slammer until appearing in court? :-o

Which maybe suggests there's more to this guy than a common or garden runner? Or is 'warrant without bale' standard for this sort of thing?

But, of course, as per usual the fact that this was prosecuted in the first place maybe suggests he's not a first offender, or whatever :?
Author:  Sussex [ Sun Jun 08, 2025 5:45 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Warrant issued after £99.50 runner fails to appear in co
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But I wonder how the fare came to be £99.50, precisely?

Fixed fare.
Author:  Sussex [ Sun Jun 08, 2025 5:51 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Warrant issued after £99.50 runner fails to appear in co
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Which (I think) means he'll be held in the slammer until appearing in court? :-o

Which maybe suggests there's more to this guy than a common or garden runner? Or is 'warrant without bale' standard for this sort of thing?

He will be held in custody until he can be produced before a court.

It's standard for all non-attenders to be issued with a warrant without bail, unless they have informed the court of a good reason beforehand.
Author:  StuartW [ Sun Jun 08, 2025 8:14 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Warrant issued after £99.50 runner fails to appear in co
Sussex wrote:
Fixed fare.

Well that's the thing, Sussex - maybe it's different these days, and it all depends on the scenario under which the price was quoted.

But I could simply never imagine quoting anyone a fare with .50p appended, even on the shortest run, never mind something nearing £100 :-o

It sounds a bit like the 99p thing, or how filling stations always price to nine tenths of one pence (140.9p/litre) for example, which is the old psychological trick to make something seem cheaper than it is (the left-digit effect it seems to be called - people look at the first digit rather than the last).

So it may be slightly different now in the days of Uber and automated pricing, but the likes of one of our biggest firms here still uses whole numbers, and all the bigger fares are quoted to the nearest £10. And that's basically how I do it, whether on the rank, or via phone, or whatever:

https://rhtaxis-standrews.co.uk/rates/
Author:  StuartW [ Thu Jun 26, 2025 8:16 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Warrant issued after £99.50 runner fails to appear in co
:-s

A man accused of not paying his £99.50 taxi bill for a trip across Mid Wales has failed to appear in court

https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/202 ... taxi-bill/

A man accused of making off without paying his £99.50 taxi bill for a trip across Mid Wales – has failed to appear in court.

Ryan Lee Polverino was expected to attend Llandrindod Wells Magistrates Court on Tuesday to answer the charge of making off without payment.

The 18 year-old of Trefonen Avenue is accused of failing to pay the £99.50 taxi fee to Gary’s Cabs’ taxi service for a trip from Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth to Llandrindod Wells on July 25 2024 at Trefonen Way.

But he did not appear at court.

Prosecuting, Ms Skye Connors said the matter was listed in court three weeks ago but the postal charge requisition notice sent to Polverino was returned to the police.

She said the police now know where he lives and a new notice has been sent to him.

Magistrates issued a warrant without bail for his arrest.
Author:  Sussex [ Sun Jun 29, 2025 6:02 pm ]
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Magistrates issued a warrant without bail for his arrest.

That solves the problem. :D
Author:  edders23 [ Sun Jun 29, 2025 8:56 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Warrant issued after £99.50 runner fails to appear in co
Sussex wrote:
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Magistrates issued a warrant without bail for his arrest.

That solves the problem. :D



they've got to catch him first :wink:
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