A taxi driver claims he was mistakenly charged £260 for briefly dropping a customer off at Bristol Airport. Stuart Walters has been working as a taxi driver for more than 25 years but says this is the first time he has been charged more than £5 for entering the 'drop and go' zone.
Mr Walters, who works independently, says last week he collected a customer at 7.20am from Shirehampton and dropped them off at the car park next to the terminal. He then drove to the barrier and made a card payment, and put the receipt in his pocket without giving it a second glance.
“I was in and out within three minutes. As I do many of these journeys, I don't always look at the receipt and put the receipt in my back pocket,” explained Mr Walters, who recalled entering his PIN after his contactless payment was rejected.
