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Angry tourist late for taxi booking sits on bonnet to stop car from leaving without him

2019-05-17 8 Dailymotion

This is the bizarre moment a tourist who was late for his taxi booking sat on the bonnet to try to stop the car from leaving without him.<br /><br />The man, whose name is not known, made a rideshare booking with Uber’s equivalent, Grab, in Manila, the Philippines, on May 3.<br /><br />But the passenger who was also using the same cab claimed they were waiting five minutes for the other customer to appear. <br /><br />When there was no show, his booking was cancelled and they began to leave.<br /><br />But mobile phone footage shows how the angry tourist appeared and sat on the bonnet as the taxi pulled away.<br /><br />He then tried to open the passenger door and his the vehicle as the terrified second customer sitting in the back is heard saying ‘’oh my god’’.<br /><br />The incident was filmed by the passenger, Amber Gonzales, who was already inside the taxi when it happened in Mandaluyong City on May 3. <br /><br />She said: "We just came from a pick-up point, 500 meters away, where we waited for five minutes for a passenger who was a no-show. The ride was cancelled by the driver.’’ <br /><br />The tourist wearing a white shirt and sunglasses arrived just when the car was about to leave. He tried to stop the car by sitting on the hood. <br /><br />Amber said that the driver tried explaining to the man about their new policy regarding cancellations and no-shows. But he demanded to be taken to his destination at the city’s Bureau of Immigration building.<br /><br />Amber added: "He didn’t listen. We were already holding up traffic, so the driver tried to move, but this self-entitled man sat on the hood again. He eventually gave up, but managed to hit the car.<br /><br />‘’No one was hurt. The car obtained zero damages. And despite having been harassed, the driver still kept his calm. Thanks, Kuya Amor, for keeping us safe.’’

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