Better take 822s

Better take 822s

HANOI: Indonesian karate team assistant coach Zulkarnaen Purba
has learned to be selective when choosing a taxi in Hanoi as,
like in Jakarta, many have dodgy meters.

Zulkarnaen said he was surprised to be billed more than
100,000 dong for a trip between the Gia Lam Gymnasium and the
Union Trade Hotel, a 15 kilometers journey that normally cost
70,000 dong (US$4.50).

Indonesian Embassy communications head Raihan Khumaini said
taxis with the first three digits of their plates reading 853 or
826 should be avoided. "You'd better take those with 822s," he
said.