About time. This sentence given to Allard should be posted for all to see.

All of them should be death or life in prison. This can happen any where and any time.

I'm opposed to the death penalty so I think this was a good sentence and Allard will probably die in prison anyway.

$1 Fue Surchage is up and running due to high gas cost!!!

Gas is over $2.18 a gallon in all Chicagoland area so per rule, We can post the $1 fuel surchage back on sheild again.

Gas cost per gallon is minimum $2.25 to maximum $2.60 in all Chicago area.

R you doing it?
By the way, i see cabbies getting beaten on road very often. Also Wiedsberg law is also not enforced by this city and state attorney.

We don't want this unfair credit card scam ordinance rule. This is nothing but a scam. The city does this so cab companies can rob the driver's hard earned money by lying about cards being declined.

This is also a scam so drivers are unfairly charged %5 of the card fare going to cab companies or card companies.

This is also a scam by this city so they can fine drivers hundreds of dollars for refusing to accept cards. the city knows most drivers don't like getting ripped off of their hard earned money by accepting cards.

This information is false.

The city's surcharge enacts a $0.50 fuel surcharge when the average gas price reaches $2.70/gallon for seven consecutive days. A $1 surcharge goes into effect when the average gas price reaches $3.20/gallon for seven consecutive days.

According to the AAA Fuel Gauge Report, the average price for regular gas today (4/3/09) is $2.160.

Please do not post information that you know to be false or misleading.

Chicago Dispatcher

There are numbers of facts about why credit card ordinance is a scam and unfair.


1, City knows they can make hundreds of dollars by fining drivers who refuse to accept card payments.

2, It's scam cos most time, cards get declined at cab company casheir's office even if it got approved at meter process.

3, It's a scam cos drivers are being forced to pay %5 of the card fare to cab companies or card companies.

Many bussiness charge minimum credit card processing fee to accept cards, but cab drivers should still accept cards by not charging card processing fee to customers?

Many shops and resturants and even theCity offices charge fees to accept cards and some city agencies don't accept cards at all but still we are required to accept cards?

I waited in line for 20 mins at secretery of states office but when i approched the casheir's office, the lady said we don't accept american express.

This whole thing about credit card for cab fare is a rip off for hard working cabbies!!!!!!

I too hate this credit card for cab fare thing!

I was so sick of losing money by accepting cards.
I have lost money so many times,whole card getting declined to %5 card fee rip off.

I no longer accept cards and when there comes a day of court date for card refusal, I will simply give up Chauffer's License and switch job that pays me better than this $40 a day for 12 hour cab job.

I will choose to remain free of getting ripped off by City and cab companies.

I agree my friend. When, I get that ticket. I will not pay or go to court. I will tell the city keep the license. I don't want it no more. I quit this job.

I too will do the same. send me credit card refusal complaint form and I will send back chauffer's license.

it just suxxxxxxxxxxx!

5% of credit card receipts is not right. One lawyer, Clayton Voegtle in Libertyville is fighting to get refunds. He wants to help drivers get that 5% back and he does not charge the driver directly he only gets paid if he gets a recovery. Call him 847 918 9840 if you want to stop the companies taking 5% and get your money back.

That is very sad for that Cabbie getting killed. That person should get the chair for killing him.

To be honest, I too am looking for another job, probably cashier job but hard to find.

Seems like I should just go with Mcdonald job cos it pays me 9$ hourly and I can make $72 daily. that is twice more than I make when driving cab for 12 hours and make $42.

cab bussiness has tanked and it is gonna be doomed!

too many cabs, too many new bad drivers, too many unfair regulations, very less riders!!!!!!!!!!