TAKEN FOR A RIDE

TOURISTS are being cautioned to be vigilant before tapping their credit cards.

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This comes after a tourist was swindled out of 2 000 euros, almost R40 000, for an e-hailing vehicle drive from Cape Town International Airport to Cape Town central business district (CBD).

This was discussed during the monthly Cape Town Central police station's Community Police Forum (CPF) meeting last week.

CPF chairman Marc Truss said tourists were being overcharged and that they needed to be made aware to look at the pay point before swiping.

"Tourists are arriving in Cape Town, our beautiful city, one of the top in the world, and you arrive here, and you get a quote for transport to town," he said.