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Two helpless tourists were terrified when a taxi driver locked them in his car and forced them to pay almost £200 for a trip that normally costs less than £50.
The start of their ordeal in Paris is captured in a video posted on YouTube by victim Chakrid Thanhachartyothin, a Thai national travelling with his wife.
Mr Thanhachartyothin had checked the price of a standard taxi from Charles de Gaulle airport to the city centre, and found it was as low as £43.
But the so far unidentified driver, who claimed to be licensed, first said he wanted the Euro equivalent of £216 following a pickup last Thursday morning.
Mr Chanhachartyothin said: "When the taxi arrived at our hotel, the driver picked up a meter and it showed a total of €240 (£209).