Taxi overcharged — Mairie · France

Direct answer

Taxis are licensed and their tariffs regulated: note the licence number (on the door, the dashboard, the receipt) — that is what a complaint needs. Ride-hailing apps have an in-app complaint route that refunds first and asks later. For licensed taxis, Mairie — police municipale / services techniques (service-public.fr) — the municipality or licensing authority — takes complaints about tariff, refusal, route and conduct and can sanction the licence. SignalConso — DGCCRF (0809 540 550) helps recover an overcharge; threats, assault or a driver who would not let you out: Police / gendarmerie — plainte en ligne THESEE (service-public.fr).

Call firstMairie — police municipale / services techniques

Report toSignalConso — DGCCRF

If that failsPolice / gendarmerie — plainte en ligne THESEE

🗣️ What to say

"On [date] at [time] I took taxi [licence number / plate] from [A] to [B]. The driver [charged [amount] against a regulated fare of about [amount] / refused the meter / took a detour / refused the card]. Receipt / app screenshot attached. I ask for a refund of the excess and for the complaint to be recorded against the licence."

🪜 Step by step

Ask for a receiptAlways. It has the licence number, the fare and the time. No receipt: photograph the licence plate and the door number.
App: complain in-appFare review is largely automatic; most overcharges are refunded within a day.
Licensed taxi: Mairie — police municipale / services techniquesOnline form with the licence number; authorities track complaints per licence.
Money: SignalConso — DGCCRFThe consumer body helps with the refund; card payments can be disputed at the bank for an amount you did not agree.
Safety: Police / gendarmerie — plainte en ligne THESEEReport assault, threats or a refusal to let you leave to the police, immediately, with the licence number.

📇 All contacts

Mairie — police municipale / services techniquesNuisances, roads, cleanliness, civil registry, lost propertyFor anything the municipality handles🔗 www.service-public.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/N31

SignalConso — DGCCRFReport to the seller and the consumer-protection authorityWhen the seller refuses📞 0809 540 550 🔗 signal.conso.gouv.fr

Police / gendarmerie — plainte en ligne THESEEOnline complaint for internet fraud, immediate receiptAlways — the basis for bank, insurer and platform🔗 www.service-public.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/R46526

ANTS / DREAL — contrôle techniqueRegistration, licences, inspection disputesInspection appeals and vehicle data📞 34 00 🔗 ants.gouv.fr

❓ Frequently asked

The driver refused a card

In most cities licensed taxis must accept cards; refusing is a licence offence. Report with the number.

Airport rip-off, no meter

Unlicensed drivers approaching in the terminal are the classic. Use the official rank or an app; report the licence number if it was a real taxi.

I left something in the taxi

The operator or the app's lost-property line; the licence number and the time find the car.

📎 Sources

Last checked: 2026-09-26

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