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Cabbie slugs passenger with 'fat' fee

A taxi driver has revealed one of his colleagues slugged a woman passenger with an extra fee - because she was overweight.

Speaking on the day the Queensland Government announced a crackdown on unscrupulous cabbies, the Ipswich driver said local customers were regularly being ripped-off by a range of dubious surcharges.

The long-time cabbie said newcomers to the industry were tarnishing its image and he backed moves to stamp out cheats.