Skycab

This is actually a zero star rating, which Unilocal won’t allow. Since the DC Cab Commission refuses to do anything about it’s horrendous drivers, please see the following letter I sent them, and avoid Sky Cab #019 if you care at all about your personal safety.
Sent on July 26:
To Whom it May Concern:
I hailed Sky Cab number 019, driver number 77 201 at 3:00 am on Sunday, July 25 at the intersection of 6^th and Pennsylvania Ave NW. I was with one other passenger who was going to the same address. I told the driver we were going to 1200 First Street in Old Town, Alexandria. He claimed not to know how to get there, so I instructed him to get on the George Washington Parkway and get off at the Slaters Lane exit. At this point, he did not express any further confusion about where he had to drive, or the directions provided.
I first became concerned when the driver bypassed the 9^th Street ramp onto 395, which is the quickest way to get to the GW Parkway from where our ride originated. Unfortunately, I gave him the benefit of the doubt and waited to see if he would turn onto 14^th Street from Constitution and leave the District that way, which he did not do either. The driver continued up Constitution, and when I began to question him about where he was driving he became angry and defensive, claiming that if there was a specific way I wanted him to get to the George Washington Parkway I should have made that clear from the beginning (logic would dictate that I wanted the quickest possible way, that 99% of taxi drivers seem to be aware of). At this point we were in an area of DC that I was less familiar with, but I believe he finally exited the district somewhere around 23^rd Street NW and managed to get on the Parkway. By this point, the fare was up to $ 18. I frequently hail cabs from 6^th and Penn, and the entire trip costs $ 20 maximum.
I had trouble telling exactly where we were on the Parkway for the first several minutes after we exited DC, but due to the driver’s stupidity we ended up in McLean (still at some point on the Parkway). The driver admitted at this point that he did not know where to go. I dialed the DC Cab Commission to report him and request help (I received no answer). This infuriated the driver, and he stopped his cab in the middle of the highway and began yelling at me, claiming that it was my fault for not directing him. He then threatened to call the police on me, but began driving again and found two nearby Park Police who were forced to get involved.
One of the police officers asked the driver to exit the cab, and they spoke out of earshot for about 20 minutes. Apparently they gave him directions, because suddenly he knew where he was going once he returned to the car. I agreed on a fare of $ 20 with the police officer, and the driver took us home.
I take cabs several times a month from the area where driver number 77 201 picked us up, and several times a week from DC in general, and have never had a driver as rude, scary, or incompetent as this driver. I fully understand that drivers may not know specifically where an address in Virginia is, but when I say to take the George Washington Parkway, they should be expected to know how to get there efficiently. I literally felt like I was being kidnapped, and unless this incident is resolved to my liking I plan to put the driver’s identifying information on

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to discourage everyone, specifically females from getting in his vehicle. No one should have to fear for their safety or feel as helpless as my fellow passenger and I did on Sunday morning.
If I do not receive a response via email within 72 hours I will be taking this matter to the aforementioned sites, as well as reporting Sky Cab to the Better Business Bureau.