If you are a lady there is not much you can do. If you are a man there is. I take the taxi and I impose the meter. If he locks the doors and does not let me in I tell them I will pay them whatever they want. Once in the car I tell them it is either the meter or no money or the police station. I do not do it always, but when I feel like it I become harsh with them and if they do not like it, let's go to the police station and see who is right and who is wrong.

Some apologize, some get angry and keep quiet for the whole distance, others try to convince that they are poorly paid and need money, and once a tall African guy started to drive like a crazy to scare me off.

But yep, there is absolutely nothing you can do if you are a lady.