Even once the meter enforcement started happening many years ago, it was brief, and what would happen then is that some drivers would have their meters illegally altered to charge more and other drivers would take the long way on purpose to get the fare to last as long as possible.

These days with the apps there is zero incentive for them to try anything like that since the fare is pre-determined and beyond their control. There have been some reports of passengers being driven somewhere like on top of a bridge and being told to pay more or the driver will not continue and they have to get out but this is something that the drier would only be able to attempt to do once because they would be reported. It's sad that people can't just be honest on their own but that is the way the world is in a lot of place.s