Flat Rate For Hire

I was taking cab #2159 to SEA airport from work downtown. When he opened the trunk to put in my luggage, there was a wheelchair there and he looked ‘puzzled’ why the wheelchair was there. So we ended up putting my luggage on the back seat. During my trip there, the driver asked me whether it was ok to stop and get a gas since it was slightly less than half (around 45%). He was saying that he was supposed to switch with another driver after dropping me off to the airport and the rule was to leave the gas at least 50%. I said ok, and the gas he was getting was an E85 (ethanol based) from a special gas station. One thing I don’t understand is that he was filling the cab around 5 minutes, yet, the gas indicator once he drove the car only went up to slightly more than half (around 65%). So either the pump was not working or an E85 takes more than 5 minutes to fill up the tank completely.
He also made a comment that another driver was using his car earlier and suspected that one of the passengers might have forgotten the wheelchair. He said that he had no clue how to return the wheelchair. Ok, who would have forgotten a wheelchair to begin with? Also, couldn’t he get a hold of the previous driver to find out about a wheelchair and/​or contact the taxi’s main office?
I was ok with everything until I get to the airport and when I was ready to pay for the fare, the driver said he preferred CASH. First of all, who is carrying cash nowadays for more than $ 40 in the wallet? I told him that since this is a business trip, I don’t have cash and I have a corporate credit card. He was annoyed and finally pulled out a card reader and completed transactions there.
I have been traveling for work for almost 15 years and this is the first time in the U.S. that a taxi driver prefers CASH instead of a credit card. If I were traveling outside the U.S., which I have done many times, I can see why someone prefers CASH instead of a card. Since almost all taxis in the U.S. are equipped with a card reader, I won’t pay with cash. I am very disappointed with the driver and the company and will definitely be very careful in choosing a more reliable taxi company when I go to Seattle next time.

Sulton Tufa is an amazing honest and fair driver. He gave us a rate of $ 9.00 from Seattle Center to Hilton Garden Inn on Boran, then when I lost my phone he returned to the Hotel and was grateful for my additional payment. Call him at 206−455−3268 when in Seattle

Beware. Especially of the driver of #2288 Ahmad Boru. On Oct 15, he ran a red light when I had a green light. I couldn’t stop in time. He claims he had the green light.
Minutes after we both leave the scene, he calls me to plead with me to *not* call insurance. Hmmm. Why would he do that if he was in the clear?
BEWARE. BEWARE. BEWARE.