u/rygerv57

First off just want to say I'm not a newbie. I have traveled Italy fairly extensively, been there 7 times using all modes of transportation and in many different regions. I know enough Italian to get by and understand a good amount of It.

Just left Rome on June 22 from Fiumicino with my wife and 4 month old baby. Our hotel was a few blocks from Piazza Navona. We had our hotel arrange a taxi for us at 9:30am to take us to the airport.

We were traveling with our baby for the first time so had a lot of stuff, a large suitcase, a small suitcase, a stroller and car seat and two backpacks. So we asked the hotel to make sure we had a larger car.

Car arrived on time, baby did what babies do and needed to be changed right at that time...So we wound up leaving 10 minutes late at ~9:40am. When we got to FCO he charged me €80 for the trip. I tried to pay by card, he gave me the whole cash is better than card shpeal so I gave him the €60 in my wallet and the remaining €20 on the card.

I'm a bit embarrassed because I know better. The flat FCO rate is €55 but we were running late for our flight by this point, we were stressed traveling with the baby and I really just didn't have time to try arguing with him so paid and left. I don't know all the taxi rules and what the extra charges are for scheduling a pickup, all the extra luggage, the 2 passengers + a baby, leaving late, etc. But €80 feels really steep and I just need to know if I was scammed because I feel like I was. Thanks in advance.