In France they must take cards by law, and yet they systematically claim their machine is broken and only accept cash. They know that most customers won’t fight

In France they must take cards by law, and yet they systematically claim their machine is broken and only accept cash. They know that most customers won’t fight it. They’ll even stop by an ATM if you don’t have the cash. I’ve even had a taxi prefer to take the 20€ I had on me rather than take the 25€ bill by card. They don’t declare any of that income. That’s why I always avoid taxis in France, as much as possible.