Drunk man racks up £1,650 bill after mistakenly taking taxi 600km across three countries on New Year's Eve

A drunk man racked up a £1,650 bill after he mistakenly took a cab across three countries on New Year's Eve.

The Oslo resident hailed the cab in the Danish capital Copenhagen in 2017 and woke up in Norway in the New Year.

But after the passenger refused to pay his bill, the driver reported him to Oslo police.

The 600km (327 miles) journey across Denmark, Sweden and Norway would have taken around six and a half hours to complete.

Police said they found the cabbie stranded outside the man's home in Oslo neighbourhood Abildsø after his battery went flat.

Oslo police tweeted: “A drunk man got in a taxi in Copenhagen in 2017. He arrived at Abildsø [a neighbourhood in Oslo] in 2018. He left the taxi without paying.

“We found the man sleeping at home. He is now awake and will make amends.”

In a separate post, they added: “The Danish taxi ran out of power outside the house and needed assistance with a tow truck.

"Together with the taxi bill, the drunk taxi passenger has to pay about 18,000 Norwegian krone (£1,650) for the trip through three countries.”