Personally I think that the taxi driver was very tolerant.
You get in drunk (and maybe are at risk of vomitting in his cab).
You then make it clear you haven't got sufficient money to pay him.
You then want him to run around and find a cash machine(from which he may have you could easily have done a bunk)
What would he want with your mobiles?
I am sorry but when alcohol is in, good judgement flies out of the window,and now your b/f will have to take the consequences!