Pattaya taxi mafia thwarted as Bangkok cabby let go after gun complaint

[webfact]

Pattaya taxi mafia thwarted as Bangkok cabby let go after gun complaint

 

 

A Bangkok cabby had just delivered his passenger to an address on Prathumnak Hill when a woman by the side of the road called him over.

 

The cabby - Thipcharoen Phochanote, 40 - stopped to find out where she wanted to go.

 

He was then approached by a Pattaya cabby who asked him what he was doing on their turf. The woman was told not to get in.

 

Thipcharoen was soon surrounded by a pack Pattaya drivers.

 

Seeing the situation was getting out of hand Thipcharoen said that they should back off - he said he had a gun in his cab.

 

The Pattaya cabbies phoned the police who set up roadblocks that led to the taxi being stopped in the Sai 2 area of South Pattaya.

 

No gun was found and after a brief conversation and a report taken the Bangkok cabby was allowed to go back to the capital without charge.

 

A video and story about the incident appeared on Pattaya Online News on Facebook.

 

Source: Pattaya News

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2018-09-06

 

[from the home of CC]

"Taxi Wars" would make a great tv series though filming could be a bit dangerous.

[johng]

10 minutes ago, webfact said:

No gun was found and after a brief conversation and a report taken the Bangkok cabby was allowed to go back to the capital without charge.

And the pack of Pattaya drivers who refuse to use their  meters ??

[Esso49]

35 minutes ago, johng said:

And the pack of Pattaya drivers who refuse to use their  meters ??

Protected by the RTP of course whom in turn are protected by the government whom in turn are protected.

 

Basically the whole country is one big protection racket

[Vacuum]

54 minutes ago, webfact said:

He was then approached by a Pattaya cabby who asked him what he was doing on their turf.

What?

[prakhonchai nick]

Gun or no gun, he was defending himself -in this case verbally -against a pack of Pattaya Taxi Mafia.  Well done.

[Henrik Andersen]

when we see Pattaya taxi meter get banned 

they continue to refuse put meter on and their attitude is a real danger to the tourism 

I hope all tourists will start ban them 

[mok199]

children will be children

[Lupatria]

This news means another reporter faces a career change to som tam vendor because he tarnished the reputation of Pattaya as a world class tourist destination by admitting there is a taxi mafia. However, could have been worse, because as a Thai he will not face a ban for life in the land of no mafias.

[irishken]

59 minutes ago, prakhonchai nick said:

Gun or no gun, he was defending himself -in this case verbally -against a pack of Pattaya Taxi Mafia.  Well done.

Exactly. They were all big men until he said he had a gun and then they ring the Police.

Its like something you'd see Children doing. 

[AsiaHand]

58 minutes ago, Henrik Andersen said:

when we see Pattaya taxi meter get banned 

they continue to refuse put meter on and their attitude is a real danger to the tourism 

I hope all tourists will start ban them 

When I go to Pattaya I never use a Pattaya while I am there even if they offer to use the meter.

[The Deerhunter]

4 hours ago, johng said:

And the pack of Pattaya drivers who refuse to use their  meters ??

They already gave at the office.

[HHTel]

The police reacted very swiftly on the say-so of a bunch of Pattaya taxi thugs.  That search looked pretty thorough and I guess the RTP were disappointed at finding nothing.  We all know who's side they're on!

[MUSICMAN16]

taxi drivers and soi dogs are ruining thailand for tourists

but i hate the taxi drivers a bit more than the rabbied soi dogs

[Lucky mike]

Definitely not good for tourism ?

[NoBrainer]

Actually there are far too many taxis in Bangkok, maybe 400-500 of them should all roll into Pattaya at the same time and start to offer service here.

If they used their meters, then they would get busy quickly, and maybe make more money than in Bangkok as well.

[wvavin]

You cannot hide buffalos behind wheels!

[Retiredandhappyhere]

30 minutes ago, NoBrainer said:

Actually there are far too many taxis in Bangkok, maybe 400-500 of them should all roll into Pattaya at the same time and start to offer service here.

If they used their meters, then they would get busy quickly, and maybe make more money than in Bangkok as well.

Many of them would die.

[hidbehindthesofa]

Two questions :

 

Why is the taxi driver's face clearly shown twice in the first 22 seconds of the video and only pixelated thereafter ?

 

Why is what appears to be a motorbike taxi driver conducting the search of the taxi's boot rather than the police ?

[soistalker]

Pattaya taxi drivers can collectively **** my ****. It's the law they use their meters but they don't. I always want to get in the taxi and have them drive me to Pattaya police station and tell the poilce they refused to turn on the meter. I wonder what would happen.  

[thailand49]

Bangkok drivers did the right and smart thing by saying he had a gun the cowards ran and let him go! 

In my younger days, if someone said he had a gun, I usually say where is it? if he said it was in the car and he was outside before he could finish the word car I would be on and off him like white on rice before he knew it!?

[connda]

So the question is, why didn't they set up road block and arrest all the cabbies who assaulted this guy?  You do notice the the BIB simply let assault go?  Go ahead and assault the populace - there will be no sanctions.  And they do! 

[dallen52]

3 hours ago, irishken said:

Exactly. They were all big men until he said he had a gun and then they ring the Police.

Its like something you'd see Children doing. 

Pattaya taxi drivers don't need to carry guns.

The pay protection money to the BIB, so they just call it in and they do the dirty work. 

That's what you pay them for. Immunity.

 

Nothing mentioned about stopping the Bangkok taxi guytrying to get a return fare.

 

What happens when the Pattaya guys do a Bangkok airport  run, and look for a return fare to Pattaya?

 

Who dey gonna call if they were refused?

Big Jock?

 

 

[kentrot]

Can I ask ??

What was a Motorbike Taxi Driver (Orange Vest in video)

doing , helping the police search the trunk of the car ................ ???????

 

 

[twig]

So great to be out of Thailand back in a place where one doesn't have to pay NYC taxi cab rates for third-world infrastructure, which one is forced to pay for in Pattaya.

Nice to see Grab bikers actually proudly wear the company colors here, and not having to hide to use their excellent service!

 

WinBike and taxi mafia are undoubtedly one of the corruption cash cows of the brown shirts of Pattaya.

A plague on this trinity for the rip-off they administer to visitors and residents, which I'll certainly never forget.

[Henrik Andersen]

2 hours ago, soistalker said:

Pattaya taxi drivers can collectively **** my ****. It's the law they use their meters but they don't. I always want to get in the taxi and have them drive me to Pattaya police station and tell the poilce they refused to turn on the meter. I wonder what would happen.  

just try but I hope you like fighting with 5-6 taxi drivers 

good luck 

[Henrik Andersen]

5 hours ago, mok199 said:

children will be children

Meaby but sometimes children grow up to be adults.... 

[Chinaface]

<deleted> these <deleted>.  Most of these 'taxi mafia' are not even local. 

[dotpoom]

Back home, if a cabbie gets a "fare" into an area outside the one covered by his PSV ( public service vehicle) licence, it is ok to do that run....but he is not allowed to "pick up" a fare till he is back in his own jurisdiction. Common sense really. Each PSV licensed only covers the area where it is issued ...all would run amok otherwise 

[johng]

Can I ask ??
What was a Motorbike Taxi Driver (Orange Vest in video)
doing , helping the police search the trunk of the car ................ ???????
 
 

Lots of motorcycle taxi drivers are also "volunteer police"....lots of eyes and ears on every street corner.