Video: Terminal 21 staff attack taxi driver after he refuses passenger

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1 hour ago, 1337markus said:

Will this attract back all the Chinese tourists?

 

Why would you think that?   ????

[ALLSEEINGEYE]

Living in the neighborhood I know first hand what a bunch of dicks the taxi on lower Sukhumvit are. It is so bad that I always just call grab to avoid the confrontations. 

 

Basically they want to do a loop from soi 11 to soi 3 and back with some unsuspecting tourists that will pay 200 to 400 baht.

 

There are some good ones around but not enough to make up for the ever increasing number of scumbags.

 

No law enforcement just exacerbates to situation.

 

No sympathy for this driver, I would like to see more Thais ganging up on them since the police are in the drivers pockets. 

[Classic Ray]

Grab car app is the answer, never had a bad one, clean cars, fair prices, good drivers. Eventually the taxis will fade away or clean up their act.

[KhunFred]

A beautiful development. This should happen every day of the week. I am tired of having to go to a mall entrance to catch a taxi.

[pogal]

It's hard to say who started it from the video but initially the taxi driver broke the law by refusing a fare. 

secondly he was asked to leave private premises by security for breaking the law. 

After that I can't see why there was a fight "if" the taxi driver did not break the law again by not leaving private property when asked. 

Seems he is in the wrong. And if he drove away do you think the security guards would attack him?? 

We can summize that he did get out of his car for the sole reason of causing more trouble. 

Seems like he got what he deserved. 

Too many taxi drivers like this in Thailand. The government is at fault for not reigning in their despicable behavior and issuing pathetic 500 baht fines for assault or threatening behavior with weapons, etc. 

 

[JMSIII]

My experience with Thai cab drivers, is that I will find one good one, out of about ten other cab drivers.  Most are worthless thieves.  I watch them even treat Thai's bad.  But, I guess you can't blame them when no one is around to ahhhh "police" them.  I would love to see all western tourists take a one year break and not go to Thailand.  Then watch how things would be different after they have lost their golden western farang cash flow.  And of course this would expand far beyond just the cabbies piss poor attitude...

[Bournville]

The mall security guys went waaaaay overboard. Nor exactly a welcoming sight whist shopping... But.. TIT 5555

[Destiny1990]

Let this be a clear warning for all those cabbies telling me oh no solly no meter fixed fee for u only ! Or solly i not go there..

 

 

[hotchilli]

The real face of Thailand on a daily basis... not the "land of smiles" rubbish circulated by the T.A.T who are trying to put a spin on dwindling tourists...

Social media will be the downfall of Thailand

[kannot]

Nice crowd of "the usual" spectators, should have sold tickets...............

[Cereal]

Just a question here, but barring the obvious like the potential passenger was puking drunk or covered with pustules and lesions, why would a taxi driver deny a fare?

[SupermarineS6B]

Som nam naa, too many taxi drivers playing this game at the moment....... got a good kicking enough for him to leg it......... Brightened my day up that little vid...... carry on fellahs........

[dotpoom]

No excuse, but the Taxi driver may have been ranked up for over an hour and then gets a little job around the corner with a shopper. Frustrating for sure but goes with the job.

  What we used to do when that happened was ..let the driver do the jaunt around the corner and then let him.take up his position as 1st car on the rand again when he returned...rather than go back to the end of the Q (last car) when he got back.

[petedk]

Terminal 21 is one of the worst places for trying to get a taxi. 

I have often asked to go to Ratchada (at all times of day) and I would say 4 out of 5 taxis say "No"

 

 

[Ulic]

With a half-dozen security guards involved in the melee and only the lone taxi driver, I believe it was the thuggish gang of security guards that started the dust-up. In this case, the security guards taking up the role of a thuggish gang sticking together to meet out their brand of instant justice. Ironically this role is usually held by taxi drivers. 

[NoMeAmes]

Hope other taxi drivers see this. 

That driver seemed like a huge a-hole. Popped collar, "swagger" walk, making himself look big, reminds me of an animal. He deserves a little bruising on both his body and his ego. I f*ing hate taxi drivers like him. 

Seriously, I never even bother with regular taxis (or motorcycle-taxis) anymore. The drivers are like animals. Nasty. Grab drivers are normal. 

[shackleton]

Must be a taxi returns tourist bag with money in due soon 

[Basil B]

Hope the cheating Taxi drivers now understand T21 is off limits to them.

 

This would not of happened if the Police and DoLT were man enough to face up to them thugs...

[PerkinsCuthbert]

4 hours ago, 1337markus said:

Will this attract back all the Chinese tourists?

They'll feel quite at home; Chinese taxi drivers are more than equal to their cousins from Isaan:

 

 

[Basil B]

1 hour ago, Cereal said:

Just a question here, but barring the obvious like the potential passenger was puking drunk or covered with pustules and lesions, why would a taxi driver deny a fare?

Potential customers:

• Insist on use of meter.
• Only want to travel a short distance.
• Driver has been "warned off" at destination for ripping off passengers in the past.
• Passenger is streetwise and may report him.

[Kinnock]

1 hour ago, Cereal said:

Just a question here, but barring the obvious like the potential passenger was puking drunk or covered with pustules and lesions, why would a taxi driver deny a fare?

Often taxi drivers will refuse a passenger because where they want to go is not a good place for the driver to get another fare.  

[Briggsy]

1 hour ago, Cereal said:

Just a question here, but barring the obvious like the potential passenger was puking drunk or covered with pustules and lesions, why would a taxi driver deny a fare?

He did not refuse the fare. He refused to put on the meter.

 

Taxi fares are set by the government. If the meter is not used, then the taxi driver can just name any crazy figure they want, e.g. Terminal 21 to Central Chid Lom; 400 Baht. Believe me, a lot of tourists have no idea, think it is a bit steep but pay it. Taxi drivers like this and like clueless tourists.

[Marley01]

I want to be a Terminal 21 security officer

[ThaiSauce]

Didn't look like he held his own at all.  Got his ass whooped, then ran off leaving his rented taxi in the streets.  I hope every taxi driver has this video in the back of there mind when they start to cry and moan about long route, busy traffic, etc etc. 

[chama]

Obviously this was not handled well but it is impressive that the 21 staff decided to try to enforce the law since no one else cares to do so. Unfortunately they were not very well equipped to do so and broke the law themselves by trying. Good for the entertainment value however! Wonder how the prospective passenger made out?  

[Janner1]

There are too many of these crooked taxi drivers on the roads in Thailand and sadly most of them are like this guy armed and ready for the time when someone calls them out on what they are doing.

 

Perhaps it is time to remind the general that it was he who said he would stop them, but in Thailand it seems that lip service is the rule and the actual never happens, look out for the pre election lip service, all 86 billion of it.

Anyway I reckon Terminal 21 deserves +10 out of 10 for this effort and the general should be made aware of it because up to now this particular dictat has not risen above minus 10

 

[chama]

Obviously this was not handled well but it is impressive that the 21 staff decided to try to enforce the law since no one else cares to do so. Unfortunately they were not very well equipped to do so and broke the law themselves by trying. Good for the entertainment value however! Wonder how the prospective passenger made out?  

[Caine]

Who gives a toss,

[Leatherneck]

6 hours ago, shady86 said:

Normally it's the other way round so it's good to see them being whacked. They should put up a warning to drivers coming in next time.

Yeah, glad to see the shoe on the other foot for a change. Bet this wasn't the driver's first rodeo...but he was probably the one in the gang doing the thumpin' instead of being on the receiving end.

[tx22cb]

I hate being ripped off by crooked taxis.

I will patronise Terminal 21 more often, to show my support for anyone who stands up for us farangs and other foreigners.