All is not lost: How to recover something left in a Bangkok taxi

 

 

In 2018, more than 40,000 items were reported to have been left in Bangkok taxis.

 

According to Bangkok traffic and information site JS100, the most common items that people left in taxis in 2018 were:

 

1. smartphones

2. wallets

3. handbags

4. luggage

5. shopping bags

 

 

But what should you do if you leave something in a Bangkok taxi?

 

You should start by reporting to JS100 either via their call centre on 1137 or on social media via their Facebook and Twitter pages.

 

When reporting your lost item, you should of course try and provide as much information as possible including:

 

• The type or colour of taxi

• Registration (if possible)

• Date, time and destination

• Details about your lost item(s)

• Name of driver (if possible)

 

Even if you can only provide some of this information, you should still report your lost item.

 

The Lost and Found section of the JS100 website lists all the cases of foreigners leaving items in the back of taxis.

 

Like the Chinese tourist who left their gold iPhone X after being dropped off at the  Holiday Inn Silom at 3am on Dec 30.

 

Or the French national who left his bag containing ID cards and 1,000 baht in cash in a pink taxi from the Ratchada Pavilion Condo on Saturday night.

 

The site, which is frequently checked by taxi drivers,  also details the times cabbies have returned items to passengers, such as Mr Narongchai Chansomboon who returned a bag containing up to 10 baht’s worth of gold to a passenger on December 28.

 

JS100, via Sanook News, also shared some tips on how avoid leaving your stuff in taxis.

 

• Keep hold of your smartphone and avoid putting it on the seat next to you

• Make sure your wallet is securely placed in your pocket so it won't fall out!

• Keep hold of your handbag, don’t place it on the floor or on the seat next to you

• If possible, avoid placing items in the trunk. You’re more likely to remember them if they are next to you.

• Use the front seat to store luggage.

• Always check the back seat before leaving the taxi.

 

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2018-12-30

There is 1 item missing from the list.... The Richard the third left by 1 woman.

Edited December 30, 20187 yr by colinneil

For every five taxi rip off stories there will always be a follow up happy ending story to offset the "reputation".

8 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

In 2018, more than 40,000 items were reported to have been left in Bangkok taxis.

Even if it was a daily news report about a taxi driver returning goods/cash to a forgetful tourist,  that makes it less than 0.1% that hit the press. A little worrying.

 

2 minutes ago, colinneil said:

There is 1 item missing from the list.... The Richard the third left by 1 woman.

Remember: A small deposit secures any items.

If its a trillion baht you will get it back in a blaze of publicity just wait and you will be found????  

3 minutes ago, sammieuk1 said:

If its a trillion baht you will get it back in a blaze of publicity just wait and you will be found????  

Can a taxi hold that much? Maybe the equivalent in dollars, but probably not in Baht.

2 minutes ago, bluesofa said:

Can a taxi hold that much? Maybe the equivalent in dollars, but probably not in Baht.

I left a cheque for that said amount in a taxi and got it back 3 days later from the bank something about insufficient funds ????.

8 hours ago, rooster59 said:

If possible, avoid placing items in the trunk. You're more likely to remember them if they are next to you .. 

But I thought Elephant's were supposed to have a good memory .. 

And when you want to lose someone like you're bird when she's annoying the t*ts off you it never happens .. though knowing my luck lately even if I did manage to lose her no doubt it would be all over TVF next day " Taximan finds & returns farang's lost girlfriend " Hohum .. 

On 12/30/2018 at 9:44 AM, PatOngo said:

For every five taxi rip off stories there will always be a follow up happy ending story to offset the "reputation".

You can back-up these numbers, of course.