webfact Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 Picture: Daily News Daily News reported that Thailand's transport ministry has ordered a crackdown on motorcycle taxis ripping off the public at the swanky new station in northern Bangkok called Grand Central Bang Sue. They are particularly concerned at difficulties being faced by people arriving at the station to be vaccinated in one of the Thai capital's biggest vax centers. Sanook said that many passengers were being overcharged. Deputy at the ministry in charge of Covid related matters Sorapong Phaiboonpong ordered the Department of Land Transport to crack down on illegal practices. Picture: Sanook And the transport police have been empowered to sort things out. Pasengers are also arriving at the station to use the Red Line heading north to Rangsit. Daily News called the "win riders" (motorcycle taxis) mafia in their headline. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2021-07-20 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tonray Posted July 20, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 20, 2021 Boy that's a surprise... 3 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
internationalism Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 as they can lend their motorbike, vest and driver ID only once, for the priority vaccination, they are resorting to any possible means. Probably it isn't the best idea to crowd people in one grand location. Creates traffic jam in an area already notorious for them. And lacks parking space, so drivers are parking on roads. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OneMoreFarang Posted July 20, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 20, 2021 Now imagine some crackdown with the Phuket taxi mafia. Or are they too powerful or too much connected with the BiB? A couple of motorcycle guys are an easy target. And they can say: Look, we do something! TiT 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Pedrogaz Posted July 20, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 20, 2021 When I was fairly new here, a motor taxi tried to rip me off going from More Chit bus station to a nearby hotel......he asked for 200 baht for what google said was a 2 km journey. I laughed in his face. He kept calling me back with lower offers. I walked across to where the air conditioned taxi rank was....cost 67 baht and a nice man driving instead of an a$$h0le. Never used mototaxi since. Same with motorcycle tuk-tuks, or yuk-yuks. I have been in one once, never again. Get them off the road I say. 4 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunjeff Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 5 hours ago, webfact said: Pasengers are also arriving at the station to use the Red Line heading north to Rangsit. That would be the Red Line that won't open to the public until August 2? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJ2U Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 Typical Thailand. The ugliness never stops rearing its head in this horrible pandemic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taboo2 Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 Land of Scams 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hammer2021 Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 These wealthy farang vax hustlers should be greatful they are getting any service at all. In many other countries these medical carpet baggers and line jumpers would be robbed and stripped and run out of town 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Meat Pie 47 Posted July 20, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 20, 2021 4 minutes ago, The Hammer2021 said: These wealthy farang vax hustlers should be greatful they are getting any service at all. In many other countries these medical carpet baggers and line jumpers would be robbed and stripped and run out of town what a nonsense post 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hammer2021 Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 4 minutes ago, Meat Pie 47 said: what a nonsense post On the contrary. It's a well observed post and accurate comment. Rich white line jumpers are taking vaccines that locals could use and then moaning when some of the poorest people in the nation try and make some money by providing a service The wealthy hustlers need and want. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 15 hours ago, MrJ2U said: Typical Thailand. The ugliness never stops rearing its head in this horrible pandemic. All these human lowlifes with their capitalist attitudes using the pandemic to further line their pockets. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJ2U Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 15 hours ago, The Hammer2021 said: On the contrary. It's a well observed post and accurate comment. Rich white line jumpers are taking vaccines that locals could use and then moaning when some of the poorest people in the nation try and make some money by providing a service The wealthy hustlers need and want. They were doing it to the poor people also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobinBKK Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 16 hours ago, The Hammer2021 said: Rich white line jumpers are taking vaccines that locals could use Just exactly what is that supposed to mean? White people (rich or poor) are entitled to a fair and equitable access to vaccines the same as the "locals" We are all human beings (with the exception of people like you that make such stupid and racist comments) that deserve to be treated with dignity and respect, period!!! Dual pricing, judging people by the color of their skin, segregation and being told "Thai ONLY" is racism. There is no place on planet Earth for anyone that thinks like you, PERIOD!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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