webfact Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 By Goongnang Suksawat Patong, Phuket – Taxi drivers in front of a hotel in Patong have warned other taxi drivers about “stealing” customers in their area. The issue has gone viral on Phuket’s social media today (August 11th). Taxi drivers who are stationed at a taxi stall in front of a hotel near Kalim Beach in Patong have posted papers on power poles nearby. The message concluded, “To other taxi drivers, please avoid picking up customers in this area as you do not respect us. Full story: https://thephuketexpress.com/2022/08/11/taxi-drivers-in-front-of-hotel-in-patong-warn-other-taxi-drivers-about-stealing-customers/ -- © Copyright The Phuket Express 2022-08-12 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more! 1 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Deli Posted August 11, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 11, 2022 The Taxi mob runs the place 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Geoffggi Posted August 11, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 11, 2022 2 hours ago, webfact said: The message concluded, “To other taxi drivers, please avoid picking up customers in this area as you do not respect us. Phuket taxi drivers back to their old tricks I see, surely what they are doing is against the law, in which case are the police frightened to challenge these taxi drivers ??? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post pomchop Posted August 11, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 11, 2022 one reason i don't go to phuket any more at all....people whine about bkk taxis and pattaya baht buses but they don't hold a candle to the lawlessness and ripoffs of the phuket taxi mafia 13 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OneMoreFarang Posted August 11, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 11, 2022 3 hours ago, webfact said: The message concluded, “To other taxi drivers, please avoid picking up customers in this area as you do not respect us. I think it's nice of them to have that warning out there. It's like military compounds with warning that if you enter without permission you get shot. Same same, not much different. And obviously they get away with that because all the authorities are part of the food chain - since decades. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post steven100 Posted August 11, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 11, 2022 taxi mafia at it's best ..... just like the jet ski mafia .. and the motorbike taxi mafia ... and the parasailing mafia ... and the motorbike rental mafia ... and the speedboat mafia ... Thailand - the hub of mafia's 4 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post stoner Posted August 11, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 11, 2022 3 hours ago, webfact said: respect us. hahahahahahahahahah lets try that one more time hahahahh 2 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Excel Posted August 12, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 12, 2022 15 minutes ago, steven100 said: taxi mafia at it's best ..... just like the jet ski mafia .. and the motorbike taxi mafia ... and the parasailing mafia ... and the motorbike rental mafia ... and the speedboat mafia ... Thailand - the hub of mafia's Forgot the third biggest, the RTP mafia 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AhFarangJa Posted August 12, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 12, 2022 " You have stolen our customers. This is unacceptable. We have warned you.” Surely the wording of this notice is a threat to violence, or intimidation. An illegal act in any civilised society. I guess the taxi mafia are paying off the RTP mafia to turn the other way, until it erupts and some innocent person is injured or worse. Disgraceful behaviour. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ezzra Posted August 12, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 12, 2022 Pandemics, calamities, and disasters comes and go in this country, but the ' the thai taxi driver's modus operandi' remain the same... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomazbodner Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 Oh, look at that. Phuket indeed is back to same old, same old. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gottfrid Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 Death to free competition. Hail, to deliverance of bad service as usual. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swm59nj Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 This way they can possibly steal from the customers themselves. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedrogaz Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 What hope is there for this country given this sort of mob rule. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 2 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said: I think it's nice of them to have that warning out there. It's like military compounds with warning that if you enter without permission you get shot. Same same, not much different. And obviously they get away with that because all the authorities are part of the food chain - since decades. Plus, if potential taxi travelers don't use the taxis 'stationed' outside the hotel they get punished also. Which also means if the customer doesn't want the next cab in the line then there's also punishment in some form. As said Bkk drivers not all that bad compared. In Chiang Mai there's some taxis with meter but they all refuse to use the meter, must be by negotiation and of course far from cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 2long Posted August 12, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 12, 2022 In general, the taxis here in BKK are great value, and 99%+ good guys. You have to be very unlucky or equally stupid to have a problem with one. Ok, tourists do get the lion's share of the bad ones, but let's not tar all of them with the same brush. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hioctane Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 Use Grab but don't do pickup in the front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OneMoreFarang Posted August 12, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 12, 2022 13 minutes ago, 2long said: In general, the taxis here in BKK are great value, and 99%+ good guys. You have to be very unlucky or equally stupid to have a problem with one. Ok, tourists do get the lion's share of the bad ones, but let's not tar all of them with the same brush. I think the biggest factor is the location. If you want a taxi outside of a hotel or Soi Cowboy chances are low that anybody wants to use the meter. Walk 200m away from those places and chances are much better. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkok Barry Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 4 hours ago, steven100 said: taxi mafia at it's best ..... just like the jet ski mafia .. and the motorbike taxi mafia ... and the parasailing mafia ... and the motorbike rental mafia ... and the speedboat mafia ... Thailand - the hub of mafia's They aren't mafia. They're small time crooks. Why Thailand persists on calling these low-life mafia is beyond me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, 2long said: In general, the taxis here in BKK are great value, and 99%+ good guys. You have to be very unlucky or equally stupid to have a problem with one. Ok, tourists do get the lion's share of the bad ones, but let's not tar all of them with the same brush. I remember years ago when hailing taxis on Sukhumvit to go to Ramkamhueng around 7-8pm ...... 95% of them would not accept the ride because of traffic congestion, and some would make up a stupid excuse that they are finishing shift or no fuel or whatever ..... I thought taxis are suppose to accept all passengers .... I know in other countries they are required to. Edited August 12, 2022 by steven100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 4 hours ago, steven100 said: taxi mafia at it's best ..... just like the jet ski mafia .. and the motorbike taxi mafia ... and the parasailing mafia ... and the motorbike rental mafia ... and the speedboat mafia ... Thailand - the hub of mafia's Yes, it's about time the unelected PM and his junta did something about this. Can't he instruct the police Maj/Gens, and Lt/Cols to get their men off their backsides and do something about this? OH! Wait! Brown envelopes spring to mind again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2long Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 33 minutes ago, steven100 said: I remember years ago when hailing taxis on Sukhumvit to go to Ramkamhueng around 7-8pm ...... 95% of them would not accept the ride because of traffic congestion, and some would make up a stupid excuse that they are finishing shift or no fuel or whatever ..... I thought taxis are suppose to accept all passengers .... I know in other countries they are required to. They are required to, by law, here in Thailand now. This includes greater Bangkok. But a month or so ago there was a modification to places like Pathum Thani, allowing for drivers and passengers to negotiate (no meter). I think that tourists will always get ripped off here, but once 'you know how to do it' it's usually quite painless. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemsta69 Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 nice work boys ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olmate Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 Lol. All the usual anti Phuket Karens at it again. You.should get your Mums to get a cab for.you!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grain Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 I read about an incident in Phuket some years ago. A farang had some friends visit him and he drove his car to the airport to collect his friends, a week later he drove his friends back to the airport. A week or so later he had some other friends visit, so he again drove to the airport to collect his friends. But the taxi mafia had remembered him and this time he got a thumping. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoreFarang Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Bangkok Barry said: They aren't mafia. They're small time crooks. Why Thailand persists on calling these low-life mafia is beyond me. You must be joking. They are organized crime. And most people use the word mafia to describe that. Let's look at the Phuket situation. Do you really think a couple of taxi drivers in front of one hotel are just a couple of friends working together? And how about the next hotel and in front of this and that bar and this soi and that soi? Groups of friends and groups of friends and more groups of friends? Are those groups of friends all independent from each other? Do they have their territories and boundaries? Do they have rules? Do they make sure outsiders know those rules and the consequences if they don't respect the people who make those rules? And how about the police and the local politicians? Do they have nothing to do with those groups of friends? What a hilarious idea. Anybody who likes to get an idea how this works should read this book. It was published a long time ago and it describes pretty much in detail what is going on. I bought it in a Thai bookshop, I guess they still sell it. Edited August 12, 2022 by OneMoreFarang 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photoguy21 Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 1 hour ago, Bangkok Barry said: They aren't mafia. They're small time crooks. Why Thailand persists on calling these low-life mafia is beyond me. Agreed. It is an insult to the real Mafia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkok Barry Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 20 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said: You must be joking. They are organized crime. And most people use the word mafia to describe that. Let's look at the Phuket situation. Do you really think a couple of taxi drivers in front of one hotel are just a couple of friends working together? And how about the next hotel and in front of this and that bar and this soi and that soi? Groups of friends and groups of friends and more groups of friends? Are those groups of friends all independent from each other? Do they have their territories and boundaries? Do they have rules? Do they make sure outsiders know those rules and the consequences if they don't respect the people who make those rules? And how about the police and the local politicians? Do they have nothing to do with those groups of friends? What a hilarious idea. Anybody who likes to get an idea how this works should read this book. It was published a long time ago and it describes pretty much in detail what is going on. I bought it in a Thai bookshop, I guess they still sell it. I see the mafia as those who deal in millions of dollars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldriglikvid Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 Haven't been in Phuket for a while: are Grab/Bolt commonplace there and "reasonable" prices? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarraMarra Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 (edited) What is the name of the Hotel this Taxi stand has set up? What's going to happen if these thugs start harassing and threatening guests when there leave the hotel? will they witness assaults right outside their Hotel? Get a squad round to remove the posters and dismantle the Taxi stand. If they set up again at another Hotel arrest them. Edited August 12, 2022 by BarraMarra 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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