Songthaew not stopping when flagging them down - what's the deal?

[bbi1]

What's the deal with Songthaews not stopping when flagging them down? I flagged down 6 songthaews one after another on Beach Rd, all empty and none of them stopped. It's like they don't want to collect any cash.

[champers]

Picking up groups of Indians from their hotel and taking them to soapy massage or buffet restaurant.

10 Baht per head normal fare, 50 Baht per Indian and a full busload. It is no contest.

Edited November 7, 2022 by champers

[scubascuba3]

probably heading to bottom Pratumnak \2nd road where all the Indians and their freelancers hangout 

[champers]

I have caught a few busses today plus a moto taxi to do a few small errands. My last bus home to Naklua there was just me and 2 Indian guys, the Indians got off at Aiyara Palace Hotel and paid 100 for the pair. I got off a bit later and paid my 10 Baht. 3 passengers and fares for 11. Most Indians are only here for a 3 day stay and don't know they are being ripped off. It wil kick off if & when they find out, IMO.

[bbi1]

1 hour ago, champers said:

I have caught a few busses today plus a moto taxi to do a few small errands. My last bus home to Naklua there was just me and 2 Indian guys, the Indians got off at Aiyara Palace Hotel and paid 100 for the pair. I got off a bit later and paid my 10 Baht. 3 passengers and fares for 11. Most Indians are only here for a 3 day stay and don't know they are being ripped off. It wil kick off if & when they find out, IMO.

Indians get ripped off here for everything, including alcohol prices at the Indian nightclubs and the prices the girls charge them. It's called the 'being an Indian tax'.

Edited November 7, 2022 by bbi1

[JimTripper]

3 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

probably heading to bottom Pratumnak \2nd road where all the Indians and their freelancers hangout 

Why do they do that, do they want to have sex?

[jacko45k]

I used to avoid empty ones as they often were operating in 'taxi mode'....I expect now the tourists are back they will be doing that... specifically looking for a couple or group of tourists that can be charged 200 or so baht for a short ride. 

[2baht]

9 hours ago, bbi1 said:

Indians get ripped off here for everything, including alcohol prices at the Indian nightclubs and the prices the girls charge them. It's called the 'being an Indian tax'.

Have'nt heard of a gold chain going off for a while, the thieving ladyboys are slipping!

[jacko45k]

3 minutes ago, 2baht said:

Have'nt heard of a gold chain going off for a while, the thieving ladyboys are slipping!

I suspect the Indian grapevine wised folks up... haven't seen them sporting their gold chains of late. Weren't the LBs back to pickpocketing Koreans now? (I suspect the one under the bed trick going through the pockets is still happening too!)

[2baht]

Just now, jacko45k said:

I suspect the Indian grapevine wised folks up... haven't seen them sporting their gold chains of late. Weren't the LBs back to pickpocketing Koreans now? (I suspect the one under the bed trick going through the pockets is still happening too!)

Well, they do have a reputation to maintain! ????

[RichardColeman]

11 hours ago, bbi1 said:

It's like they don't want to collect any cash.

You think 10 baht would break them ? 

[thurien]

20 hours ago, champers said:

the Indians got off at Aiyara Palace Hotel and paid 100 for the pair

very (very) hard to believe; Indians are the ones who know all prices best for everything around the globe. And they have fantastic networking abilities. It rather amazes that they didn't try to cut the fare from 20 to say 14 or 16 Baht

[Skeptic7]

Private hires. Some newbs paying 3-5 times for a private Songtaew than BOLT -or- just flagging one and hopping on. 

[bang saen guy]

I particularly like the ones that slow almost to a stop, change their minds and zoom off. Like <deleted>?

[chuang]

21 hours ago, champers said:

I have caught a few busses today plus a moto taxi to do a few small errands. My last bus home to Naklua there was just me and 2 Indian guys, the Indians got off at Aiyara Palace Hotel and paid 100 for the pair. I got off a bit later and paid my 10 Baht. 3 passengers and fares for 11. Most Indians are only here for a 3 day stay and don't know they are being ripped off. It wil kick off if & when they find out, IMO.

They are generous not being ripped off...

[sante]

Were you wearing a mask? At the beginning of the covid hysteria no one would stop for me because I was maskless--took me a while to realize the reason.

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[champers]

1 hour ago, thurien said:

very (very) hard to believe; Indians are the ones who know all prices best for everything around the globe. And they have fantastic networking abilities. It rather amazes that they didn't try to cut the fare from 20 to say 14 or 16 Baht

I assume the price was agreed before they got on the bus because they handed over 100 Baht without a word.

[NoshowJones]

12 hours ago, 2baht said:

Have'nt heard of a gold chain going off for a while, the thieving ladyboys are slipping!

The insurance companies have gotten wise to them. The Indians that is.

Edited November 8, 2022 by possum1931

[thaibeachlovers]

12 hours ago, thurien said:

very (very) hard to believe; Indians are the ones who know all prices best for everything around the globe. And they have fantastic networking abilities. It rather amazes that they didn't try to cut the fare from 20 to say 14 or 16 Baht

LOL. I was on the Pattaya bus route ( 10 baht ) and an Indian asked me if he could bargain the fare!

[Sparktrader]

12 hours ago, bang saen guy said:

I particularly like the ones that slow almost to a stop, change their minds and zoom off. Like <deleted>?

Some farangs look scary

[hotchilli]

On 11/7/2022 at 6:28 PM, bbi1 said:

What's the deal with Songthaews not stopping when flagging them down? I flagged down 6 songthaews one after another on Beach Rd, all empty and none of them stopped. It's like they don't want to collect any cash.

Lunch time..

[hotchilli]

On 11/7/2022 at 10:57 PM, JimTripper said:

Why do they do that, do they want to have sex?

Bless... 

[hotchilli]

On 11/8/2022 at 6:16 AM, 2baht said:

Have'nt heard of a gold chain going off for a while, the thieving ladyboys are slipping!

Slipping what? ????

[thaibeachlovers]

15 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Slipping what? ????

It's a figure of speech.

[bbi1]

22 hours ago, bang saen guy said:

I particularly like the ones that slow almost to a stop, change their minds and zoom off. Like <deleted>?

Yeah, got those a few times too. You flag them down, they come to you and nearly stop then you walk to get on and they zoom away.

[Liverpool Lou]

On 11/8/2022 at 6:25 AM, RichardColeman said:

On 11/7/2022 at 6:28 PM, bbi1 said:

It's like they don't want to collect any cash.

You think 10 baht would break them ?

..or make their day!

[jimn]

20 minutes ago, bbi1 said:

Yeah, got those a few times too. You flag them down, they come to you and nearly stop then you walk to get on and they zoom away.

Because they are operating as a taxi. They want you to go to the driver and ask the price. If you just try to get on the back for 10 baht, they drive off. Surprised you dont know this.