Bangkok cabbies must get meters officially adjusted to new fares

[webfact]

 

Taxi drivers must get their meters adjusted before they will be allowed to charge the new fares, an increase of 6% on the old rate, according to the Land Transport Department.

 

A meter adjustment service will be available at the Krung Thep Aphiwat Train Terminal (aka Bang Sue Grand Station) from tomorrow until February 28th from 8am until 5pm every day except Sunday.  The service is being provided by four private companies and the adjustment fee ranges from 300-350 baht.

 

Seksom Akraphand, deputy director-general of the Land Transport Department, said that the service at the railway station can accommodate 1,600-1,800 cars a day, adding that, after the meters are adjusted, they will be officially certified and sealed.

 

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[Geoffggi]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Taxi drivers must get their meters adjusted before they will be allowed to charge the new fares, an increase of 6% on the old rate, according to the Land Transport Department.

Exactly how will the public know which taxis have had the necessary adjustments made ??

[HappyExpat57]

Yeah, right. Like I've EVER been in a taxi that used the meter.

[jippytum]

Bangkok cabbies must get meters officially adjusted to new fares

 

No problem the the Bangkok taxi guys are experts in adjusting their meters ,They have been doing it for years

[StayinThailand2much]

22 minutes ago, Geoffggi said:

Exactly how will the public know which taxis have had the necessary adjustments made ??

The ones who didn't won't use the meter.

[jcmj]

I’ll bet most don’t even work since they haven’t been used for years. Wonder how they’ll manage to turn them on and change the rates? And what tourists will even know what the new rates will be.  I’ve had some good experiences and some really bad ones. It’s a flip of the coin. 

[hotchilli]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Seksom Akraphand, deputy director-general of the Land Transport Department, said that the service at the railway station can accommodate 1,600-1,800 cars a day, adding that, after the meters are adjusted, they will be officially certified and sealed

And possibly tampered with later.

[flyingtlger]

What meter???

[RichardColeman]

Is there anyone that ever spot checks these people and there cans ? If not there should be.

[Homburg]

2 hours ago, hotchilli said:

And possibly tampered with later.

Correction: And possibly tampered with later.

[jacko45k]

No need, they did it themselves already!

[Gottfrid]

Yep, time to drive to the mate at the garage. You know man, I´ve never made this much before. You really manage to speed it up last time. Think you can crank it a little bit more?

[Srikcir]

4 hours ago, Geoffggi said:

Exactly how will the public know which taxis have had the necessary adjustments made ??

If the rate is based on baht per km, when you enter the taxi shouldn't you see the rate for the first km? Out by Rama 2 it's been 35  baht (up through today) so if the taxi now shows a higher rate, the meter has been adjusted?

[lujanit]

In the time allocated approximately 65,000 taxis can be accommodated.  I found two figures for taxi numbers in BKK (100,000 in 2012, Wikipedia and 150,000 in 2019; https://www.covankessel.com/blog/how-to-take-a-taxi-in-bangkok#:~:text=There are more than 150.000 taxi’s in Bangkok, newer Toyota cars and are spacious and airconditioned.).

 

If the 2019 figure is anywhere near the mark it would mean 80,000 taxis wouldn't be able to have their meters adjusted.  Unless my figures are cr@p.

[PETERTHEEATER]

8 hours ago, Geoffggi said:

Exactly how will the public know which taxis have had the necessary adjustments made ??

By avoiding taxis with meters sealed and certified in Khao San Road.

[digger70]

Bangkok cabbies must get meters officially adjusted to new fares . 

 

Why adjusted. Everyone says that they not use them Soooo no big deal.

[alex8912]

I must still be the luckiest guy in BKK. I use a taxi several times a week often later at night and afternoons. I open the back door, I say hello in Thai, I say where I'm going in Thai ( extremely easy to learn) and start to get in the back seat. 99.5% of the time he/ she hits the meter and we are off! I will never understand the comments on this forum about Bangkok taxi drivers not using the meter.  Two notes. I NEVER approach a waiting taxi and when I'm on a busy street I always am on the side of street going in my direction.  Also I almost never use a taxi weekdays between 5:30-7:30pm. That is what the sky train is for.