Popular Post webfact Posted February 8, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 8, 2023 By Goongnang Suksawat Phuket – Phuket officials are investigating after they have received many complaints that many foreigners are renting cars for doing illegal taxi services. A team of officials from the Phuket Land Transport Office (Phuket PLTO) and the Phuket Provincial Employment Office this afternoon (February 8th) set up a checkpoint at the Si Kor Intersection in Kathu which many vehicles were heading up to the Patong Hill. The Phuket PLTO Chief Mr. Atcha Buajan told the Phuket Express that they have received many complaints that many foreigners in Phuket are renting cars and are being illegal taxi drivers. Full story: https://thephuketexpress.com/2023/02/08/many-foreigners-in-phuket-allegedly-renting-cars-for-doing-illegal-taxi-services/ -- © Copyright The Phuket Express 2023-02-09 - 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. The most versatile and flexible rental investment and holiday home solution in Thailand - click for more information. 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post d4dang Posted February 8, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 8, 2023 crafty foreigners depriving local taxi drivers of scam opportunities....probably overstaying too 12 1 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CANSIAM Posted February 8, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 8, 2023 I would imagine these folks are not in the 'high quality tourist group' label......... 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Srikcir Posted February 8, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 8, 2023 This accusation sounds like a scam against foreigners. 10 7 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Olmate Posted February 8, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 8, 2023 Whats Russian for grab? 5 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post spidermike007 Posted February 8, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 8, 2023 Oh please. Such nonsense. Just rabid, fear mongering, uninformed xenophobia. How could someone pay daily rental rates and still generate a profit, and as a taxi driver? This is one of the dumbest accusations of the year. 37 3 14 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CrunchWrapSupreme Posted February 8, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 8, 2023 1 minute ago, spidermike007 said: Oh please. Such nonsense. Just rabid, fear mongering, uninformed xenophobia. How could someone pay daily rental rates and still generate a profit, and as a taxi driver? This is one of the dumbest accusations of the year. This right here. Everyone I've talked to says a rental is around 9-10k baht a month. So I thought I was getting a deal financing our new car at 7800 a month. But then I gotta buy insurance, so then it's back up to the 9-10k, heh. But at least it's a new car. 300 baht a day? Then there's your gas. Nah, not much of a business opportunity. 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Olmate Posted February 8, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 8, 2023 7 minutes ago, spidermike007 said: Oh please. Such nonsense. Just rabid, fear mongering, uninformed xenophobia. How could someone pay daily rental rates and still generate a profit, and as a taxi driver? This is one of the dumbest accusations of the year. One airport trip, theres your rent paid 4 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HappyExpat57 Posted February 8, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 8, 2023 3 hours ago, webfact said: many complaints that many foreigners Yeah . . . no. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jerrymahoney Posted February 8, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 8, 2023 Maybe the Russians want to have a driver who speaks Russian, and the Chinese want a driver who speaks Chinese, etc. And saving a few baht is not part of the equation. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ikke1959 Posted February 8, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 8, 2023 Overpriced "official" taxis are complaining??? Maybe time to change their own behavior... and the so called foreign taxis, are maybe familymembers who take their friends of visiting family to their home or drive around for sightseeing....and than they are no taxis.... 6 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hotchilli Posted February 8, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 8, 2023 3 hours ago, webfact said: The Phuket PLTO Chief Mr. Atcha Buajan told the Phuket Express that they have received many complaints that many foreigners in Phuket are renting cars and are being illegal taxi drivers. Perish the thought that Phuket foreigners are doing Thai mafia work. 6 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hotchilli Posted February 8, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 8, 2023 55 minutes ago, Srikcir said: This accusation sounds like a scam against foreigners. Maybe Russians trying to earn some keep. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bob smith Posted February 8, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 8, 2023 Phuket? Think i'll pass.. ???? 3 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lanng khao Posted February 8, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 8, 2023 58 minutes ago, Olmate said: Whats Russian for grab? Grabski.. 10 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sqwakvfr Posted February 8, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 8, 2023 I think if my next Grab driver was Vitaly from Moscow or Xi from Shanghai this would be breaking news. I think this goes back to the default position of some in LOS: Blame a foreigner or foreigners. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post edogthong Posted February 8, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 8, 2023 The Thai's government greatest fear is that a foreigner would work in their country. They're so scared of it that they make up stories about it. Compare that to the immigration situation we have in Europe.... 11 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sammieuk1 Posted February 8, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 8, 2023 Off to A+E to get my laughing emoji removed again ???? 3 1 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olmate Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 39 minutes ago, bob smith said: Phuket? Think i'll pass.. ???? No freebies for you.! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post pollyog Posted February 9, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 9, 2023 Oh great. How long before expat residents like myself collecting family or friends from the airport will get stopped and accused of working as an illegal taxi driver? Will they believe the tourist who insists that they are not paying for the ride? This could turn out to be a headache for those of us who are quite legally depriving the Phuket taxi mafia of a fare! 11 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AhFarangJa Posted February 9, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 9, 2023 (edited) 41 minutes ago, sammieuk1 said: Off to A+E to get my laughing emoji removed again ???? The laughing emoji appears to have been censored off the choices........ I have started a thread to ask why..... Edited February 9, 2023 by AhFarangJa 3 1 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ChrisY1 Posted February 9, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 9, 2023 Pure spin put up by the Phuket taxi mafia and those profiting from their scamming ways. Disgraceful behavior from a disgraceful, but fully supported by the authorities, bunch of tourist scammers! 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcpattaya Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 2 hours ago, Srikcir said: sounds like a scam against foreigners. Do you have any idea what's the meaning of a SCAM? Asking for a friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thailand49 Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 Maybe they forgot to use calculator? ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Homburg Posted February 9, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 9, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, Olmate said: Whats Russian for grab? Invade. Edited February 9, 2023 by Homburg Incorrect term used. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jesimps Posted February 9, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 9, 2023 I should imagine that these foreigners are fellow Asians ie Myanmarese, Cambodian or Loatian. A westerner would find it difficult to pull it off. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gottfrid Posted February 9, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 9, 2023 3 hours ago, spidermike007 said: Oh please. Such nonsense. Just rabid, fear mongering, uninformed xenophobia. How could someone pay daily rental rates and still generate a profit, and as a taxi driver? This is one of the dumbest accusations of the year. No, it´s not! A car, you can rent from 9 000 - 12 000 baht per month. That would only be 300 - 400 per day. As a taxi driver you can easily make trips for 1 500 per day. Let´s say that 900 goes away including rent and gasoline. I would assume it is most India and other Asian nationalities that are doing this. They will be quite satisfied to have 600 baht or more per day. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post brianthainess Posted February 9, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 9, 2023 1 hour ago, AhFarangJa said: 1 hour ago, sammieuk1 said: Off to A+E to get my laughing emoji removed again ???? The laughing emoji appears to have been censored off the choices........ I have started a thread to ask why..... Edited 53 minutes ago by AhFarangJa Also all other emojis apart from the 'default' ones 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthainess Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 5 hours ago, webfact said: Phuket – Phuket officials are investigating after they have received many complaints that many foreigners are renting cars for doing illegal taxi services And yet it appears they caught NO ONE. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lemsta69 Posted February 9, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 9, 2023 2 hours ago, edogthong said: Compare that to the immigration situation we have in Europe.... Thank Buddha that Thailand isn't going down the European route. They're right to be 'scared' of foreigners and they should do everything they can to not become a basket case like the rest of the Western world. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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