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Foreign Tourist in Phuket Forced out of Minivan Over Passenger Disputes Between Rival Drivers


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Phuket — A lone foreign female tourist was forced out of a minivan in Phuket by drivers of other vans operating at the Phuket Rassada Port. The drivers claimed the tourist’s app-hailing van driver could not pick up passengers at the port and told the tourist to drag her suitcase out of there if she intended to use app-hailing services.


The incident which was widely shared on social media and went viral happened on June 3rd at the Phuket Rassada Port in Phuket. The unidentified driver of a public minivan who posted the incident claimed that he was stopped by a group of 5-6 men as he was about to take his female foreign passenger to her destination from the port.

 

The driver who had required yellow license plates and operated as what he says is a legal app-hailing driver stated that the men surrounded his minivan and told his passenger, a lone female traveller, to get out of the van and drag her suitcase out of the port area if she intended to use services from app-hailing drivers.

 

By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

Full story: https://thephuketexpress.com/2023/06/04/foreign-tourist-in-phuket-forced-out-of-minivan-over-passenger-disputes-between-rival-drivers/

 

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I have noticed a purple sticker on a lot of their vans saying "car app".

No idea what it is but had me wondering if they have somehow got someone to make them a crappy version of grab with pricing better suited to their needs.

Tried to find out online but can't.

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3 hours ago, KCPhuket said:

We hope it will change as Move Forward has stated this as a goal for Phuket. It has long been a sickening sore spot indeed.

not much at all will change. move forward also campaigned on sec 21 and well..... we all know how that is turning out. 

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Dont just blame the drivers, the hotels need looking at they are also at it, A 5 star hotel in Karon the other week said 2000 Baht for a minivan to the airport (one way) 

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Very lucky no one was shot, in this Land Of Shootings/Stabbings awash with illegal guns and

man-children. I hope she gave the driver a tip. 

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