Bangkok’s expressway toll fees skyrocket starting today

[hotchilli]

12 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

You think a 5 baht bump is going to be the make or break for small and medium businesses trying to make a living ???

Your exaggeration may be worse greater than the story itself !!!

Ever heard of the Idiom, The last straw that broke the camels back" ?

[Chongalulu]

12 hours ago, stoner said:

 

true generosity. i need a tissue. i'll be right back.

Did we really have to know you were going to relieve yourself. Don't forget the magazine... 🤮

[Chongalulu]

26 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Ever heard of the Idiom, The last straw that broke the camels back" ?

Something already cheap goes up by the realistic minimum price after 10 years. Rid yourself of that hump and return it to the snowflake camel...

[stoner]

3 minutes ago, Chongalulu said:

Did we really have to know you were going to relieve yourself. Don't forget the magazine... 🤮

 

tears not your magazine charades :)

[spidermike007]

If they think a 5 baht increase is a soaring price, then they have not experienced inflation in the rest of the world. 

 

Very poor journalism. Very misleading. 

[digbeth]

2 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Gotta claw back those free toll days somehow.

 

I believe the free tolls days are a way for them to get out of paying the toll workers overtime on the holidays, the big ones like songkran and new years see Bangkok deserted anyway so people use the tolls less, might be cheaper to let the staff take the holiday rather than pay them to come in and man the booths

[Grumpy one]

14 hours ago, Bangkokhatter said:

Taken in isolation your right only 5 Baht.

Now think about all the courier companies zipping up and down the highways, it will soon add up and increase their costs.

Who do you think will have to pay those extra costs.

We will, and some will bitch and scream about it  

[brianthainess]

14 hours ago, dick turpin said:

That's it, have had enough, am out of here ......the fact

that I never use this expressway is beside the point.

Hi, Dick Turpin are you saying this is just Highway robbery?    

[josephbloggs]

2 hours ago, digbeth said:

 

I believe the free tolls days are a way for them to get out of paying the toll workers overtime on the holidays, the big ones like songkran and new years see Bangkok deserted anyway so people use the tolls less, might be cheaper to let the staff take the holiday rather than pay them to come in and man the booths

 

Jesus, great conspiracy theory, but maths is obviously not your strong point. How much do you think a toll booth worker makes?

[kingstonkid]

22 hours ago, Bangkokhatter said:

Taken in isolation your right only 5 Baht.

Now think about all the courier companies zipping up and down the highways, it will soon add up and increase their costs.

Who do you think will have to pay those extra costs.

The couriers will eat the extra fee for a few months then raise like they do every year.

 

The big thing is that it may cut downon the number of vehicles on the toll way which would not be a bad thing.

 

The more they charge the more people are going to reconsider driving into BKK hopefully.