A Thai woman took to social media to accuse a tuk tuk driver on Bangla Road in Phuket of overcharging her foreign friend and attacking her after they refused the service.

 

The Thai woman, Kanyasiri Sisuwan, shared the story about the tuk tuk driver on Facebook on April 15. She said she wanted to seek justice for herself and for tuk tuk drivers in Phuket to respect passengers’ choices.

 

Kanyasiri explained that her male foreign friend asked her to call a tuk tuk for him as he wanted to travel from Bangla Road to the Kamala neighbourhood in Phuket. She asked a nearby tuk tuk driver about the transport fee, and the driver requested 700 baht.

 

The trip from the Bangla Road to the Kamala area is about 11 kilometres, and the actual transport fee, according to the Grab application, is between 400 to 500 baht.

 

Kanyasiri said her foreign friend decided not to use the service due to the high price and opted for an app-based driver instead. She then helped the foreigner book the car using the application.

 

Their refusal angered the tuk tuk driver. Kanyasiri revealed that the driver verbally abused her with vulgar language, sparking a heated argument. Subsequently, the driver physically assaulted her by beating and kicking her in front of other tuk tuk drivers present at the scene.

 

Kanyasiri denounced the inaction of the other tuk tuk drivers, stating that no one intervened during the attack. She added that some of them even criticised her for declining the service.

 

Mafia tuk tuk drivers

 

The tuk tuk driver fled the scene following the attack but she managed to capture a photo of his vehicle and its registration plate. Another driver present at the scene chastised her for photographing his friend’s car and threatened further violence against her. According to Kanyasiri, another tuk tuk driver said…

 

“Why are you taking a picture? If you want to take a picture that badly, you should take a picture of my car. You’ll see what I can do!”

 

Kanyasiri reported that she sustained wounds and scratches from the attack and experienced pain throughout her body. She asserted that passengers have the right to decline service if the transportation fare is deemed too high, and the driver had no justification for assaulting them, as he did to her.

 

Numerous Thai netizens voiced concern for her well-being, while others recounted their negative encounters with tuk tuks in Phuket.

 

“All of the tuk tuk on Bangla Road are mafia. I experienced it myself. The fee was very expensive.”

 

“I won’t go to Phuket anymore! It’s too scary!”

 

“Tuk tuk drivers in Phuket are so aggressive. I parked my car in a public parking area, but a tuk tuk driver asked me to leave, claiming it was only for tuk tuk drivers.”

“My foreign friends told me that Phuket is beautiful but it’s not a good place to live.”

 

“Only mafia live in Phuket!”

 

“A good tuk tuk driver in Phuket advised me not to help anyone who was in trouble with mafia drivers, warning that the mafia group would attack me.”

 

As of now, no relevant departments have stepped forward to solve the matter or help the woman seek justice.

 

By Petch Petpailin

Caption: Photo via Facebook/ เศรษฐี ก้อย ศรีสุวรรณ์

 

Source: The Thaiger 2024-04-18

 

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At least blacklist and deport him! Such an abuse can't be tolerated!

I can understand tourists having problems with the Phuket taxis/tuk tuks, but surely she should have known better, even if she's not a local?

To be honest, a tuk tuk driver asked just some 30% more than the Grab fare, which is pretty fair (no pun intended). And I'm sure he could've gone down to 600 if she had been willing to negotiate.

12 minutes ago, AreYouGerman said:

At least blacklist and deport him! Such an abuse can't be tolerated!

Deport who?

7 minutes ago, freeworld said:

Deport who?

 

Obviously the foreigner who was wrong by coming to Thailand and made the TukTuk driver angry. If the foreigner wouldn't have come to Thailand, he wouldn't have made him angry.

BOLT is even cheaper, 

41 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

“Only mafia live in Phuket!”

only mafia. wow.

that's a strong statement.

18 minutes ago, JoseThailand said:

To be honest, a tuk tuk driver asked just some 30% more than the Grab fare, which is pretty fair (no pun intended). And I'm sure he could've gone down to 600 if she had been willing to negotiate.

 

But she didn't negotiate hence the beating.

40 minutes ago, freeworld said:

Deport who?

 

Deport the criminal Swiss man stealing jobs from tuk-tuk drivers!

1 hour ago, freeworld said:

Deport who?

Deport the ASEANNOW members who post the most senseless and stupid replies!

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

As of now, no relevant departments have stepped forward to solve the matter or help the woman seek justice.

 

 

Not Swiss enough

13 hours ago, AreYouGerman said:

At least blacklist and deport him! Such an abuse can't be tolerated!

Who... the Thai tuk tuk driver ?

13 hours ago, AreYouGerman said:

At least blacklist and deport him! Such an abuse can't be tolerated!

 

And arrange for 500 protesters to gather at the tuk tuk stand.

Not a huge issue. So much fuss about a difference of 200 baht which likey could have been negotiated down to 100 baht or so. No idea why the Thai woman was so aggressive, and why her foreign boyfriend didn't calm her down.

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Kanyasiri denounced the inaction of the other tuk tuk drivers, stating that no one intervened during the attack

They wouldn't do as their friend was winning , if she had managed to turn the tables and started beating him , then they would have joined in , just not on her side.

14 hours ago, AreYouGerman said:

 

Obviously the foreigner who was wrong by coming to Thailand and made the TukTuk driver angry. If the foreigner wouldn't have come to Thailand, he wouldn't have made him angry.

Silly 😵‍💫

and now a statement from the police: We have found no tuk tuk drivers in Phuket.

15 hours ago, dingdongrb said:

Deport the ASEANNOW members who post the most senseless and stupid replies!

Thanks for the laugh, idiotic comment. In the OP, all the foreigner seems to have done was refuse a tuk tuk ride and there some are baying for deportation.

For 700baht one can hire a decent car for a day, hereabouts. Not sure about Phuket, but doubt it is much more.

I can't understand anyone who uses tuk-tuks which have to be the most vile form of transport ever designed my humans, a step down from a donkey and cart. 

2 hours ago, Sticky Rice Balls said:

......used a tuk tuk ONCE..learned my lesson

Me too!

16 hours ago, JoseThailand said:

To be honest, a tuk tuk driver asked just some 30% more than the Grab fare, which is pretty fair (no pun intended). And I'm sure he could've gone down to 600 if she had been willing to negotiate.

Interesting, what you infer here is that one should always select the more expensive provider. Do you understand that this would lead to quadruple digit inflation?

Bad farang !

I'm calling Anutin, right now

22 hours ago, AreYouGerman said:

At least blacklist and deport him! Such an abuse can't be tolerated!

Tuk Tuk driving is a restricted activity so how do you deport a citizen?

21 hours ago, Celsius said:

 

But she didn't negotiate hence the beating.

Would you be happy paying 30% more than the market value for something? 

Thailand already has a reputation for over charging, dual pricing and taxis driver ripoffs,  again I blame the authorities for not enforcing fares & procedures, this is a continual negative for pending Thai tourists and will have an effect on peoples choice of transport & holiday destinations. When will they learn?

5 hours ago, Grusa said:

For 700baht one can hire a decent car for a day, hereabouts. Not sure about Phuket, but doubt it is much more.

 

And drink drive ????

6 minutes ago, paul1804 said:

Thailand already has a reputation for over charging, dual pricing and taxis driver ripoffs,  again I blame the authorities for not enforcing fares & procedures, this is a continual negative for pending Thai tourists and will have an effect on peoples choice of transport & holiday destinations. When will they learn?

 

Authorities simply do not care - such behavior has been going on for decades.

Once in a while someone in a position of authority has the hubris to make an announcement of a crack-down thinking this will have an impact.

 

These rip-offs could be stamped out quite easily with a little effort from a police force pushed to do their jobs.

1 hour ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

And drink drive ????

For not much more, a driver with it. But, no guarantee not drunk!