Foreigner Assaults Phuket Tuk Tuk Driver Over Fare Disagreement

[Rampant Rabbit]

18 minutes ago, 1happykamper said:

Dishonest doesn't call for violence. The brit was lucky no machete was pulled out and 5 other Thai didn't beat the crp out of him. 

bwhaaaa  ha  ha, been here  long, I reported a machete  attack police  did  NOTHING

[Iron Tongue]

57 minutes ago, Aussie999 said:

I'd really like to hear the tourists side, before, like of you, jumping to any conclusions  we already know many tuk tuk drivers do scam tourists. 

So your typical course of action is to start choking someone when you don't agree on the amount paid?

So every time you go to a venue where Farang pricing is double that of the locals, you start choking people?

[Old Croc]

A couple of cliché's clashing.

[Excogitator]

1 hour ago, sumongkhwai said:

I did not know that you could "decline a police meeting." Interesting. While I have always practiced staying under the radar (except for the one time we went to get a massage in the city and when we left it was dark and I couldn't see much out of my sunglasses driving back to the village! and maybe a few others I've forgotten) it is good to know that if the police ever come round, I will politely decline their "meeting".

Ask yourself, what can the police also do..?

 

I would never physically attack a driver (first), but imagining this was me, I would rather accept the meeting, resolve this with a wai (and probably some money), and get on with my holiday, rather than risk jail and deportation...

[charleskerins]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Abdulloh and his father were instructed to summon the foreigner to the police station.

ok   

[bob smith]

The amount stolen is irrelevant.

 

Thievery is thievery.

 

Tuk Tuk driver deserved a slap in the chops and more!

They are nothing but greedy scumbags down there.

 

bob.

[WDSmart]

No one should act like this, even if they were not given the change they thought they deserved. 

[SAFETY FIRST]

1 hour ago, Aussie999 said:

I'd really like to hear the tourists side

Strange comment, a picture says a thousand words, you've got a video clip, I reckon a million (1000000) words. 

 

The guys a thug, you reckon he's going to tell you the truth. 

 

Are you one of those Aussie lefty guys? 

 

[bob smith]

9 minutes ago, WDSmart said:

No one should act like this, even if they were not given the change they thought they deserved. 

'thought they deserved?'

 

are you for real?

 

give your head a wobble !

 

bob.

[bob smith]

8 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

The guys a thug, you reckon he's going to tell you the truth.

who the tuk tuk driver?

 

I know yeh, they are all like that down there.

 

bob.

[2long]

Is it possible that the driver

- made a mistake, and actually took 1,000B thinking it was 100B?

- saw that the Brit was drunk and possibly new to Thailand, and scammed him?

[SAFETY FIRST]

3 minutes ago, bob smith said:

who the tuk tuk driver?

 

I know yeh, they are all like that down there.

 

bob.

Where have you been? 

 

We've been worried about you. 

 

There was talk that you were so naughty, you got a 1 month ban. 😳

 

[Peterphuket]

1 hour ago, save the frogs said:

 

It depends how you define scam.

It's 100 baht, not 10 000 baht.

Is it fair that you were born in a western country where you can afford to fly to thailand 3 times a year and a baht bus driver makes a pittance?

Is it still a scam?

 

So, you think it is normal for falangs to pay double prices in LOS, you better go protect frogs with your ridiculous comment.
We, as foreigners also have to work hard for our pennies, mind you.

[ronster]

He's been nicked by the cops already.

He tried moving to another area but was arrested almost immediately 😀

[jesimps]

3 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Drinking a beer with a British accent. 

 

I don't know what all the fuss was about, Seems really weird that he gets violent over a few hundred baht.

I thought the unemployment benefits paid well in England.  

 

 

The cops organised tea and scones and Abdulloh declined, it's just not British old chap. 

 

 

He may be British in your view, but .........

[SAFETY FIRST]

40 minutes ago, bob smith said:

who the tuk tuk driver?

 

I know yeh, they are all like that down there.

 

bob.

Thank God you're back.

 

I heard lots of stories, there was one floating around that you left Mrs Smith and ran off with the Juristic woman.

 

[herfiehandbag]

1 hour ago, spidermike007 said:

These increasing events are an indication of the lower end tourists Thailand is now attracting. There are many reasons for this, which we have gone over, time and again. Violence is rarely ever called for, especially over small sums is money. What a creep. 

Then there is a Tuk Tuk driver in the mix...

[newbee2022]

3 hours ago, CANSIAM said:

Another hi-end tourist losing his cool over a few hundred baht,  

A high end Brit. Not all tourists behave like him😵‍💫

[Dcheech]

1 hour ago, Expat Tom said:

A week in jail and deportation would seem about right. This crap will continue until some lessons are learned. 

If people can't control themselves, kick them out. 

 

And the Thais will understand that you-we, the firengiee, that remain are the good guys and all will be happy happy joy joy. Bad out, good in. 

 

It is always eye opening to realize their are xpats out there that actually believe that twaddle. Stockholm Syndrome ... Call it TDS; Thai Derangement Syndrome.  Still this is Thaivisa ... uh er AN, to be expected many here suffer from this delusion. .

[YaiJung]

Why does everybody seem to believe the tuktuk driver.  Like they never lie and cheat tourists.  I used to live in Phuket and was constantly being shortchanged around the island.  Something that doesn't really happen elsewhere in Thailand for some strange reason. 

 

In Phuket you have to say the denomination as you hand it over, making sure it is clearly understood, then stand and count your change right in front of them.  Never, ever put the change in your pocket without checking.  9 time out of 10, they will just reach back under the counter and hand you your correct change without a fuss.  The more emboldened ones, such as tuktuk drivers, will put up a fuss because they know where they stand on the island....they have been pulling this bull<deleted> since tourists have been going there. 

 

Doesn't make attacking him very clever or right, but I can understand the urge when they pull this nonsense. 

[BestB]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Abdulloh's father revealed that while incidents of fare evasion have occurred in the past, the demand for additional money this time was intolerable. He believes that this event raises serious concerns about the treatment of local workers by foreign tourists.

Interesting he does not think ripping off tourists by the local workers is a concern 😂

[BritManToo]

2 hours ago, save the frogs said:

 

It depends how you define scam.

It's 100 baht, not 10 000 baht.

Is it fair that you were born in a western country where you can afford to fly to thailand 3 times a year and a baht bus driver makes a pittance?

Is it still a scam?

 

I would define scam as paying a 400bht bill with a 1000bht note, and being given 100bht change ............... "no, you gave me a 500bht note". Probably the most common taxi/bar scam in Thailand.

 

How many times a day can you afford to lose a tenner?

[Freddy42OZ]

2 hours ago, Skeptic7 said:

Abdulloh 🤣

Red card 

Deportation on the next magic carpet OUT. 

 

 

Abdulloh is the tuk tuk driver. 
 

[JimTripper]

Don't ever pay with a 1000 note in regular venues. Always break it in the 7-11 where there are cameras overhead.

[gomangosteen]

7 minutes ago, JimTripper said:

Don't ever pay with a 1000 note in regular venues. Always break it in the 7-11 where there are cameras overhead.

A new 7-11 opened in October near us, staff there say the note amount whenever a customer hands over a 500 or 1000.

 

Often a pause as they figure out how to tell me my change amount, for their language practice in English.

 

Admit I have at times made errors in mixing a 1000 in with 100s.

 

[stoner]

knock knock

who's there

the police

the police who

 

the police who are here to arrest you for assault. now put your fng hands behind your back before we taser you. 

 

what does it mean to decline the police. strange. telling at the same time.

[bob smith]

2 hours ago, save the frogs said:

 

It depends how you define scam.

It's 100 baht, not 10 000 baht.

Is it fair that you were born in a western country where you can afford to fly to thailand 3 times a year and a baht bus driver makes a pittance?

Is it still a scam?

 

This is a new low for you, frogs.

 

Mrs. Smtih said you are talking out your rear end.

She said most Thai people are bone idle and don't want to study.

That's why they get paid what they do.

 

She studied hard for 7 years, got her masters degree and is now basically richer and more successful than all of her peers.

Moral of the story - you get back out what you put in.

 

If you aren't happy being paid a 'pittance' then get of your ar*e and make yourself more valuable.

 

bob.

[SAFETY FIRST]

35 minutes ago, Freddy42OZ said:

 

 

Abdulloh is the tuk tuk driver. 
 

Yes, Abdulloh was the guy beat up by the British thug.

 

[NorthernRyland]

3 hours ago, thrilled said:

I guess the farang didn’t know you discuss how much with the driver before getting in. 

Not Farang. Kaek. Get your racial slurs in order sir.

[BangkokReady]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

charged at 400 baht. 

 

the unidentified tourist paid only 100 baht

 

Why did the taxi driver accept and put away the 100 Baht note?

 

Why doesn't the video show the tourist handing over the 100 Baht?

 

Not convincing at all.