Are drivers scamming you?

[still kicking]

12 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

Yes , but I believe he has a CASH payment system in place not that it matters 

But...in Australia I was once charged MORE by Uber in busy traffic 

They sent me a message saying the driver request more because of the traffic 

B/S I used Uber many times you pay what quoted 

[richard_smith237]

1 hour ago, still kicking said:

13 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

Yes , but I believe he has a CASH payment system in place not that it matters 

But...in Australia I was once charged MORE by Uber in busy traffic 

They sent me a message saying the driver request more because of the traffic 

B/S I used Uber many times you pay what quoted 

 

Not true all the time:

From the perspective of 'ride tolerance' UBER works differently in different locations. 

 

Try and get an Uber in Turkey - you will not pay the UBER price - the compromise is that someone picks you up, they'll turn up and 'quote their price'..... 

 

The difference in Thailand is that Uber conceded to GRAB (Singapore based).. & the taxi / ride-sharing war saw Grab prosper.... with a concession to Uber, 30% I think.

... smart move I think, Grab could boost prices because of no competition, Uber take a bigger chuck anyway.. (30% of higher prices is better than a fight).

 

Bolt is somehow powerful enough to get into the mix.....   but....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[georgegeorgia]

13 hours ago, Dexxter said:

 

 

You were "scammed" for about US$3. Is it really such an important event in your life that you need to write a long story on the net about it? Especially since you say this never happened before so it was a one-time event. 100 baht is about the same amount it costs for the "flag-fall" just to start the taxi meter on a new ride in Australia, and then another 36 baht for each kilometre travelled. Bangkok taxis are extremely cheap even if they over-charge.

Stop comparing Australian taxi prices to Thailand ,the OP has probably never been to Australia