Baht bus brawl: Phuket driver and foreign man row over fare

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Photo via Facebook/ Phuket Times ภูเก็ตไทม์

 

By Petch Petpailin

 

A physical altercation broke out between a Thai baht bus driver and a foreign man outside a hotel in Phuket after the foreigner refused to pay the agreed transport fare.

 

The Phuket Times shared a video of the altercation today, January 14. However, the page did not specify when or where the incident occurred. The accompanying post read…

 

“Fighting! The foreign tourist refused to pay the transport fare of 400 baht as agreed before the trip and paid only 200 baht upon arriving at his hotel.”

 

The video, posted in the comments section, showed the red baht bus driver initiating the fight by punching the foreign man, who was wearing a white shirt, in the face. The foreigner retaliated by throwing the Thai driver to the ground and kicking him forcefully.

 

 

A hotel security guard rushed to separate the two but the driver got up and struck the foreigner on the head. Another security guard intervened, eventually succeeding in stopping the fight.

 

Since no details were provided regarding the distance of the journey, it was not possible to determine whether the 400-baht fare was reasonable. Nevertheless, some netizens argued that the foreigner should have paid the agreed amount regardless of its fairness, as the terms had been settled before the ride.

 

There has been no report on whether either party will face legal consequences for their actions.

 

Source: The Thaiger

-- 2025-01-14

 

 

[hunkidori]

Can't believe the foreigner refused to pay the agreed price. More to it than that

[MikeandDow]

Lots of nut jobs in Phuket now

[Ben Zioner]

24 minutes ago, MikeandDow said:

Lots of nut jobs in Phuket now

That has been the case for decades. Being a nut is a requirement to join the taxi mafia and/or drive a baht bus. 

[Tropicalevo]

1 hour ago, hunkidori said:

Can't believe the foreigner refused to pay the agreed price. More to it than that

 

Maybe it's an old trick used by vans and songteows all over the place.

 

How much?

200 baht.

Arrives at destination.

400 baht please.

You said 200 baht

there are two of you - 200 baht each. 400 baht!

 

just sayin'.

[stevenl]

That's a Phuket TukTuk, not a Baht bus.

[Will B Good]

 

 

Slowly but surely, Isaan is becoming slightly more appealing each day.

[hotchilli]

Self defense your honour, he initiated the fight.

However the driver should have just called the police... he handled this badly.