Got in last night for the first time in a couple years and no more white taxi stand out front............

Hmmmmmm, o.k., this Grab stand. Standing there looking for wifi connection, have the app when I get approached by a woman, she asks where I'm going (Rawai), and we settle on a price, outta there. Probably paid 200thb more but I was gassed, just wanted to get to my hotel.

It's 8:00pm and still takes over an hour for a 40 mile ride. The car line up for the turn to Surin went back a kilometer.

Also noticed Phuket loves their big box stores and malls. Noticed near half dozen new ones.

It was a shame but they got rid of those yellow and red meters taxis years ago, we are left only with taxi mafia - those are right out of international terminal with desks..., but from what I hear their prices are not that higher than Grab or Bolt for long distances, mainly due to traffic these days...!

Out of interest how much did you pay to Rawai....? I think anywhere from 1000b to 1200b is within range...

Yes, 1000thb.

Way back some days later at 6AM was only 40 mins to the airport, so the traffic matter clearly is a time of day thing. Probably stating the obvious there.........