Phuket Tuk-tuk Rip Off Story Goes International

[jitenshaman]

Never used Tuk Tuks. Too expensive. Could be a great form of transport, but they made a balls of it. The drivers attitude to cost etc totally turned me off.

Always used motorcycle or boat taxis.

Tricky to get a boat taxi to Central Festival.

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But very easy to get the regular bus from the airport to Phuket Town and then the excellent public songthaew for 25 baht or whatever to Central Festival, just boycott the tuk tuk drivers.

[harleyclarkey]

Never had a problem with a tuk tuk in phuket.

Is this actually possible??

The only way not to have problems with these greedy, violent, scheming, rip off, aggressive, cheating, low life, scum (apart from all this they are fine) "drivers" ...is to pay them whatever extortionate fare they feel like asking.

Or maybe having to move out of a perfectly legal parking area, under the threat of violence to you or your vehicle?? Perhaps having to move out of their way as they career around on the verge of losing control.

Edited February 7, 2010 by harleyclarkey