Taxi forced to use a meters now adding fare surcharges in Samui

[BigC]

I would like if I could push for soi taxis motor bike taxis that just have licenses to work the sois for 10 baht a time like soi 1 Manam sone other bike sois

Could make money all day long going up and down specially with all these villas in the moutains

Forangs could get their thai families busy

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[Rooo]

Spoke to a guy this morning that just arrived here via a weeks holiday in Phuket. Comes here numerous times a year. Says that despite the new regulations/changes the fares are exactly the same as he's always paid!!

Perhaps he was not aware of the changes, same as many tourists will not know any better & get gouged.

Let's here from people on this forum, regular locals & their experiences.

[evadgib]

I can't see how he could have failed to notice the signs <passenger door an' all that> although I am otherwise not in the least surprised by Carmines post.

Edited August 12, 2014 by evadgib

[notmyself]

Spoke to a guy this morning that just arrived here via a weeks holiday in Phuket. Comes here numerous times a year. Says that despite the new regulations/changes the fares are exactly the same as he's always paid!!

Perhaps he was not aware of the changes, same as many tourists will not know any better & get gouged.

Let's here from people on this forum, regular locals & their experiences.

Or airport taxi as that may not change.

[Absolut]

"An additional 50 baht service charge is added on top of the total fare. As the community has accepted that this service charge will cover overhead costs.

After an agreement with the Koh Samui City and Tourism Association of Koh Samui, the community will accept the additional 50 baht service charge to the total"

As I don't live on Samui yet many members do, who are part of the community, I'm just wondering who in the Samui community has accepted this additional 50 baht service charge?

I can't imagine any locals, be they Thais or expat readily agreeing, sounds more like it was an agreed to demand.

[dom samui]

Mouahahahahah !!!

Complete bullshit !!!

Some so-called taxis-meter do have the 50 bahts overcharge sticker , but ......... They dont HAVE METER INSIDE THE TAXI .....

Enjoy the show ;-)

[Virt]

Mouahahahahah !!!

Complete bullshit !!!

Some so-called taxis-meter do have the 50 bahts overcharge sticker , but ......... They dont HAVE METER INSIDE THE TAXI .....

Enjoy the show ;-)

Next thing will be that they charge their normal 400 bath from airport to Chaweng and then add 2 x 50 bath on top of that and try to convience people that's the way things are working now.

[motocrosser]

So has anyone used a taxi since this came in and how much is it per km?i know its 100 baht minimum to start with.so if i got one from Banrak to chaweng how much?

[BigC]

Every taxi should have the drivers phone number stuck inside the cab in case of lost items on the taxi

[Traveling Sailor]

Spoke to a guy this morning that just arrived here via a weeks holiday in Phuket. Comes here numerous times a year. Says that despite the new regulations/changes the fares are exactly the same as he's always paid!!

Perhaps he was not aware of the changes, same as many tourists will not know any better & get gouged.

Let's here from people on this forum, regular locals & their experiences.

I'm a "regular local" but you won't hear from me. I avoid taking a taxi at all cost. I hire a friend of a friend to take me where I want to go. It is always a reasonable price and no hassle.

[ocejanic]

I went to TAT (official tourist info) in Nathon a few days ago and asked about taxi ürices and meters. The lady told me, in an absolutely convinced tone ( not convincing though, for I knew she was wrong) that since August taxis would use metres "because there is a new law." (LOL)

Well, at the pier where all the food stalls are, I tried with about 20 of the taxis waiting. No one has ever used or will ever use a metre, some pretended not to know what I am talking about.

The TAT lady also said that Nathon- Maenam would be 200 - 250 BTH (not sure if she meant metred). All drivers said "600" though. After an annoying 15 min of haggling with about 5 drivers, someone had mercy on me and drove me for 300.

So metre and taxi is and will remain a complete joke. Why don't they cover their "metre taxi" sign on the car roof with some Thai boxing advertisement or other? Would make a few more buck.

Latest incident with Songthaew: Guy asked 200 BTH (around noon) for 1 km ( ringroad Lamai, wanted to get to Lotus Tesco). I kindly asked him if he didn't think this a tad too bold, and he drove off!