Thongkorn Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 This makes me happy I have been refused many times at MBK because they are trolling for Farang vacationers so they can over charge Stick it to the cabbies Its illegal to refuse passengers. take his taxi number and his identification badge number and report them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToYoungToRetire Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 If you get into a taxi without negotiating price first.... Farang tax is everywhere, every country I've visited tries to charge more to foreigners. Taxi drivers are the worst of the bunch... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urobo Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 10 years ago I took a taxi from Silom to Thewet. When we left, the driver turned on the meter, but during a moment of inattention while driving, he has turned off the meter. Upon arrival, I had to pay 600 baht. It was a good lesson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cats4ever Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 (edited) Bring back Samlors. Bit slower, but most riders are pretty friendly if you are. Edited August 27, 2014 by Cats4ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absolut Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Almost all taxi's overcharge that are parked in front of a hotel. They also have to pay upfront money to join thhe taxi gang in front of the hotel, plus the hotel gets normally 500 Baht per taxi from the driver per month. Sukhumvit is a prime example. It does have a lot to do with the hotel though, I checked out of a good Sukhumvit Rd hotel the other week. Reception asked if I needed taxi, I said yes but they must use the meter. The doorman proceeded to go to the drive entrance and flag down passing taxi's, completely ignoring the 3 parked outside. It took him 4 taxi's to finally get 1 to agree to the destination and using the meter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gemini81 Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Who would want to be a taxi driver in Bangkok though? Stuck in traffic jams all day, it must be excruciating for them. I wouldn't pick up a passenger if they wanted to take me right back into an area where I'd just spent 2 hours trying to get out of, all for like 40 baht! No <deleted> way. Bums who thought it would be more lucrative than being a drunk or thief in Buriram. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
true blue Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Soi 11 is worst than any place in BKK. I volunteer to be one of the UNDERCOVER FOREIGN OPERATIVES as I am sure every member of TVF would also. Let us help fix all the broken parts. We live here and could be of so much help.agree with you there mate tried about 5 taxis last week in soi 11 the end i gave up, and paid the asking price as i had a plane to catch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunsiam Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 The question is, how long will this enforcement of the rules last? Just today I saw a motorbike taxi with a high school girl on the back run through a red light dodging traffic at a major BKK intersection, and the policeman there did nothing .... nothing ... and he saw it! I have faith in the intentions of the military government but little faith in the police. Last night saw police and soldiers together, driving motorbikes, police without helmets and the soldiers with "combat" helmets...good intentions or propaganda? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunsiam Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 The Taxi's on Koh Samui Never use the meters... When is someone coming to Samui to put a Stop to the Taxi Mafia????Stop them in Suthep's backyard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captspectre Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 I must almost always try and get in at one of those 8 places then.............. if the POLICE REALLY want to make arrest's let them hang around soi Nana by the dynasty hotel and the nana hotel. in fact the whole street! the taxi drivers know that the "tourists" have to go to the airport and after being turned down three or fout times all they want to do is get out of dodge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captspectre Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 This makes me happy I have been refused many times at MBK because they are trolling for Farang vacationers so they can over charge Stick it to the cabbies Its illegal to refuse passengers. take his taxi number and his identification badge number and report them. to whom? evr tried to call the Thai police hot line and get anyone who speaks english? try it sometime! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sscsamui Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 The Taxi's on Koh Samui Never use the meters... When is someone coming to Samui to put a Stop to the Taxi Mafia????Stop them in Suthep's backyard? Samui is Not Sutheps back yard and Suthep has nothing to do with the Mafia Taxi's on samui Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith7777 Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 (edited) This is very good to hear as I have been the victum of cab driver turning on meter at airport and turn it off as soon as they leave the area and how about stopping them from carrying guns and other weapons. Edited September 1, 2014 by keith7777 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancashirelad Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 Almost all taxi's overcharge that are parked in front of a hotel. They also have to pay upfront money to join thhe taxi gang in front of the hotel, plus the hotel gets normally 500 Baht per taxi from the driver per month. Sukhumvit is a prime example. Though to be fair some hotels have signs up saying that any taxis parked on the road outside have absolutely nothing to do with the hotel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killian30 Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 My Thai GF was telling one of these Taxis from MBK tonight that I was reading online that the military where going to stop Taxis not using the meter outside MBK and others and he burst out in laughter and said Taxi Don't care police military. He was using the meter but only as my GF stopped him and I said I can take the taxis number and call the number to complain and he had a great laugh again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyperdimension Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 Has anyone as a passenger tried to press the button themselves to turn on the meter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thongkorn Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 (edited) This makes me happy I have been refused many times at MBK because they are trolling for Farang vacationers so they can over charge Stick it to the cabbies Its illegal to refuse passengers. take his taxi number and his identification badge number and report them. to whom? evr tried to call the Thai police hot line and get anyone who speaks english? try it sometime! Phd Thai di, ever thought of learning Thai Edited September 6, 2014 by Thongkorn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 Has anyone as a passenger tried to press the button themselves to turn on the meter? I would think that interfering with anything to do with the operation of the taxi might cause problems. best to establish whether the meter will be used before accepting the ride. always leave the door ajar until you are comfortable with the driver's intentions. Most people prefer to sit in the rear seats so turning the meter on is not an option for the passenger. Some violent taxi drivers have killed people. Better to lose face than lose your face. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inutil Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 The only time i ever had trouble with an unmetered taxi was day 1, carrying a massive snowboard bag (dont ask) and a couple of other bags, arriving in bangkok after midnight, having no idea where i was going, and having no other realistic option except sucking up the bullshit at the airport. I paid 700 baht. I gave him a 100 extra as a tip. I just wanted to get in my hotel. Plus it was funny money back then. <deleted>, i spent almost 400 i think it was on an atrocious fake Paul Smith belt from one of the market hawkers in those first naive weeks. Since that day though, every taxi driver bar none has put the meter on at my request. Id always ask them beforehand though and if they said no, id just wait for the next taxi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDGRUEN Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 Impound the taxi for a week for each violation ... that will get their cooperation ... no matter who is driving .. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chao Lao Beach Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 Plain-clothes police officers have been dispatched to monitor cab drivers’ behavior in many parts of the capital, Maybe a job for the wanna be farlang tourist police? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jspill Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 This driver had some choice words for me tonight when I filmed him refusing to use the meter, and noted his ID number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chao Lao Beach Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 They should use plain cloths wanna be tourist cops, will get good results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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