pratsku Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 (edited) i agree grabtaxi no stress meter on straight away and nearly all new taxis and polite drivers... 25bhat no problem ,, and heres a tip mr nice taxi man .. Edited October 14, 2014 by pratsku Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCruncher Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 License suspension is the only thing that would work. First offence earns 2 weeks, 2nd earns three months, and a 3rd offence or more gets a year's suspension. You mean they wouldn't dare to drive without license ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkmBha Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Bravo ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bluespunk Posted October 14, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted October 14, 2014 do not understand why there are so many people complaining about how Thailand works, you even chose to come here, enjoy ye not how things work here so no one forbids you to return to the nanny state paradise. home in uk, australia or usa or wherever you come from so it is certainly much better to take a taxi there, but you have to expect to pay 10 times what it costs in bangkok .... They are breaking the law by refusing passengers. Nothing to do with fares. Thais complain as much as anyone about this. I live here, I work here, I pay taxes here, I have every right to express my views. If you don't like people complaining, find another forum. 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zappalot Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 I don't believe it, people have the cheapest taxes in the World and still complaining. And it's so easy to simply ask the next taxi driver if the first does not want to go where you want to go. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 I don't believe it, people have the cheapest taxes in the World and still complaining. And it's so easy to simply ask the next taxi driver if the first does not want to go where you want to go. I understand why taxis might not want to go to certain places and have no problem when they refuse [well, not quite true, I do curse under my breath as I walk away], but no problem with what this BIB did. Taxis refusing customers are breaking the law and if they get caught then that's the price they pay. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnie99 Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Give this man a medal! He should receive as many plaudits as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post garrya Posted October 14, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted October 14, 2014 I don't believe it, people have the cheapest taxes in the World and still complaining. And it's so easy to simply ask the next taxi driver if the first does not want to go where you want to go. Wrong! It is not about the money or the simplicity of getting another taxi. What if the teachers refused to teach certain kids? What if the doctors and nurses refused to treat some patients? What if the dustmen refused to take your garbage? What if the mechanic found your house too far and refused to fix your appliance? What if the governments selected people who can or cannot use public roads? What if shop assistants refused to serve you? What if the postmen didn't deliver your post? The list can go on and on... This sort of unethical practice should be eradicated. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snig27 Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Wow.....a cop doing his job....this guy'll be a superintendent soon!! Sadly not - but he should be. I imagine he doesn't have millions of baht in the bank like all his bosses on the so-called reforming body. Great cop. And there are quite a few, but they never get promoted up the ladder sadly as they don't play the game and funnel money upwards. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimmer Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Troll post removed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spermwhale Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 I have to say that since the junta or police (I can't remember which one) announced a few months ago that they would fine cabbies who refuse fares, I have not had a single taxi driver refuse me. I don't take a taxi often because I drive, but on those occasions when I know I'm going to Sukhumvit to drink from my home in Min Buri, not a single taxi driver has refused me. They've complained a bit on the way out telling me how far it is, but I've had no problems. Maybe I'm just lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post spermwhale Posted October 14, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted October 14, 2014 <script type='text/javascript'>window.mod_pagespeed_start = Number(new Date());</script> do not understand why there are so many people complaining about how Thailand works, you even chose to come here, enjoy ye not how things work here so no one forbids you to return to the nanny state paradise. home in uk, australia or usa or wherever you come from so it is certainly much better to take a taxi there, but you have to expect to pay 10 times what it costs in bangkok .... They are breaking the law by refusing passengers. Nothing to do with fares. Thais complain as much as anyone about this. I live here, I work here, I pay taxes here, I have every right to express my views. If you don't like people complaining, find another forum. So what Bapaboy? We should just shut up and enjoy? Shall we only discuss happy stuff here? Give me a break. I hate the people who say, If you don't like it, go home. I would say that to someone who complains incessantly about everything in Thailand, those who are truly unhappy here, but this issue is not a deal breaker. Everyone has a right to express their opinion. That's what this forum is for. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realenglish1 Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Now what the police need to do is continue to do this. First office fine. Second offense. Taxi license suspension for a month. 3rd Time Ban on driving a taxi. This will quickly get the drivers into shape. Right now the rule is there but no taxi driver cares He pays a fine and continues to do the same thing Time and again Hey everyone When you get a taxi driver refusing you get his taxi driver number on the dash board and report the jerk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinmaew Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 so one Somchai decides his afternoon needs brightening up hooray. How about legislation every try that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circusman Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 This officer should be given a 10,000 baht reward for doing his job, and leading by example. Maybe some of the other officers will get the incentive to start "working" for a living. Bravo Pol. Sub. Lt. Meewichai Muangklang. Never once in my working life did I get a reward for doing my job ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuk Dua Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Well done Pol. Sub. Lt. Meewichai. A similar incident occurred at Mo Chit when a policeman intervened, when he noticed a young Thai guy failing to get a taxi to take him to his destination. Ended up with the cop threatening a taxi driver with a fine if he refused the fare, and ensuring that full details were exchanged just in case the taxi driver threw out the fare round the corner. Need more like Pol. Sub. Lt. Meewichai. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post drand11 Posted October 14, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted October 14, 2014 Cops should be told..ticket ticket ticket violators. Of course, fairly, but revenues through ticketing should pay fir police salaries. They can earn their salary 3 fold daily if the ticket taxis, illegal turns & failure to wear helmets! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outsider Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 And the pay rise they will be getting is supposed to change this? Fat hopes... these morons will just continue to do the same. I do think nine years is a long time to go on without a raise, but I wish there was a way to seperate the honest cabbies and give them what they truly deserve, while this rotten lot (who also prowl Suk 11) are left to rot on their own. On another note, it is heartening, especially in the midst of all the negativities surrounding the RTP, that at least ONE officer is doing his job. Kudos to him and all the best. I hope to see more officers like him around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mrfill Posted October 14, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted October 14, 2014 License suspension is the only thing that would work. First offence earns 2 weeks, 2nd earns three months, and a 3rd offence or more gets a year's suspension. Nanny state Yes, far better to have no interference so the taxi driver can refuse who he wants, charge whatever he chooses and shoot anyone who disagrees with him with no nanny state to get in his way. eejut 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leon9mm Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Happened me from new airport trying to get to mo chit bus station ,went up a floor and grabbed a cab dropping off. Got a few feet asked for the metre and was showed a chart saying mo chit 1500bt...told him to stop and couldn't get his number as he had it covered over.. The fare in another metre taxi was just over 300bt including tollway.. These money grabbing scum make me so angry..delighted the cops are doing something about them. Hope it continues... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WayneThompson Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Raise the fares to a reasonable rate then stricter enforcement. They haven't had a fare hike in 22 years. What do you expect. Sydney fares go up every year it seems. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padsterj Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Is it the polices job to fine taxi drivers for refusing a fare ? Surely a taxi driver has the right to say who he wants in his car ? Is it against the law to refuse a fair ? In UK there are ways to report a taxi if you think hes not doing his job ect dont they have anything like that here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razer Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 (edited) Thank you Lt. Meewichai. Edited October 14, 2014 by metisdead Oversize bold font reset to normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morakot Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Normally we have to try up to 10 taxis to get a "Yes" from Sukhumvit to Chaeng Wattana. Almost never happens to me for exactly the same journey. The trick is: enter the vehicle, be seated, close the door and THEN state your destination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padsterj Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Happened me from new airport trying to get to mo chit bus station ,went up a floor and grabbed a cab dropping off. Got a few feet asked for the metre and was showed a chart saying mo chit 1500bt...told him to stop and couldn't get his number as he had it covered over.. The fare in another metre taxi was just over 300bt including tollway.. These money grabbing scum make me so angry..delighted the cops are doing something about them. Hope it continues... this taxi driver was trying to rip you off I agree BIB should do something, but the op is about a taxi been fined for refusing a fare, I dont see that as a crime only a loss of earnings for the driver. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seancbk Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 I had the same thing happen to me at MBK last weekend, same place where that cop is in the picture. They only wanted no meter or trips with no traffic. I've never had a problem with cabs in Bangkok, then again I know what the fare should be so if for example at MBK they want to go without the meter I just tell them a price that is slightly more than the fare should be. Usually they agree, perhaps because they realise I'm not a tourist (speak in Thai etc). When they get me where I want to go I give them an extra 20-40 baht as a tip to show them that being nice gets them a reward. Cabs are cheap anyway and my time is more valuable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leon9mm Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 So in your view ripping people of is not a crime..or trying to..refusing or upping the fare to me is in the same ballpark..and I don't need you to tell me what the original post was..thanks for your 2 penny's worth anyway.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draftvader Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Normally we have to try up to 10 taxis to get a "Yes" from Sukhumvit to Chaeng Wattana. Almost never happens to me for exactly the same journey. The trick is: enter the vehicle, be seated, close the door and THEN state your destination. Grabtaxi also vet their drivers and are grateful for feedback. Also worth B25...along with seat-belts in 90% of cars I've used so far. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupatria Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 He better applies for an 'inactive post' before he gets runned over by an unlicensed cab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darbar Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 This is the first time I've ever heard of a cop doing something good... well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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