Neilly Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Something I didn't know until today... Unlike the rest of the world, where taxis are usually yellow and black, Bangkok’s taxis come in a full range of colours. There are pink taxis, orange taxis, purple taxis, green taxes, yellow taxis and taxis in various combinations. While taxi colour in other countries signify nothing in particular, Bangkok’s taxis are actually colour coded. The single-colour are company taxis, personal taxis in cooperation or alliance and rental company taxis. These colour include bright green, bright sky blue, red, orange, yellow, blue, pink, purple, violet and tan. The bi-coloured taxis are in 3 kinds including yellow-green, red-blue and yellow-orange. The yellow-green are the personal private taxi. The red-blue are the rental taxi. The yellow-orange are the company taxi. Taxis are abundant in Bangkok so you can pick any colour you like, but the yellow-green taxis are generally reckoned to be better, being owned and driven by the owners themselves. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saakura Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Taxis are good and cheap, problem is with the taxi drivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieH Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Its usually the yellow/green that are held together with tape and falling apart. Seldom experience that with a pink or Blue "company" taxi in my experience. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldragon Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Nice post, but you're gonna have to expand on this a bit b/c you say the single-color taxis are company taxis, but you also say the yellow & orange taxis are company taxis. And I'm not even sure what's the difference between a company taxi and a rental one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
endure Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Probably a good idea to give your source... http://www.amusingplanet.com/2014/03/bangkoks-multi-colored-taxis.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePlant Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 (edited) I saw an old yellow and black taxi forlornly decaying in a garden/bit of roadside wasteland the other day near Mor Chit. I'd not seen one of them old things for donkey's years. Was probably in better nick now than when it was in service..... Edited January 14, 2015 by ThePlant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonfly94 Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 I saw an old yellow and black taxi forlornly decaying in a garden/bit of roadside wasteland the other day near Mor Chit. I'd not seen one of them old things for donkey's years. Was probably in better nick now than when it was in service..... These 25-30 year old taxis still run from some big C's. But they are not allowed to pick up on the roads, they just take shoppers home. They have the same meters, quite good fun to ride in one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaitorrent1 Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 All this seem totally wrong... Who can believe that in Thailand there is any strict rule or organization... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay1980 Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 yellow and green used to meen the driver was the owner/operator and red and blue used to meen it was a company owned cab but I doubt if that is gospel nowdays cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkjames Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 i find the all green ones are newer and are owned by individuals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAZ3 Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 i find the all green ones are newer and are owned by individuals. Also I've been told the all Green ones are tracked by the company,so are safer for single traveller,especially Females. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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