Thaivisa News Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Ayutthaya: Tuktuk drivers have been preying on farang tourists who visit the ancient capital by collaborating with passenger van drivers to force them to use tuktuk rides, Nation TV reported. The TV station has conducted an investigative report and found that the tuktuk drivers had collaborated with passenger van drivers to force farang tourist to get out of the vans one stop before they reach the destination in Ayutthaya downtown. The stop is on Rojana Raod near the entrance to Chao Mae Taptim Shrine and near the Pridi Bridge. The tuktuk drivers have their stand there waiting for foreign tourists. A Nation TV reporter observed the tuktuk drivers Sunday morning and found that when a passenger van arrived, they rushed to the van and ushered farang passengers to leave it. A tuktuk driver was then seen handing out something to the van driver. A source from the tuktuk driver stand told Nation TV that the tuktuk drivers paid the van driver Bt20 for each farang who left the van at the stop. The farang tourists were then swarmed by tuktuk drivers who offered to drive them to their hotels or the Ayuthtaya tourist information center of the Tourism Authority of Thailand. No matter which choice, the tourists had to pay Bt200 for the tuktuk ride. According to the TV station, many foreign tourists had filed complaint at the center that they took the van from the Victory Monument in Bangkok to Ayutthaya but they were left at the spot to force them to use the tuktuk services. Many tourists said they felt intimidated by the tuktuk drivers. Deputy Ayutthaya traffic police chief Pol Lt Col Chanin Winin said he would consult other government agencies concerned how to deal with the issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsetBkk Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Shocking! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Just1Voice Posted February 22, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted February 22, 2015 Deputy Ayutthaya traffic police chief Pol Lt Col Chanin Winin said he would consult other government agencies concerned how to deal with the issue. Well, lets see. Start with a 5,000 baht fine, then confiscate the tuktuk for 30 days. I think that might help solve the problem. 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JetsetBkk Posted February 22, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted February 22, 2015 Deputy Ayutthaya traffic police chief Pol Lt Col Chanin Winin said he would consult other government agencies concerned how to deal with the issue. Well, lets see. Start with a 5,000 baht fine, then confiscate the tuktuk for 30 days. I think that might help solve the problem. And then come to Phuket to see how they really screw the tourists. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koo wallety tourist Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 (edited) common issue through out the region. Edited February 22, 2015 by koo wallety tourist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post iReason Posted February 22, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted February 22, 2015 Thainess. Quaility Hosts. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancashireman Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Nothing new, just cyclic news from old... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petedk Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Same old story everywhere in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siam2007 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 " Deputy Ayutthaya traffic police chief Pol Lt Col Chanin Winin said he would consult other government agencies concerned how to deal with the issue. " Then a few minutes later Pol Chief Lt Col Chanin Winin called his wife and told her to cancel the order for the new TOYOTA AVANZA as he expects a sharp drop in his revenue in the next few weeks and month...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawati Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Now i understand why the van left me at that stop.TIT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sweatalot Posted February 22, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted February 22, 2015 "Deputy Ayutthaya traffic police chief Pol Lt Col Chanin Winin said he would consult other government agencies concerned how to deal with the issue" Honestly? He -the police - don't know what to do? TIT 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrilled Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Sounds normal.Many farangs have some money.If your A a working class Thai you only want some of it.It's normal for Thailand. I don't see anything new.If I was A Thai I would feel the same way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattaya28 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Wonder how many tourist-scams pop-up throughout a year ? Only reason why it's not acceptable, is when the media get hold of these scam-stories. And yet again, the word Thai-Image comes to the forefront. Isn't the "Image" clear for all to see ? It's the definition of being in denial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendejo Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 I've seen this done in Malaysia, Indonesia and Cambodia. It gets especially creepy when it happens in the sticks -- no options, no witnesses. Could this be considered a form of kidnapping? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKKdreaming Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 ummm thanks for posting it as it never happened to me it does not say but could you stay on the minibus and get off at the correct stop ? or do they throw everyone off ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chooka Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Isn't the Junta encouraging more rip offs and scams of foreigners, they have ordered that prices for foreigners be increased ten fold. Just another government plan to squeeze the last drops from the bread eaters as Prayuth calls them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manbing Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 This is not news. A Tuk Tuk license is basically a license to prey on farang. In the standard oath that all Tuk Tuk drivers must swear, right after stating they promise to ignore all the road laws that apply to other drivers, there is the line... "I promise faithfully to squeeze every every last satang from the guileless foreigners that cross my path" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowboat Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Never met an honorable tuk tuk driver anywhere in Thailand. Also avoid vans. If you follow middle class Thais, as you travel, they will guide you past those who lie and cheat for a living. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Deputy Ayutthaya traffic police chief Pol Lt Col Chanin Winin said he would consult other government agencies concerned how to deal with the issue. Well, lets see. Start with a 5,000 baht fine, then confiscate the tuktuk for 30 days. I think that might help solve the problem. And then come to Phuket to see how they really screw the tourists. Yes, I have even had this done to me in Pattaya. Land of scams seems apt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIWIBATCH Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Thai National sport/pastime...ripping off tourists Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorG Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Deputy Ayutthaya traffic police chief Pol Lt Col Chanin Winin said he would consult other government agencies concerned how to deal with the issue. Well, lets see. Start with a 5,000 baht fine, then confiscate the tuktuk for 30 days. I think that might help solve the problem. And then come to Phuket to see how they really screw the tourists. Yes, I have even had this done to me in Pattaya. Land of scams seems apt. Where do tuktuks operate in Pattaya? I have never seen one there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maidee Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 where is the police when you need them so they literally kidnapped & hostaged the passengers out of the vans ... the van drivers should also lose their licence and go to jail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggt Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 This is just normal business in Thailand...everyone want to profit from the easy target foreigners... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camerata Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Previously the vans stopped at Naresuan Soi 2, near the guesthouses. In January they dropped me off near the bridge and the tuk tuk drivers wouldn't budge from 150 baht to go to my guesthouse, which they assured me (since I speak Thai) was the Thai price. In February it was the same thing. Tuk tuk drivers come to the van and insist it is the last stop, as does the van driver. They insisted on 100 baht to a guesthouse within walking distance. Normally, prices are around 60 baht around town. What's worse is the vans do all kinds of detours - to Wang Noi etc - for Thai passengers but stop short of the centre of the old town where the foreigners are going. I saw two farang who wanted to go to the bus station. We passed the bus station and they then had to get a tuk tuk back over the bridge. In many tourist destinations in the North, the bus station has a board with tuk tuk prices to popular destinations displayed. Also in Nong Khai. But what can you do when the van doesn't stop at a bus station? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogavnture Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 tuk tuks pollute big time. Its such a contradiction when I see a tuk tuk spewing out smoke and noise. yet the driver has on a pollution mask. they should be banned unless using nat gas. they rip off tourists. but tourists love them. I would never take a tuk tuk in bkk unless for a very short distance with luggage to avoid the taxi start up fee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
car720 Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 "Deputy Ayutthaya traffic police chief Pol Lt Col Chanin Winin said he would consult other government agencies concerned how to deal with the issue" Honestly? He -the police - don't know what to do? TIT They need to consult Ghostbusters first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankee99 Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 maybe the thai tourism authority needs to educate thais howbto respect tourists Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wabothai Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 <script type='text/javascript'>window.mod_pagespeed_start = Number(new Date());</script> "Deputy Ayutthaya traffic police chief Pol Lt Col Chanin Winin said he would consult other government agencies concerned how to deal with the issue" Honestly? He -the police - don't know what to do? alt=cheesy.gif width=32 height=20> alt=cheesy.gif width=32 height=20> alt=cheesy.gif width=32 height=20> TIT Another Ï hate Thailand" movie by madame TAT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Time Traveller Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 (edited) Sounds normal.Many farangs have some money.If your A a working class Thai you only want some of it.It's normal for Thailand. I don't see anything new.If I was A Thai I would feel the same way. I don't think it's nornal. Most people don't pursue money by conning and tricking people in a desperate need to get it. Maybe in your world that's normal behaviour of the people you meet. Do you work in a sideshow carnival perhaps? Edited February 23, 2015 by Time Traveller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhnomKhnom Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 These easy, superficial reports forget the very nature of capitalism is to take advantage of markets, to use monopolies whenever possible, to get biz thrown their way, and all the other modes of capitalism at work on Wall Street and elsewhere. Tuktuk drivers are just good capitalists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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