Video: Nasty Bangkok taxi driver caught on tape threatening a female passenger is fined and banned for a month

[BernieOnTour]

5 hours ago, Panda13 said:

Good job. Well done Lands Transport Dept.

 

 

4 hours ago, uchibenkei said:

Smart and brave woman.  Good for her.  

IMHO the good job was done by the lady.

Brave and decisive, but staying calm and polite despite his threat.

 

The LTO? Well, maybe I am wrong, but seeing the taxi driver fumbling around with something like a remote, does that mean, he can adjust the meter with the remote? If so, not unlikely that is a fixed installation. Would have been a good idea, to check all the taxis of the operator, if they have rigged meters ...

Edited February 24, 2017 by BernieOnTour

[hotchilli]

lucky he wasn't feeding fish... otherwise he would have been in deep trouble !!
Threatening people is just a smack on the wrist.

[ronaldo0]

Wow them fines will really show him !!

One farang ripped off and hour later will cover the fines !!

Bet they didn't even change the meter in the car or ask who set it for him .

[freebyrd]

Khon Thai Jai Dee, Thailand number 1......

[Ceruhe]

When a threat topped with fraud gets you fined the same amount as being impolite (lol what?). This. Country.

[khounteen]

hmm...luckily he did not feed the fish in the sea otherwise he would be locked up and will need to post a huge bail.

[hawker9000]

That one bad apple sure gets around.

[TEFLKrabi]

4 hours ago, fruitman said:

Why not put 50.000 baht fines on rigged metres? 1000 is far too low.

 

And what is done about taxi's driving on a license of another driver? I see it more and more lately.

Because very few taxi drivers have that sort if money. Keeping the fines low, as laughable as it may seem, probably ensures some payment is made.

[Dogmatix]

7 hours ago, Thaiwrath said:

In addition the officials found three cabs with out of date documents. They took the plates off the vehicles and fined the operator 10,000 baht for each violation

 

 

 

I think the paltry fine, and the token ban are the least of his worries.

The owner of the rental place ain't going to be happy with him.

 

I don't think the owner will care.  All the owners of taxi cooperatives are mafia.  It is a business where need taxi drivers to be scared of your enforcers to make sure they bring back the car, pay rent and follow the rules. 

 

The punishment is better than nothing but he should be banned for life.

[redwinecheese]

When anyone uses a video cam then accuses someone I would put question marks about his/her intent.

[DrTuner]

Maybe they should copy the caining from SG. And make it public in youtube. After the first 10 lucky cabbies have gotten into the net idol status maybe, just maybe, the rest of the thousands would behave a bit better.

[elgordo38]

5 hours ago, rkidlad said:

'The driver tells her to stop filming and erase the footage or he will sue her'

 

Hmm, where did he get the idea he could sue someone for exposing his crimes? I wonder? 

In Thailand. 

[chopin2]

Still, this guy behaves like a gentleman compared with the tuk tuk drivers in Hua hin.

Edited February 24, 2017 by chopin2

[TheFishman1]

Wow 1000 bht for fast meter 1000 bht for being a <deleted> and one month no taxi driving really LOL TIT

[Destiny1990]

Scams like this should be taken less lightly.

[wvavin]

Who can ensure these morons are kept off the road for a month?

[seancbk]

3 hours ago, mikebell said:

He gives the two honest Bangkok drivers a bad name

 

I must be really lucky, I always seem to get one or the other of them.

 

 

[pumpjack]

1000 baht fine,  its laughable.

 

  he will be back at it again today

[TSF]

Kudos to the woman for making her stand.

 

Every day these vids are going up on social media sites and are being watched around the world. 

[mettech]

The good and bad of technology every one carry a cell phone these days and camera rolling video shooting it is a good thing and perhaps the bully will start thinking about how to be polite and have good manners.

I would use my safety lamp/taser if there was any arm done.

[sambum]

9 hours ago, Sphere said:

No 4 hours compulsory politeness training course this time? 

 

Or "attitude adjustment" even?

[sambum]

Now THAT"S how to take a "pointing finger" photograph!

[off road pat]

9 hours ago, rkidlad said:

'The driver tells her to stop filming and erase the footage or he will sue her'

 

Hmm, where did he get the idea he could sue someone for exposing his crimes? I wonder? 

it happened in the Us a few times people filming police were sued !!!

[Destiny1990]

1 minute ago, off road pat said:

it happened in the Us a few times people filming police were sued !!!

He is a criminal taxi driver not a police!!!

[sambum]

5 hours ago, BernieOnTour said:

 

IMHO the good job was done by the lady.

Brave and decisive, but staying calm and polite despite his threat.

 

The LTO? Well, maybe I am wrong, but seeing the taxi driver fumbling around with something like a remote, does that mean, he can adjust the meter with the remote? If so, not unlikely that is a fixed installation. Would have been a good idea, to check all the taxis of the operator, if they have rigged meters ...

Maybe they did - they made short work of 3 sets of number plates of cabs with out of date documents!

But there again - maybe not - TIT

[The manic]

9 hours ago, rkidlad said:

'The driver tells her to stop filming and erase the footage or he will sue her'

 

Hmm, where did he get the idea he could sue someone for exposing his crimes? I wonder? 

The current regime? 

[bangon04]

A taxi driver with a ponytail and one of those lovely loud exhaust pipes -  a true enthusiast for his job.

[Bulldozer Dawn]

So based on his fine of 2,000 baht, threatening a single female passenger in your cab is 50 times less serious than feeding some bread to a couple of fish.

[Retiredandhappyhere]

9 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Being abusive and a thief, surely this brings Thailand into far more disrepute than many actions.

Should have been banned for life!

You've got it all wrong.  This man is a Thai and the authorities have now decided that it is only tourists and ex-pats who bring Thailand into disrepute.

[Retiredandhappyhere]

49 minutes ago, Bulldozer Dawn said:

So based on his fine of 2,000 baht, threatening a single female passenger in your cab is 50 times less serious than feeding some bread to a couple of fish.

That's right,  but at least this passenger was not charged with inciting violence from the cab driver by her action, or with any other preposterous misdemeanour, like playing a game of bridge in the back with a fellow passenger, or potentially causing an accident by making the cab driver turn round  instead of paying attention to the road................ so she was quite lucky really.