snoop1130 Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 Four taxi drivers face detention charge for their seizure of Uber car in Pattaya By The Nation Four taxi drivers in Pattaya who surrounded an Uber car on Wednesday afternoon and forced a Western passenger out of the vehicle were charged with illegal detention and threatening others, Provicial Police Region 2 chief Pol Lt-General Jitti Rodbangyang told the press on Thursday. The four accused taxi drivers, Chalor Phumphetch, 39, Supakit Thongploem, 42, Pramote Wattanasiri, 29, and Krit Saengsuwan, 42, have declared that they did not do anything wrong. The Uber driver, Surasak Khukham, 29, had filed a complaint at the Pattaya Police Station at 11pm on Wednesday. Surasak also played a video clip showing his car being surrounded by five or six taxis on Pattaya 2 Road in North Pattaya in the Bang Lamung district of Chon Buri. Surasak said the Western tourist was terrified as the taxi was besieged. Surasak was fined Bt1,000 for misusing his vehicle and his driving licence was confiscated by police. Uber services are illegal in Thailand. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/national/30315625 -- © Copyright The Nation 2017-5-18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksidedog Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 8 minutes ago, snoop1130 said: The four accused taxi drivers, Chalor Phumphetch, 39, Supakit Thongploem, 42, Pramote Wattanasiri, 29, and Krit Saengsuwan, 42, have declared that they did not do anything wrong. Which shows exactly how stupid they all are. They took the law into their own hands, which quite simply is wrong, regardless of whatever provocation. Case proven. Enjoy your holiday in Nong Plalai chaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracker1 Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 They surrounded a Uber car and forced a Uber westerner paying passenger out of the Uber car although Uber is Illegal in Thailand ! so it wasn't a Uber car it was impersonating a Uber car and Uber driver with a Uber passenger oh confusing Hmmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattaya28 Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 Same happened last week and the offending taxi drivers got away with it at the Police Station. Oh sorry. Another "misunderstanding". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samsensam Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 uber being illegal is neither here nor there if the police and authorities are too incompetent, corrupt or lazy to do anything about it. there's been an uber driver sign up stall at my local tesco lotus in bkk for months. thais often feel they have to resolve issues themselves because, as above, the police and authorities are too incompetent, corrupt or lazy to protect and serve the people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil B Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 1 hour ago, tracker1 said: They surrounded a Uber car and forced a Uber westerner paying passenger out of the Uber car although Uber is Illegal in Thailand ! so it wasn't a Uber car it was impersonating a Uber car and Uber driver with a Uber passenger oh confusing Hmmmm Is not a Meter Taxi refusing to use a meter illegal too... No way do I feel sorry for Pattaya Meter Taxi drivers and operators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trogers Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 55 minutes ago, Basil B said: Is not a Meter Taxi refusing to use a meter illegal too... No way do I feel sorry for Pattaya Meter Taxi drivers and operators. How can any consumer feel sorry for a price fixing cartel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweatalot Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 "Four taxi drivers face detention charge for their seizure of Uber car in Pattaya" Very surprised the police do the right thing, did not expect this "The four accused taxi drivers, . . . , have declared that they did not do anything wrong." shows even more how correct this police action is Give them the opportunity to be educated while in prison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 (edited) If you want to see their true belligerence, try parking in their rank and blocking them in. I think Uber drivers should consider this! Edited May 18, 2017 by jacko45k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 just another day in Paradise ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langsuan Man Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 12 hours ago, snoop1130 said: .......have declared that they did not do anything wrong. Sort of like the reception the metered taxi's got from the Baht Bus mafia when they first got to town, until the then current mayor stepped in Karma is a bitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joepattaya1961 Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 11 hours ago, tracker1 said: They surrounded a Uber car and forced a Uber westerner paying passenger out of the Uber car although Uber is Illegal in Thailand ! so it wasn't a Uber car it was impersonating a Uber car and Uber driver with a Uber passenger oh confusing Hmmmm Not really confusing......they surrounded a private car and forced a westerner out of the private car and that's illegal in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 Will this mean there will be four more parking places freed up in Pattaya? If so, I'd like to put my name down - anywhere on 2nd road will do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terminatorchiangmai Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 Good the Uber driver pressed charges. Hopefully these regular taxi drivers will stop now taking these honest Uber drivers and their passengers hostage. Very well worth the 1000 baht fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack100 Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 I used Grabtaxi serivce in Malaysia , nice clean cars , polite drivers . On the way to KL I got a taxi from Ekemai Station to my Sukumvit hotel - a filthy old ( springless) Datsun and he dropped me off 200 metres away - said "road closed ' . It is going to be very interesting to see how this all pans out . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fulwell53 Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 16 hours ago, samsensam said: uber being illegal is neither here nor there if the police and authorities are too incompetent, corrupt or lazy to do anything about it. there's been an uber driver sign up stall at my local tesco lotus in bkk for months. thais often feel they have to resolve issues themselves because, as above, the police and authorities are too incompetent, corrupt or lazy to protect and serve the people. ye gods yet another excuse to do some thai bashing! All over the world similar protests have occurred when the non tax paying and non compliant interloper uber move in. Are these other nations people doing the wrong thing sorting things out for themselves. If people didnt protest we'd still have children climbing up chimneys or leading pit ponies around mine shafts. Uber and their like are despicable corporate leaches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkok Barry Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 1 hour ago, Fulwell53 said: ye gods yet another excuse to do some thai bashing! All over the world similar protests have occurred when the non tax paying and non compliant interloper uber move in. Are these other nations people doing the wrong thing sorting things out for themselves. If people didnt protest we'd still have children climbing up chimneys or leading pit ponies around mine shafts. Uber and their like are despicable corporate leaches. No-one wrote that this only happens in Thailand. Thailand is the subject here because this is a forum about Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgordo38 Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 17 hours ago, Pattaya28 said: Same happened last week and the offending taxi drivers got away with it at the Police Station. Oh sorry. Another "misunderstanding". Just like a trip to immigration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgordo38 Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 1 hour ago, Fulwell53 said: Uber and their like are despicable corporate leaches. All of which is true but in the end the better service has people flocking to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanleycoin Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 Pattaya's second finest scumbags , on show again. Whats new Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgordo38 Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 3 minutes ago, stanleycoin said: Pattaya's second finest scumbags , on show again. Whats new Good to see a new face on TV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonmarleesco Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 19 hours ago, snoop1130 said: Surasak was fined Bt1,000 for misusing his vehicle and his driving licence was confiscated by police. Weren't the taxi mafiosi misusing theirs? Wonder what it will be for them? Probably B200 and don't do it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speckio Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 18 hours ago, Basil B said: Is not a Meter Taxi refusing to use a meter illegal too... No way do I feel sorry for Pattaya Meter Taxi drivers and operators. there is no such thing as meter taxi's in pattaya... all taxi's in pattaya start off at 200 baht. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawker9000 Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 On 5/18/2017 at 7:30 PM, darksidedog said: Which shows exactly how stupid they all are. They took the law into their own hands, which quite simply is wrong, regardless of whatever provocation. Case proven. Enjoy your holiday in Nong Plalai chaps. Sadly, it'll never happen. These taxi drivers have been so widely reviled, I'm surprised there are any left on the planet that are so ignorant and uninformed that they actually use them. Are these thugs actually making a living? 'Hope not. if Uber is illegal, it's the police who should be dealing with it, not these thugs. Is it ok for passengers to take matters into THEIR own hands when these pigs break the law and refuse to use ther meters? One of these days these ugly little punks are going to pick the wrong target, and there'll be hell to pay... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gk10002000 Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 Well, good for the cops or the military to step in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thechook Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 Can't stand taxi drivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxLee Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 On 5/18/2017 at 7:14 PM, snoop1130 said: The four accused taxi drivers, Chalor Phumphetch, 39, Supakit Thongploem, 42, Pramote Wattanasiri, 29, and Krit Saengsuwan, 42, have declared that they did not do anything wrong. In short, they can suspect EVERYONE to be a UBER driver, identified or not.... be or NOT to be...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydebolle Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 Lock em up and throw away the key - somebody has to get this corrupt place under control. Pattaya's taxi mafia, protected by literally everybody, fight against their Bangkok brethren, Grab and Uber who all provide a MUCH better service (i.e. running the fare meter to start with) and a fraction of the costs. Thailand - quo vadis? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digbeth Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 Doesn't public (taxi) driving licence require a police criminal background check? does being held in a 'detention' counts as being charge and found guilty? Would these drivers be bought before a judge and sentenced or does the police have powers to arbitrarily detain someone? Seems like the headline were misconstrued from the fact that the taxi drivers were fined for being guilty of 'illegally detaining other people' ie:the uber drivers and his fare, and the taxi drivers only got off with a fine, no actual detention. Otherwise they should lose their licence for life if they were guilty of criminal charge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YetAnother Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 On 5/18/2017 at 7:14 PM, snoop1130 said: have declared that they did not do anything wrong. and i believe that they truly believe this; laws are for other people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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