balo Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 The other day I opened the Uber app in front of a couple of taxi drivers, just to see their reaction I showed them the app . I pretended I would order a car, and the driver used his phone and called someone, probably his "mafiaboss" and looked at me in a strange way , Needless to say I left the scene in a hurry . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapamita Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 i very happy baout Grab or UBer in malaysia last time makes my life happy to not argue with taxis in pattaya i not used taxis for long... due to massiv overprcing since uber use uber , and not drive by my self drunk a 12 km ride , on pattaya theyasking 500 at night , where real meter price is less 200 uber is 180 i except a slight overprice of taxis like 300 but not a tripple pricing so for the last 5 years txis had 0 from me in pattaya ..except the 10 baht since uber all is ok here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattayadude Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 On 5/19/2017 at 8:37 AM, joepattaya1961 said: Not really confusing......they surrounded a private car and forced a westerner out of the private car and that's illegal in Thailand. I believe that's illegal even in Afghanistan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben2talk Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 On 5/19/2017 at 11:35 AM, terminatorchiangmai said: 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. These 'Uber' drivers are not honest. They are criminals operating outside the law, without proper licencing or insurance cover. Even though we place as much value on a Thai driving permit as toilet paper, it's a fact. Grabtaxi is an alternative - same service, licenced drivers, and no problems about the meter... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THAILIBAN Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 2 hours ago, ben2talk said: These 'Uber' drivers are not honest. They are criminals operating outside the law, without proper licencing or insurance cover. Even though we place as much value on a Thai driving permit as toilet paper, it's a fact. Grabtaxi is an alternative - same service, licenced drivers, and no problems about the meter... the UBER drivers in Thailand are the most honest transport people one can find in the country. GRAB in Pattaya is controlled by the Mafia too, and charging almost the same prices. yeah no problems about the meter, because GRAB TAXI in Pattaya charges a FLAT rate and do not use the Meter as it is common at any other place in Asia. And GRAB CAR ? They never show up actually.... which comes to no surprise, at the entire GRAB system in Pattaya is controlled by the Mafia and they have no interest to let people use the slightly cheaper GRAB CAR system. It is all from my own personal experience. UBER UBER UBER ALLES !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattayadude Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 1 hour ago, THAILIBAN said: GRAB system in Pattaya is controlled by the Mafia name a sector that isn't! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben2talk Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 (edited) 3 hours ago, THAILIBAN said: the UBER drivers in Thailand are the most honest transport people one can find in the country. GRAB in Pattaya is controlled by the Mafia too, and charging almost the same prices. yeah no problems about the meter, because GRAB TAXI in Pattaya charges a FLAT rate and do not use the Meter as it is common at any other place in Asia. And GRAB CAR ? They never show up actually.... which comes to no surprise, at the entire GRAB system in Pattaya is controlled by the Mafia and they have no interest to let people use the slightly cheaper GRAB CAR system. It is all from my own personal experience. UBER UBER UBER ALLES !!! The UBER driver I got scared me - something that hasn't happened for a few years before using Taxis. Sorry - I was unaware that Pattaya is different. The mobile app should give you the price - and that's what you should pay. I thought that was the whole point of Grab and Uber. I guess it's not much of a surprise - the times I visit Pattaya I don't feel free or safe as I do in Bangkok and find the police are much more severe when they do roadblocks whilst still not managing to catch any bad drivers (as it might seem rather impolite maybe). I never actually see taxis around when I visit there... My experience with Grab in Bangkok is that the App sets the price. I know that in Bangkok, when you do Grabtaxi the only problem you might have is the driver calling back asking you if you can cancel the ride... something Grab needs to deal with. Edited June 1, 2017 by ben2talk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuiseppeD Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 I generally hire limousine services these days, where possible, as I know exactly what I'm getting, i.e. clean and spacious car, air-con, no surprises, plenty of boot space and Easy Pass invariably included in the price when in BKK. More expensive? Who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THAILIBAN Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 On 01/06/2017 at 1:54 PM, pattayadude said: name a sector that isn't! sure, here you go: UBER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattayadude Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 17 hours ago, THAILIBAN said: sure, here you go: UBER I thought this whole topic was about how "the mafia is trying to control Uber" . Four taxi drivers face detention charge for their seizure of Uber car in Pattaya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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