If i rember correctly about a year ago the Boys in Brown were going to make the Taxi-Meters use the meter in the cab instead of just plucking a number out of the air.

I thought at the time that this will never happen.

And as far as i can see it hasn't happened

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scams, cheats and corruption amongst!...and all at the expense of farangs and expats....welcome to LOS

I think if u put a gun to his head some might consider to open their taxi meter but maybe its not completely legal.

555555555! That's funny!

  didn't even bother reading, this is so funny, every one I got in says No Meter, or Meter no work, we go 300baht okay??

Just use Uber or GrabCar and end the mafia's revenue stream. Simple!

Payment according to the meter reading. If the meter says nothing, the payment should be nothing. Most policemen will agree on this.

You try this in Pattaya and you might get stabbed. You want to sound smart but go out there and try with the thugs!

23 minutes ago, lamecn said:

Payment according to the meter reading. If the meter says nothing, the payment should be nothing. Most policemen will agree on this.

In yer dreams LOL!!!!

when pigs will start to fly again

Amazing Thailand!

2 hours ago, lamecn said:

Payment according to the meter reading. If the meter says nothing, the payment should be nothing. Most policemen will agree on this.

I did it in Bangkok. Picture of the meter and picture of the taxi registration plate at the door. The driver got "slightly" upset, but took me close to where I wanted to go, and refused to take any payment. How come they are so upset about UBER, when they themselves only want to go on  a bargained price?

2 hours ago, lamecn said:

Payment according to the meter reading. If the meter says nothing, the payment should be nothing. Most policemen will agree on this.

 

Try it, and when you get out of hospital let us know how comfortable your bed there was, and how the police were so helpful in dealing with the issue.

1 minute ago, Bangkok Barry said:

 

Try it, and when you get out of hospital let us know how comfortable your bed there was, and how the police were so helpful in dealing with the issue.

I did do it, but I did it in a polite manner.

3 hours ago, lamecn said:

Payment according to the meter reading. If the meter says nothing, the payment should be nothing. Most policemen will agree on this.

I remember one of the first times I ever used a Bangkok taxi on my own, I asked the driver to take me to A, I knew roughly how far away it was from my hotel.

The driver never put on his meter, and I did not ask him too, until we were about halfway to A, then I said "Oh you forget meter" he said "no meter", I said, "right stop", he then put on the meter, I then just paid what was on it.

I would not do that now, in fact I never use taxis at all, because most of them are cheats, and also because of the things I read about the machettes under the seat etc.

5 hours ago, lamecn said:

Payment according to the meter reading. If the meter says nothing, the payment should be nothing. Most policemen will agree on this.

That's as long as they don't own the Taxi.

20 hours ago, lamecn said:

I did do it, but I did it in a polite manner.

Yeah in Bangkok where most use the meter anyway and there is actually some laws enforced. But why not try your stunt in wild west places like Pattaya, Samui or Phuket? Police ain't gonna help you and even if you do survive your "polite" argument you still gonna have to sit on your hospital bills.

 

Why take any chances when there is alternatives?

On 7/13/2017 at 7:03 AM, lamecn said:

Payment according to the meter reading. If the meter says nothing, the payment should be nothing. Most policemen will agree on this.

OP, somehow you have gotten on this posters bad side. Do not follow this advice.

Uber has an integral meter....but... well anything that inspires honesty is banned!

Well done,,,,, you just answered your own question

I can remember there after the coup, taxi drivers were not to refuse any fare and always turn on the meter, The military said so so are they now forgetting they promises to make taxi drivers accountable ...........

Maybe if tourists start twerking on the sidewalk each time a taxi refuses to put the meter, it might attract divine attention?