waerth Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 The Land Transport Department in cooperation with the 11th Army Circle have started a clampdown on taxies in Bangkok to make sure that they use meters and do not reject passengers. Colonel Virat Wongchan, deputy commander of the 11th Army Circle, said Wednesday that the clampdown on taxi services was one of the policies of the National Council for Peace and Order to ensure more safety and better services for the passengers. Uniformed and plainclothes military and land transport officials will be deployed at eight “high-risk’’ points where taxi drivers are prone to violate regulations such as refusing to accept some passengers. The “high risk†points include Future Park Rangsit, Yaowaraj road, Mor Chit bus terminal, Central World shopping mall, Mahboonkrong shopping mall, Paltinum mall in Pratunam, Soi Nana, Temple of the Emerald Buddha or Wat Phra Kaew. Land transport director-general Mr Atsathai Rattanadilok na Phuket said officials would check the driving licences and ID cards of the cabbies. Violation of this requirement will be liable to a 1,000 baht fine and/or one-month jailterm. The cabbies, he added, must use meters and must not refuse to accept Thai passengers or they will face stern action from the authorities. There are about 160,000 taxies operating in Bangkok and its suburbs and up to 20 percent of the drivers do not have the licences. Most of the complaints against taxi drivers deal with their use of rude language with passengers and rejecting passengers in favour of foreign passengers. http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/clampdown-taxi-drivers-refuse-accept-passengers/ Bangkok Post has a similar article with this tidbit which is interesting: Also targeted are drivers who reject Thai passengers in favour of foreigners, whom they rip off by refusing to use the meter and taking longer routes to destinations. "These practices must be stopped, as they cause trouble for the public and affect the country's image among foreign tourists," the LTD chief said. http://bangkokpost.com/news/local/426589/crackdown-on-unruly-taxi-drivers-begins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BelgianBoy Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 one of my pet pieves ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunsanuk Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 Hi, Yes, but I wonder how can really solve this. Sanuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 Amen to that!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexi Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 They should do something about the bus station at Morchit - the place is a real mess - getting off the bus one is besieged by touts offering spurious advice.No signs anywhere giving directions.Its quite close to the skytrain so in theory you could connect with Downtown or the airport but the lack of information makes it well nigh impossible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 ...and they have "special rates" to take you from the bus station to the BTS... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waerth Posted August 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 Morchit has an official taxi queue and there are signs pointing there. Taxis cannot refuse you and you can complain if they do not put on meter. Same system as at the airport. Works very well. Just ignore the touts. The MRT and BTS are to far to walk. Way to far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bust Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 They need to ban Taxi Drivers who lock the windows then fart because you insist on using the meter. Yes it happened. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waerth Posted August 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 Fart back? Chemical warfare LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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