cavanami Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 I live outside BKK and maybe 50% of the time the taxi wants a flat rate. We come to an agreement. At times, what is agreed on is too low as I know from when the taxi does use the meter. I always pay about the same, meter or no meter. I always give a good tip as I know he may well dead head back to the airport. In the USA it is common to pay 150% of the meter to cover the deadheading back to the airport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekong Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 "Taxi's are only obliged to use meters within the boundries of Bangkok, outside it is open to negoatioation," Are you sure? Is this reflected in legislation? Coss it is, taxi fares are set by BMA (Bangkok Metropoletan Administration) and only apply to Bangkok Metro area. Bangkok Metro covers a large area even where Radioman is 40 KM North of CBD is still part of Bangkok BMA Area http://www.inta-aivn.org/en/activities/exchange/roundtables/metro-in-progress-programme/stories-of-metropolitan-strategies/481-inta/activitities/exchange/roundtables/20122013-inbetween/1681-bangkok-metropolitan-area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 For me, one has to go west across the river and then another 10 ~ 15 Kms or so before they are out of BKK...there is a large sign on Rama 2 alerting you that you have left BKK. I live approx. 80Km west of the airport, well out of the BKK area but I have never had a taxi at the airport refuse to take me. ....however, flagging down a taxi on Suk or Soi 22, I have had hundreds refuse over the past four years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekong Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 I live approx. 80Km west of the airport, well out of the BKK area but I have never had a taxi at the airport refuse to take me Sounds like you live close to the khuad nam pla yai (as I call it) building the one with the giant fish sauce bottle on the roof, there is a an excellent seafood restaurant in that area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 Many excellent seafood places...but we go to the market and buy fresh then cook it up at the ranch....yuuuuuuuuummmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekong Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 Mrs Kong was charged 150 THB today from Chez Mekong to Survarnbhumi fair enough on meter, close to my estimate, one of the advantages of living equidistant from Airport and CBD no driver will turn it down and no dead heading Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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