Beware of taxis with hot meters! i landed in BKK just after new year and the scumbug must have hit some switch near his indicator as i began to notice the meter fare rising rapidly, far too quickly for the distance traveled. I didn't say anything at first as I was still tired from the flight and I wasn't sure if I was imagining things and the last thing I wanted to do was to aggravate the situation as I remember a foreigner was stabbed over $2 by a taxi driver not too long ago. Well, this driver must have noticed me constantly watching the meter because I noticed him flick a switch or press some button and the meter began running properly again. THe total fare from the airport to Pratunum came in over 500 baht including tolls. Yes I know I got screwed but I just wanted to warn others of this dodgy practice!
