DonniePeverley Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 If you are staying in central Bangkok areas - be warned no taxi is using a meter. An absolute disgrace. Rip off fares are back but now on steroids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ondis Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 11 hours ago, DonniePeverley said: If you are staying in central Bangkok areas - be warned no taxi is using a meter. An absolute disgrace. Rip off fares are back but now on steroids. Wow, how bad is it? How mych the usual trip cost now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwee Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 Not my experience last week, except during the rush hour. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deckard69 Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 14 hours ago, DonniePeverley said: If you are staying in central Bangkok areas - be warned no taxi is using a meter. An absolute disgrace. Rip off fares are back but now on steroids. When they try to pull that you just tell them to pull over. It funny how fast that meter comes on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 On all my taxi trips in BKK for 7-days I only had 2 instances where they would not use the meter, but they quoted a near-fair price. All other taxi trips they used the meters without even asking. Maybe it's your breath? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herbby Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 It is definitely happening more at the moment. Not all, but it is on the increase for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrfreeze Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 On 11/30/2022 at 8:43 PM, offcon said: Got here last night. Cost was 250 baht without tip. I had him drop me off at the S15 Hotel, which is kiddie corner from Thermal Cafe. We used the toll about 0100. Pretty normal fare from memory, and one I'd be happy to pay. Last week I got a taxi from Four Points to Airport and the door man said it was 500 baht, so I asked why the driver could not use the meter and was told 500 baht. I could not be bothered arguing over it and got in and as we left the taxi driver said "Hotel Mafia" and that had to pay the hotel 200 of the 500 baht fare. I raised this with the hotel once home and doorman has been spoken to and staff reminded to move along any taxi wanting a fixed fare. For those traveling light and during the operating hours, the Airport link and MRT or BTS are easy and cheap. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otapiri Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 From my experience it is far harder to get a taxi that uses a meter in Bangkok nowadays. Surely in this day and age of electronic gizmos there could be a system where as the meter, or other activator detects persons other than the driver in the car and if the meter is not switched on. then the vacancy light. or roof light flashes, or whatever. I think the remedy for non cooperating drivers is would be IT based. No point in arguing with the pricks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonniePeverley Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 I've not had one taxi driver use a meter for me. The price grouging and aggresive manner is ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 https://thethaiger.com/news/bangkok/video-taxi-metre-rises-suspiciously-quickly-in-bangkok-thailand "When the female taxi driver saw the passenger filming the meter, she suddenly turned it off, despite having a while to go until they reached their destination, said the passenger." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonySoprano Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 I used Bolt while there it will quote you the price before the trip. Useful to then compare to what the other drivers are offering for the same trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elitebook2 Posted December 12, 2022 Author Share Posted December 12, 2022 I almost never take a car taxi, but I enjoy the tuk tuks and motorbike taxis. Always negotiate before getting in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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