Was talking with a bunch of ex-pats tonight & some were saying that the new Chief of H.H. police has come down heavy on the local T.T. 'mafia'..seemingly he has TOLD whoever that fairs have to be slashed..the cost of going from mid-town to Sports Villa went up almost overnight from 100b to 200 about 1 or 2 yrs ago (I actually reported on here that the H.H. taxis were happy at the time to still do this run for 100, so getting the T.T's trade).
Well the rumour is that fare will now/soon be 60B..!
This all may just be hearsay, but these guys were all agreeing to what was being said..
...we'll wait & see eh..?
H.H. MiB Vs H.H. tuk-tuk 'mafia'
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That would be a most pleasant surprise but I doubt it very much.usual suspect wrote:Was talking with a bunch of ex-pats tonight & some were saying that the new Chief of H.H. police has come down heavy on the local T.T. 'mafia'..seemingly he has TOLD whoever that fairs have to be slashed..the cost of going from mid-town to Sports Villa went up almost overnight from 100b to 200 about 1 or 2 yrs ago (I actually reported on here that the H.H. taxis were happy at the time to still do this run for 100, so getting the T.T's trade).
Well the rumour is that fare will now/soon be 60B..!
This all may just be hearsay, but these guys were all agreeing to what was being said..
...we'll wait & see eh..?
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Well, we caught 2 tuk tuks last night (one was from our regular), and both were the most expensive we've ever paid.
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I love the idea of a Tuk Tuk mafia... I have images of all these Tuk Tuk drivers going home, after a 5-hour day of extorting tourists, to their luxury mansions, and sitting by the pool sipping cocktails with their plentiful mia-nois
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The new Police chief might wake up with a horses head in his bed!Pleng wrote:I love the idea of a Tuk Tuk mafia... I have images of all these Tuk Tuk drivers going home, after a 5-hour day of extorting tourists, to their luxury mansions, and sitting by the pool sipping cocktails with their plentiful mia-nois
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usual suspect wrote:Was talking with a bunch of ex-pats tonight & some were saying that the new Chief of H.H. police has come down heavy on the local T.T. 'mafia'..seemingly he has TOLD whoever that fairs have to be slashed..the cost of going from mid-town to Sports Villa went up almost overnight from 100b to 200 about 1 or 2 yrs ago (I actually reported on here that the H.H. taxis were happy at the time to still do this run for 100, so getting the T.T's trade).
Well the rumour is that fare will now/soon be 60B..!
This all may just be hearsay, but these guys were all agreeing to what was being said..
...we'll wait & see eh..?
Oops we always haggle/ tell them if there's no que what we pay 100 baht from temple entrance by the clock tower to Market Village and 40 baht to soi 80 a bit to cheap Charlie then no wonder they never look happy when I pay them.
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MIB Vs Peasant Tuk Tuk drivers...
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Just saw this on the Bangkok Post.
As part of its "returning happiness to the Thai people" campaign, the military junta has ordered a crackdown on mafia-controlled taxi services at Suvarnabhumi airport, set benchmarks for motorcycle taxi fares, and regulated passenger vans in a bid to reduce traffic congestion. What are the reactions of transport operators? Have their happiness returned? (Video by Chumporn Sangvilert and Jetjaras Na Ranong) http://www.bangkokpost.com/multimedia/v ... -on-wheels
As part of its "returning happiness to the Thai people" campaign, the military junta has ordered a crackdown on mafia-controlled taxi services at Suvarnabhumi airport, set benchmarks for motorcycle taxi fares, and regulated passenger vans in a bid to reduce traffic congestion. What are the reactions of transport operators? Have their happiness returned? (Video by Chumporn Sangvilert and Jetjaras Na Ranong) http://www.bangkokpost.com/multimedia/v ... -on-wheels
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Went from Bintabaht to Sport Villa on Sunday by TT and price was 120 - mind you it was 2am so quite reasonable. However I was with a Thai lady friend which probably related more to a local price price rather than tourist price
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Reality in Phuket. Not the ones at the bottom of the food chain but some of the heads of taxi queues are now ordered by the military to explain their fat (and I mean really FAT) bank accounts. One was found to have 150 million Baht in his account so he might have some business on the side because even by charging tourists up to 10 times the price for a ride that it would cost in Bangkok (normal Phuket practice) it would take a long time to generate that kind of money.Pleng wrote:I love the idea of a Tuk Tuk mafia... I have images of all these Tuk Tuk drivers going home, after a 5-hour day of extorting tourists, to their luxury mansions, and sitting by the pool sipping cocktails with their plentiful mia-nois
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