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**LOVEBoy** · 09-21-2012, 10:11 AM

> I find 99.9% of taxi drivers are pretty decent. I have known other people who have problems with them but these are people who have a bit of an attitude themselves, so I don't know where the problem really lies.

I beg to differ. though I have to admit that I DID have a bit of an attitude problem when I found out I was being taken on a sightseeing tour. I DID yell then and refused to pay up. which, by the way, happened 3 out of the last 4 times. even though I spoke Thai to the driver or had a note in Thai and I don't look rich. yes, the fuel prices were high at that time, but still. next time I have to go to Bangkok, I will take a bus. I did a lot of googling on them recently when my sister was in Thailand and she was too scared to take a taxi by herself.

One problem in Bkk is late at night if you're going home and you get all those taxis lined up in the street who won't take you anywhere on the meter and demand 100 baht. Some say it's because they have to make a pay-off to wait there -- probably true. They also expect that you've had a bit to drink and are therefore easier to rip off.

When this happens I just walk down the road a bit and flag down a cab. They'll always use the meter when they're flagged down.

09-21-2012, 10:11 AM	#13
LOVEBoy Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 487 Senior Member	> I find 99.9% of taxi drivers are pretty decent. I have known other people who have problems with them but these are people who have a bit of an attitude themselves, so I don't know where the problem really lies. I beg to differ. though I have to admit that I DID have a bit of an attitude problem when I found out I was being taken on a sightseeing tour. I DID yell then and refused to pay up. which, by the way, happened 3 out of the last 4 times. even though I spoke Thai to the driver or had a note in Thai and I don't look rich. yes, the fuel prices were high at that time, but still. next time I have to go to Bangkok, I will take a bus. I did a lot of googling on them recently when my sister was in Thailand and she was too scared to take a taxi by herself. One problem in Bkk is late at night if you're going home and you get all those taxis lined up in the street who won't take you anywhere on the meter and demand 100 baht. Some say it's because they have to make a pay-off to wait there -- probably true. They also expect that you've had a bit to drink and are therefore easier to rip off. When this happens I just walk down the road a bit and flag down a cab. They'll always use the meter when they're flagged down.
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