snoop1130 Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Central caves in to Phuket taxi drivers’ demands By Eakkapop Thongtub The protest lasted just 10 minutes before shopping mall management arrived to discuss the issue. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub PHUKET:-- Central Phuket has agreed to no longer operate its free shuttle service to bring tourists to the island’s main shopping mall following a protest by some 50 taxi drivers yesterday afternoon (Dec 9). The taxi drivers massed in front of the Central Festival building at about 3:30pm, calling for the mall’s management to end the free shuttle service from hotels around the island, saying that the service severely affected their incomes. Not allowing the situation to escalate, Central Phuket Assistant General Manager Kitt Thivavipat presented himself just 10 minutes later to talk with the taxi drivers. Full Story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/central-caves-in-to-phuket-taxi-drivers-demands-73949.php#wCKL5A2zF83eKC1d.97 -- © Copyright Phuket News 2019-12-10 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chang_paarp Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Guess who runs Phuket. Hint it is not the governor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petermik Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Let us hope the tourists boycott Central for making them having to pay taxi fares.....stay away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Is this real Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Many other places to shop at lower prices without paying off taxi mafia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyboy2018 Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Phuket public transport is the worst in Thailand, the most expensive and most thuggish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasThBKK Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 6 minutes ago, sunnyboy2018 said: Phuket public transport is the worst in Thailand, the most expensive and most thuggish. Yup... Just came back from Phu Quoc, didn't get taxi scammed once....and grab works fine too - it's magic. Their tuktuks are decent 6 seater golf carts.... I stopped going to phuket mainly because of pathetic taxis there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matzzon Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Next chapter! Taxi drivers storm the parliament and Prayut agrees to their demands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 This is an appalling indictment on the state of Thailands ability to control / Police its thugs. It is also an appalling indication of the sense of entitlement these thugs have. Without central there would be no route in the first place - A free bus to somewhere which never previously existed has no impacts on the business of taxi drivers. These scum are the reason I rarely visit places like Phuket and when I do the first step is to hire a car at the Airport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unamazedloso Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 shop online! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 26 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said: This is an appalling indictment on the state of Thailands ability to control / Police its thugs. It is also an appalling indication of the sense of entitlement these thugs have. Without central there would be no route in the first place - A free bus to somewhere which never previously existed has no impacts on the business of taxi drivers. These scum are the reason I rarely visit places like Phuket and when I do the first step is to hire a car at the Airport. Agree with parts of your post, but the free shuttle from Central Patong to Central Phuket town does affect them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaRoadrunner Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 I am surprised to see Central (which is owned by one of Thailands most influential families) cave in to taxi thugs? The gross rip offs by Phuket taxi drivers, not to mention frequent beating up of tourists, needs to stop. Do the taxi drivers run the country? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBadGeordie Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Just leave this here. My work is done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasThBKK Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 4 hours ago, BigBadGeordie said: Just leave this here. My work is done. Last time i tried grab in phuket it was also taxi mafia with the same stupid prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattayadgw Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 ONLY 1 word needed....'PATHETIC' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 9 hours ago, DaRoadrunner said: Do the taxi drivers run the country? Looks like it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paahlman Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Ho much does Central pay in commission on the "free" taxis? That is the question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmitch Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 The songthaews from Patong and Karon/Kata go very close to Central. Will they be next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phuketrichard Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Whose the strongest of the land ? TAXI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moti24 Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Looks like the tail's wagging the dog, again! Not surprising; is anybody in the government going to grow a pair, and do what they are paid to do - GOVERN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somtamnication Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Yep. Forget Grab in Phuket. I use them in other provinces but not here. Why? To go ONE block from my home to Dibuk Hospital, 458b. To drive 3-4 km in Chiang Rai? 100b or about. As another poster stated, the Grab folks in Phuket are the same mafia group as the rest of them in Phuket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midzo Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 I have some sympathy for the honest merchants and hoteliers in Phuket. They are suffering from the actions of others. Due to the mafia control of many aspects of the Phuket economy, I have never visited Phuket. Nor am I likely to. What’s more, I have warned off many potential visitors. There are so many other, more welcoming places to spend tourist cash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 15 hours ago, stevenl said: Agree with parts of your post, but the free shuttle from Central Patong to Central Phuket town does affect them. No it doesn't - If central did not build the store in the first place the taxi thugs would not be complaining about this. They are already doing better from the journeys they do get - but they want 'all the journeys' - that's just greed and their sense of entitlement has been propagated. Central Built the store which doesn't automatically mean taxi drivers have an entitled right to that journey - Central doesn't want to see its customers ripped off and I don't blame them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopitiam Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 I will be bringing out the popcorn when Phuket starts to build the light rail transit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Next we will have these self entitled taxi thugs protesting to ban all private transport on the Island as this subtracts from their potential income.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin case Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 seriously ? is it because the scammers ask 500 baht for 100 meter or 2000 baht for 10 km ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 3 hours ago, richard_smith237 said: No it doesn't - If central did not build the store in the first place the taxi thugs would not be complaining about this. They are already doing better from the journeys they do get - but they want 'all the journeys' - that's just greed and their sense of entitlement has been propagated. Central Built the store which doesn't automatically mean taxi drivers have an entitled right to that journey - Central doesn't want to see its customers ripped off and I don't blame them. If Central did not build the shop in Patong there would be no free shuttle, and tourists would be taking taxi's to the Phuket Town shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atyclb Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 21 hours ago, ThomasThBKK said: 21 hours ago, sunnyboy2018 said: Phuket public transport is the worst in Thailand, the most expensive and most thuggish. Yup... Just came back from Phu Quoc, didn't get taxi scammed once....and grab works fine too - it's magic. Their tuktuks are decent 6 seater golf carts.... I stopped going to phuket mainly because of pathetic taxis there... Edited 21 hours ago by ThomasThBKK agree, was there but finally rented a bike to move around at will. great food there especially at the seafood night market. clean, clear beautiful warm water, nice new airport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atyclb Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 19 hours ago, DaRoadrunner said: I am surprised to see Central (which is owned by one of Thailands most influential families) cave in to taxi thugs? The gross rip offs by Phuket taxi drivers, not to mention frequent beating up of tourists, needs to stop. Do the taxi drivers run the country? you could say that, revised to "assorted thugs run the country" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atyclb Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 in cebu philippines recently and some mall chains have many free shuttle buses and you dont see taxi drivers upset. perhaps something to do with the massive armed mall security and their president mr. duterte telling the public its perfectly ok to shoot the corrupt but don't aim to kil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Tracy Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Will Central's prices be reduced to reflect them not paying for the sbuttles, or the fact that tourists have to pay for taxis now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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