webfact Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Phuket taxi pulling a fast one with a fast meter? Image: Video screenshot PHUKET: -- A video posted online has gone viral after it showed a short taxi journey with the meter speeding faster than the driver! In the car was a Thai woman and a foreign man who were on their way from Phuket airport to a hotel. In just a short journey of a few minutes the meter reached 110 baht and neither the passengers nor the driver are happy, reports Sanook. In the end the driver takes them back to the airport and is heard to remark to the girl on the counter: "Bloody annoying people!" The video was posted on the Facebook page of Tarn Charinrat and in next to no time had been viewed 100,000 times with 4,000 shares. The passengers questioned the speed of the meter but some posters online said that this was normal for Phuket. Others said it was too expensive and the driver was conning the passengers with an incorrectly set meter and should be reported. Many said that this fleecing was practiced on both Thai and foreign tourists and was another nail in the coffin for the image of Thai tourism. Source: Sanook -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2016-12-06 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmitch Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Doesn't look any different to the last time I used a Meter Taxi in Phuket. Worked out at 900 baht for 48km in the end. How has this made the news? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F4UCorsair Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 I bet not one tourist is lost because of this, regardless of how many hits and shares. Nail in the coffin of Thai tourism? I bet not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realenglish1 Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 That is way too fast for a meter to be Should be checked by the authorities Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinginKata Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 53 minutes ago, realenglish1 said: That is way too fast for a meter to be Should be checked by the authorities No doubt the official meter checker/setter will get his percentage ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanBBK Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Not sure what official fares in Phuket are, but compared to bangkok it seems expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timendres Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 If you watch the Km portion of the meter, you will see the price runs up 6 baht in less than 1 Km. Definitely not right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldgent Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 its a set up who gets into a taxi and takes a video of the meter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenKadz Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Looks like out of control gouging and no control by authorities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NamKangMan Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Ahhhh, land transport, the sector of the Phuket tourism industry that just keeps giving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmitch Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 4 hours ago, timendres said: If you watch the Km portion of the meter, you will see the price runs up 6 baht in less than 1 Km. Definitely not right. 6 baht in one km? That would be the cheapest taxi in Phuket by far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdgbb Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 3 hours ago, oldgent said: its a set up who gets into a taxi and takes a video of the meter Many would when they realise that the meter is "adjusted". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve burton Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 That normal for Phuket/.two rip people off.they have been doing it for years Sent from my iPad using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffer Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Bla bla bla Welcome to lawless thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psimbo Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 7 hours ago, timendres said: If you watch the Km portion of the meter, you will see the price runs up 6 baht in less than 1 Km. Definitely not right. The first Km are more expensive in taxis most places in the world. You can see the km distance as well as fares on the Phuket meters. I noticed that from the airport out to Thepkasattri it ran quicker for the first couple of km, then settled- there is a flagdrop rate (and the B100 Airport pickup tax). Fare to Kamala was B450 plus the 100= B550, reasonable to me for Phuket. B110 could have been correct- depends on one's interpretation of a 'short distance'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A1Str8 Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Walk then. It's cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 6 hours ago, Psimbo said: The first Km are more expensive in taxis most places in the world. You can see the km distance as well as fares on the Phuket meters. I noticed that from the airport out to Thepkasattri it ran quicker for the first couple of km, then settled- there is a flagdrop rate (and the B100 Airport pickup tax). Fare to Kamala was B450 plus the 100= B550, reasonable to me for Phuket. B110 could have been correct- depends on one's interpretation of a 'short distance'. Yes but isn't the minimum fare a starting point and then it clicks on after the 1st KM? Taxi meters are a frightening device! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodney earl Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 Just another example of two tier pricing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F4UCorsair Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 12 hours ago, steve burton said: That normal for Phuket/.two rip people off.they have been doing it for years Sent from my iPad using Thaivisa Connect It's normal for tourist spots the world over. Some things never change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmitch Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 4 hours ago, rodney earl said: Just another example of two tier pricing. You obviously don't know Phuket, where locals are charged the same as tourists for taxis and tuk-tuks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrowsdawdle Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 22 hours ago, realenglish1 said: That is way too fast for a meter to be Should be checked by the authorities According to one driver in BKK, all they do is put small wheels on the taxi and when going for inspection just put the regular wheels back on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinginKata Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 1 hour ago, arrowsdawdle said: According to one driver in BKK, all they do is put small wheels on the taxi and when going for inspection just put the regular wheels back on. Yes, that would work. Meter 'sees' more klicks than the real distance ... clever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tallfarang Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 As pointed out before, this is expensive for Bangkok, but if the fare was going to be around 900 or 1000 to go to Patong, or Karon, the meter is not "rigged" just set up for Phuket pricing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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