Pattaya Drivers File A Complaint Against Bangkok Drivers

Published : March 30, 2011 :: 15:03:18 [ 2,876 views ]

Pattaya Drivers File A Complaint Against Bangkok Drivers

Chairman of Song-Taew Bus Co-operation filed a petition to the Deputy Mayor about Bangkok taxis and motorbike taxis operating illegally in Pattaya and causing much troubles, which could give Pattaya legal taxis a bad reputation.

Pattaya, 29th March 2011 [PDN]: At 12 p.m., Mr. Thawat Puekboonnak, the Chairman of Song-Taew Bus Public Service Co-Operation along with 50 other members submitted a petition to Mr. Ronnakij Eakkasing, Deputy Mayor of Pattaya, at Pattaya City Hall.

He complained that there had been too many taxis and motorbike taxis coming from Bangkok and operating illegally in Pattaya. These drivers caused too much troubles as they committed more crimes and fighting. This could affect the image of legal Pattaya taxi drivers. Also tourists could misunderstand and judge the reputation of Pattaya taxi services based on the experience with Bangkok drivers.

Comments

funny

said :

5555 a funny article and would have ben a good april fools joke!

Yeah bangkok cabbies - GET OUT and leave the crimes and fighting to the locals! 55555555

Email : funny@warmmail.com Date : 2011-04-01 17:03:28

Boo

said :

Nearly fell off my chair after reading this one. Pattaya taxi drivers.....blind, deaf, dumb, agressive etc etc etc

Email : andrewfreeborn@hotmail.com Date : 2011-03-31 08:53:04

Teddy Bear

said :

Now I have read everything! Could it be that the bangkok guys are charging less than the locals and tourists are beginning to wake up? I know of someone being asked for 500 baht to travel from The Avenue to Jomtien!

Email : tallteddy69@hotmail.com Date : 2011-03-31 07:48:01

toto

said :

this is a bad joke.

the baht bus can be seen as useful because they are cheap.

the pattaya taxis are scam artists.
"meter taxis" which never turn on their meters.

when some bangkok taxis are in town, they are THE ONLY METER TAXIS in Pattaya, because PATTAYA HAS NO METER TAXIS!

that would be another topic for the mayor's facebook page

Email : agrotrade@gmx.net Date : 2011-03-31 00:00:14

Max

said :

Bangkok taxis are cheaper plus the reputation of Pattaya taxis cant be made any worse than it already is

Email : max44@aol.com Date : 2011-03-30 23:40:02

Pete

said :

I wish there were more Bangkok style taxis with meters available in Pattaya, and less of the thieving song taew drivers operating late nights.

Email : pe7en@yahoo.co.uk Date : 2011-03-30 19:54:54

mark

said :

they should start suing the meters !!!

I never experience a taxi in pattaya that use the meter

how ever there is never a taxi on the road when you need one , I say let any one drive a taxi in pattaya there are not enough of them.

I can get form the airport here with 800 bath ..

but try to go from 2end road front of the avenue to north pattaya Big C ... they will ask you 250 bath ,

yes I know 10 bath does the same ....with the tok tok.

tell that to the taxi drivers.....

Email : makusfa@yahoo.com Date : 2011-03-30 19:25:44

Timbo

said :

What's wrong with PDN's reporting? Lately the stories read like they've been written by a 5 year old. Bring the native speakers back.

Email : timgrowse@aol.com Date : 2011-03-30 19:17:31

steve

said :

pissing myself laughing..pattay cabs worried about their rep ha ha

Email : 1213@123.com Date : 2011-03-30 17:18:10

Lee

said :

Looks like some of the Bangkok boys have not been paying the 300 baht commission to local taxi mafia for trips to Bangkok.

Email : lee@pattaya.com Date : 2011-03-30 17:04:24

Bob

said :

More likely the selfish drivers want the Bangkok Taxis to go back empty. The Bangkok taxis will take you there or to the airport for 800 Baht or less because they need to go back to Bangkok anyway.

When a Pattaya taxi takes someone to the airport, are they allowed to bring a passenger back to Pattaya?

Email : Bob@toobad.com Date : 2011-03-30 15:48:10