BKK in May

[turtlezhu]

Can negotiate with car taxi if there are many motorcycle taxi around and you dont carry much stuff but so far at most is about 50 baht discount. If in a group, even dont negotiate still okay since everyone chip in. Thats why shopping, always carry a backpack even though troublesome when the security ask to look into it at times. But seriously, their security people are damn polite compared to our own.

normally i just speak to them in thai. and if they tell me a fix price i will tell them if not going by meter then i wont take. some will just go by meter then.

 

[Whisper]

Pink taxis more honest right?

 

[AS1]

normally i just speak to them in thai. and if they tell me a fix price i will tell them if not going by meter then i wont take. some will just go by meter then.

Problem is if the taxi gets stuck in jam, meter is still moving right? Whereas negotiated price already, stuck an hour or two should still be same price.

See what time you take the taxi.

 

[AS1]

Pink taxis more honest right?

Thought was the Green Yellow ones because they "belong" to military if not wrong and are driven by the taxi owners. Other colors are rental taxis.

 

[ApeTruelove]

Baru rain now gan hot

 

[turtlezhu]

Problem is if the taxi gets stuck in jam, meter is still moving right? Whereas negotiated price already, stuck an hour or two should still be same price.

See what time you take the taxi.

then must depends on what time you take the taxi. even from town to my house max not more then 150 with traffic. so you must first know where your going and timing. best is if you know how to tell them which route.

 

[dede1217]

Pink taxis more honest right?

in my opinion ...
80% pink cab wont go by meter
20% greenyellow cab wont go by meter

 

[dede1217]

Problem is if the taxi gets stuck in jam, meter is still moving right? Whereas negotiated price already, stuck an hour or two should still be same price.

See what time you take the taxi.

so far stuck for abt 1hr before on the street, coz that time got big event. then the road very congested... 20 min ride becomes 1hr ...
cost at 100b like taht ...

normally if pratunam to chinatown by meter is 65b ...
silom to siam paragon is abt 65b to 75b
silom to four face buddha is abt 60 to 65b ...
sukhuvmit to four face buddha is 50b ...
so far my cab ride is below 100b if go by meter

 

[dede1217]

normally i just speak to them in thai. and if they tell me a fix price i will tell them if not going by meter then i wont take. some will just go by meter then.

even if you queue up at shopping mall, such as siam paragon ...
you will still encountered ppl who, after you close the cab door, on the way to drive out to the main road, they off the meter, and tell you 200b ...

 

[dede1217]

Baru rain now gan hot

good ah raining !!!

 

[ahchiong]

I have never came across taxis charging at a fixed price, regardless of what colour the taxi is.

Unless you are taking taxis at those super jammed areas, then the drivers will prolly charge u at a fixed price or dont even bother to pick u up at all.

 

[dede1217]

Can negotiate with car taxi if there are many motorcycle taxi around and you dont carry much stuff but so far at most is about 50 baht discount. If in a group, even dont negotiate still okay since everyone chip in. Thats why shopping, always carry a backpack even though troublesome when the security ask to look into it at times. But seriously, their security people are damn polite compared to our own.

haha yeah,
if they know u r tourist, sometimes they wont ask u open ur bag ...

 

[dede1217]

I have never came across taxis charging at a fixed price, regardless of what colour the taxi is.

Unless you are taking taxis at those super jammed areas, then the drivers will prolly charge u at a fixed price or dont even bother to pick u up at all.

eh thought is the norm that you would encounter ?
so far all my trips, 4d3n, 3d2n, 5n4d, all encounter before.
coz staying at sukhuvmit, silom, pratunam area ...
so confirm would meet with many cab who wont go by meter ...

especially the road from elsewhere into pratunam ..
go pass first hotel, then cp pratunam, then glow, then turn rite into big c...
that road always jam ...

also the road outside arnoma hotel would always jam also

for silom sathorn side, is lumpini park that would jam

 

[ahchiong]

eh thought is the norm that you would encounter ?
so far all my trips, 4d3n, 3d2n, 5n4d, all encounter before.
coz staying at sukhuvmit, silom, pratunam area ...
so confirm would meet with many cab who wont go by meter ...

especially the road from elsewhere into pratunam ..
go pass first hotel, then cp pratunam, then glow, then turn rite into big c...
that road always jam ...

also the road outside arnoma hotel would always jam also

for silom sathorn side, is lumpini park that would jam

Yep, but normally the tourists packed places though. I'm refering more towards all other places in bkk as a whole though. But that said, imho, no point taking taxi at these places since it wastes time n $$. A motorcycle taxi would be faster. Can even squeeze 2 pax

 

[ApeTruelove]

Now inside pink taxi， meter on

 

[turtlezhu]

even if you queue up at shopping mall, such as siam paragon ...
you will still encountered ppl who, after you close the cab door, on the way to drive out to the main road, they off the meter, and tell you 200b ...

of cause i encounter it before. from holiday inn to healthland. got on the taxi he move to the front and tell me bad traffic 200 baht to go there. i just told him in thai to go by meter if not i'm not going. he then told me 150 baht and i just said the same so he lan lan still go reach there only 65 baht.

 

[Whisper]

Tks AS1 and Dede.. I'll take green or yellow taxi then.

Then if take taxi at airport taxi counter.. By default is meter right?

 

[Whisper]

of cause i encounter it before. from holiday inn to healthland. got on the taxi he move to the front and tell me bad traffic 200 baht to go there. i just told him in thai to go by meter if not i'm not going. he then told me 150 baht and i just said the same so he lan lan still go reach there only 65 baht.

If already inside the taxi then I won't dare argue. Scare he drive me somewhere to humtan.

 

[turtlezhu]

If already inside the taxi then I won't dare argue. Scare he drive me somewhere to humtan.

haha normally wont la. my sis and her friend was behind i sit infront somemore. but i speak in thai so maybe he think i kaki lang.

 

[Whisper]

haha normally wont la. my sis and her friend was behind i sit infront somemore. but i speak in thai so maybe he think i kaki lang.

Got guy in the group still ok. Plus u can speak their language.

I encounter before join those one day tour. The driver supposed to drop us at hotel but halfway tell us alight as jam. Luckily not far from hotel and we know the way back.