News Forum - Phuket authorities clamp down on illegal taxi practices, impose hefty fines

[Thaiger]

Over the past five months, the Phuket Land Transport Office (PLTO) has conducted an operation targeting individuals involved in illegal taxi practices. Their recent crackdown at Phuket International Airport resulted in the apprehension of two additional drivers. Led by Kornpitak Assuwan, head of the academic group at PLTO, also referred to as the policy division, … …

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[Vigo]

Blah, blah promise, blah, blah blah, promise..................   This farce has been ongoing since I first arrived in Phuket 20 years ago as an easy victim. Nothing has changed since. The ripoff is  with the airport approved limousine service  gem shop stops, or the charging of limousine fares and putting people in vans, or the taxis refusing to use the meter. It's all crooked and  the provincial authority  is complicit because it has not stopped the illegal practices.

[Guest1]

The Limos were collateral! Or public show off "we are doing something"

It is only about getting rid of the private car competition.

Everything, that "steals" overpriced business from the legal taxis and limo services. 

Who have to pay a fortune, to get the "exclusive right" at the airports!

They even would wanna get rid of the green plated cars, that customers are ordering from abroad. Or from the hotel pickups.

But there is really a legal problem!

[gazmo16]

Clamping down on Grab/Bolt while ignoring the elephant in the room with the Taxi mafia charging outrageous prices .

Phuket is run by the taxi mob and sadly it's not going to change any time soon unless they get a straight local government. 

[Smiler]

It’s high time the whole taxi scam business was clamped down on in all parts of Thailand it wouldn’t take a lot to do so but there is a distinct lack of enthusiasm from the authorities I wonder why? 

[TomC]

What a shame. Expats rely on private cars because taxies usualy cheat us, or try and say the meter is broken. Happens to me so much I now go right to grab

[Ramanathan.P]

Yeah, something has to be done to crack this as it is affecting their entire supply chain.