News Forum - Fare play: Bangkok taxi driver bucks trend, returns 400,000 baht to passenger

[Thaiger]

A Bangkok taxi driver put the breaks on the capital’s bad boy cabbie reputation after he returned nearly 400,000 baht to a Bangladeshi passenger. There’s not a day that goes by without a story breaking of one of Bangkok’s bad boy taxi drivers ripping off customers, refusing to service or turn on meters, brawling with … …

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[ChrisS]

I hope he got a decent tip or is there a set % he gets as finder?

[Smiler]

That’s a great story although not on the same level I lost my phone in a taxi last year and managed to call my number the driver answered and promptly returned my phone, he was such a nice guy. I obviously gave him a big tip and thanked him but unfortunately there are also a lot of bad taxi drivers out there I just wish the authorities would finally crack down on them as they give Thailand such a bad name.

[TSS]

hope the gentleman rewarded the driver 10% at least 

[HiuMak]

17 hours ago, Thaiger said:

A Bangkok taxi driver put the breaks on the capital’s bad boy cabbie reputation after he returned nearly 400,000 baht to a Bangladeshi passenger. There’s not a day that goes by without a story breaking of one of Bangkok’s bad boy taxi drivers ripping off customers, refusing to service or turn on meters, brawling with 

There is still some good in Human Mankind. This is one good example.