Reader question: Moped taxi in Pattaya

Not in Pattaya, but we always have the same person who drives for us. It's a woman.
Of course she does not ride exclusively for us and also has her normal position with the other riders.
We have her phone number and if we need her for anything we call her and she comes. Besides transporting one of us, she also does all kinds of shopping for us if necessary.
Very satisfied with her.

By the way, there are many of those riders who have regular customers. Just think of the people they take to/from work, or children to/from school, etc...
Many regular customers also have a more or less fixed income for them.
It may take some searching until you find someone who meets your personal requirements (usually you can make agreements about this), but that should work.

Success.

Dear Pete,

The price they ask you of course depends on where you live and where you want to go. Long distances are (relatively) expensive. I have been using the motorbike taxi intensively for a year now. Some are more expensive than their colleagues, nothing to do and just take it into account if you can choose. I think location plays a role. For example, if I take a motorbike from Jomtien/Hanuman to my house at Thepprasit, they charge 30 Baht. Conversely from me to Jomtien/Hanuman they charge 40 Baht. There are clearly fewer tourists here, so they have to compensate.
One day I met Mister No, just on the way when I actually planned to walk. I got on the back of him anyway and he turned out to be an excellent rider, speaks good English and is not too expensive. I had to have that in my file! Phone number noted. Since then I regularly call him for long distances or trips with three stops for a thing or two. Always satisfied with both the price and the service.
So, I'd say keep trying all the bikers in your area until you find one you like and build a business relationship with them. Good luck!

Personal experience: I prefer the ladies, much less testosterone, drive more carefully.

The drivers are often stationed at fixed locations. Find one near you. If you indicate that you want to use the same taxi regularly, people are often willing to do something about the price.
The fare depends on the distance, whereby negotiation is often desirable. Therefore, first ask acquaintances in the area what the normal price is for certain rides.

And if the person drives too fast despite an agreement, then shout: (phonetically) maize lejoo (not fast), shah shah (take it easy).
Lots of fun.

With us from the moo track, we used to always be bombarded with tickets from the drivers in the area. We didn't drive ourselves then and we regularly called for a taxi. It seems to me that not much has changed and there is still a lot of competition between those riders. So there must be choice. I would keep several because they are not always available when you need them. If one can't, the other can. Good luck with the search for a reliable and down-to-earth driver.

I may have been lucky, but when I am approached again I always say that I am quite scared and would rather not go on the moped, unless they promise to drive slowly and that I will walk differently. So far that's going well and they don't drive recklessly and fast, even though there is sometimes almost no traffic, they keep a nice quiet pace. Hope it stays that way.