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Home » Traffic and transport » Taxi fares in Thailand up in mid-June
Taxi fares in Thailand up in mid-June
It has been postponed a few times, but now it is finally happening: taxi fares are going up by 5 percent. According to a source at the Ministry of Transport.
A poll has shown that 75 percent of passengers are satisfied with the service provided by taxi drivers. Satisfied passengers is a condition set by the ministry to increase the fare. In 2004, the rates already went up by 8 percent. Not entirely unjustified because taxi rates had remained the same for many years and taxi drivers can hardly make ends meet, despite long working days.
The surcharge of taxis operating from Suvarnabhumi will increase to 60 baht for a four-door taxi and 90 baht for a five-door taxi. Now they charge 50 baht.
It is almost incomprehensible that no indexation has taken place on taxi fares in 12 years.
It seems that the cars must be replaced by a new one after 9 years by law.
A number of taxis do drive on behalf of a company and it is not owned, but “profit” must be made somewhere. Maybe over the backs of the drivers?!
But let's be honest, the price of a Taxi ride is also incredibly low.
I always wonder how they can run the Taxi for the prices.
A not unimportant factor is the availability of - partly due to government intervention - cheap LNG (Liquid Natural Gas) which is sold for 13 Baht per kilo.
I have a former Bangkok taxi driver (13 years on the taxi) in the family and let me tell you it is no fun to drive the taxi in BKK. Twelve hour working day and 7 days a week. Must rent the taxi for twelve hours + fuel and possibly pay fines yourself. 2x put the knife to the throat by a passenger and robbed. Came home with the daily earnings of 200 Baht, greasy bite. Is now a private driver for a Japanese CEO. Most Farangs who come from Luilekkerland have no idea what these people have to put up with and have to scrape together to lead a dignified existence. Do you work for Baht 200 per day of 12 hours?
For most low-paid jobs it is not easy in Thailand and surviving where possible. There are many taxi drivers, because little training is required and, like so much else in Thailand, they compete with each other. New competition is kept out. I have an acquaintance in Bangkok, with a technical education, and he works on long-term projects abroad whenever possible. Due to a lack of work in that area, he uses his own taxi and works long hours with little income. It is time for a good approach to this sector, but with so many, I think little will come of this.