Start of New Meter Taxies in Khon Kaen

[Dr Mick]

Well this is a first for Khon Kaen I think ,2 weeks ago 30 new Meter Taxies arrived in Khon Kaen

 

To my suprise when I rang my Tuk Tuk driver up he arrived in a new Meter Taxi

 

He tells me that there is now 30 new taxies in Khon Kaen now.

 

Well the journey I made ,in which i have made many times in tuk tuk,in the past i paid 100 bhts

but to my suprise the meter taxi price showed only 60 bhts.

But as I use this driver many times and comes to pick me up at my house I did give him 100bhts

 

The good thing now is when my mates fly to Khon Kaen airport a meter taxi can now be booked ,so the costs

to city should be cheaper than using the private car drivers

 

 

Also in the raining season will be better using these taxies than tuk tuk

[turboman]

Hi Mick, what's the number for these taxis ? I saw it somewhere before but can't remember

[ozijeff]

Excellent. where were they 3 weeks ago?

[torrenova]

How is the pricing compared to Bangkok ?

[Dr Mick]

Hi Mick, what's the number for these taxis ? I saw it somewhere before but can't remember

 

The one i use Mr Sutad Klahan

 

tel no 0817698988

[Dr Mick]

Hi Mick, what's the number for these taxis ? I saw it somewhere before but can't remember

 

Just started 2 weeks ago ,but hope Gordon got you to airport ok

[Dr Mick]

How is the pricing compared to Bangkok ?

 

Think its the same ,set by goverment license taxi company

[torrenova]

Think its the same ,set by goverment license taxi company

 

Just wondered as the mafia got hold of the Pattaya concession and turned it into a private hire rip off with no meters. Surely meter taxis have to be the way forward in nearly all places.

[2Dangerous]

Sounds like that has some promise Mick, saving the 40 bahts each time you use them will add up quicker than later.

[torrenova]

pattaya taxi's are the biggest rip of in thailand, the bastards refuse to put on the meter

 

Quite the reason I asked about using the meter in KK. We all know that the Pattaya meter taxis are just for show so the baht bus mafia can claim there are taxis but perhaps some day, as happened in Bangkok, change can be effected and if other provincial towns are running a proper meter taxi service according to the rules, then pressure will mount for pattaya to do the same and take away control of meter taxis from the mafia.

[sailingbill]

Thanks Mick, i need a ride from KK to Kalasin in May, will pm for recommendation when it gets closer.

Bill

[ozijeff]

The biggest rip-off I have seen are the tuk-tuks in Phuket.

 

Used one.... once. 200bt to go about 1km in the rain. The little mafia bastards should be outlawed.

I wonder how my insurance would be if I got injured in one of these death machines?

 

Patong would be perfect for a baht bus system.

[pattayaminime]

But as I use this driver many times and comes to pick me up at my house I did give him 100bhts

 

You LDOP

pattaya taxi's are the biggest rip of in thailand, the bastards refuse to put on the meter

 

I agree, I will never ever use them in patts, exp when a 60thb journey they charge 150thb!!

 

They can f off.

[torrenova]

The biggest rip-off I have seen are the tuk-tuks in Phuket.

 

Used one.... once. 200bt to go about 1km in the rain. The little mafia bastards should be outlawed.

I wonder how my insurance would be if I got injured in one of these death machines?

 

Patong would be perfect for a baht bus system.

 

When you think you can get a nice air conditioned Camry to take you all the way to the airport for about Bt400 !

[Tahoe_Bill]

The phone number for the Khon Kaen taxi dispatcher is 1584. Reportedly there is an additional 30 baht fee on top of the meter charge for pickup service.

[Dr Mick]

The phone number for the Khon Kaen taxi dispatcher is 1584. Reportedly there is an additional 30 baht fee on top of the meter charge for pickup service.

 

That is correct ,i noticed he put 30 bhts on when he picked me up.

 

Just used my Taxi man to take me and my Thai lady

to wedding ,whwhere we was stoping was 45 kilo meters past Rio Et.

think distance was 160 kilo meters ,took about 2 1/2 hours.

 

I was just going to catch Taxi to Khon Kaen bus station ,but Taxi ask where we was going ,then he said he would take

us for 1200 bhts ,I said i would pay 1000 bhts ,he said ok.

But after journey ,which he drived very safe and not too fast ,I gave him 1100 bhts.

For Info back home today and used buses to get back ,journey time about 3 1/2 hours cost us

80 bhts first bus ,150 bhts second bus and 100 bhts for tuk tuk to our house ,total cost 330 bhts.

Edited February 27, 2010 by Dr Mick