Originally Posted by
dsquared37
...the driver got annoyed I asked for the meter saying something to the effect of, in Thai, 'why do you ask so quickly'. He then got annoyed we didn't want to take the tollway.
At the gate to exit the taxi area I opened the door, exited the car and we went back to the taxi line*. He was visibly annoyed at this action.
He missed out on the fare and likely needs to pay AoT the 50baht taxi surcharge out of his pocket. TFB.
As you don't say he refused to turn on the meter, so I guessing it's safe to assume he did comply.
At 1 am I'd be resigned to a journey with grumpy driver, and tipped accordingly. The thought of trudging back to go through the faff of the taxi rank again, and yet more (potential) arguments, would have played heavily on that decision