Originally Posted by
transpac
I just wanted those who might be taking a much longer ride or evena short one its best to use any cab that has a sign on its roof that says 'metered taxi' Grabs cabs didnt have that language but something else.
Grabs cabsdidnt have that language but something else.
I confess to not being able to follow and fully understand all your difficulties, but every taxi has a sign on the top which says "Taxi Meter" (AllThaiTaxi has a variation). All taxis which participate with Grab are metered taxis (exclusive of grabcar, which are not so identified on the exterior). There are no GrabTaxis per se, just standard metered taxis with some GrabTaxi logos, typically on the side/rear-windows.
IMO, you should try the GrabTaxi app at least once, but you will have to pay 25 baht extra.
It would be ideal if you could report all your negative taxi experiences to the authorities: there are mobile apps, and web-based apps which facilitate this reporting. Obviously reporting these taxis drivers is probably the only way to improve services.
I w2ill pay better attention to detail when out and about today and report back later.
The signs on the roofs of the 2 grabs I hailed down said something different then the reg cabs. When a person orders a grab does the 1st 35 thb include the 1st km of travel? or does the meter start clicking away from the get go? My feeling is grabs start clicking from the get go so its not that the driver/s are pulling any fast ones, its just they dont give you 1 km for 35 thb or is it by law that even hailing a grab they must give you the 1st km for 35 thb?
the 1 nice of those 2 grabs I hailed was I showed them where I wanted to go pointed to the meter and they said OK and never countered with a flat rate that was a rip off. So even if i should have gotten the meter shouldnt have clicked before going 1 km at least they didnt try to rip me for 2-3x what it whould have been but if anything 20 thb at the max, and for the 2nd grab just getting someone to take me using the meter was a royal pita, so an extra 20 was well worth it as most wanted 300 for what ended up as a 70 ride
I think till they change the law that a driver cant refuse using the meter theres not much to report. Theres nothing wrong with a driver trying to get a person to pay a rip off flat rate, but once the rider declines and says 'meter' then a driver shouldnt beable to decline the ride and if they do there should be some easy ID for that cab so it can be reported, till thats done Id expect for the cabs I hail to drive away empty