Originally Posted by
estnet
Arriving after midnight - go to departures level - get outside. New tourist dodge besides flat fare "you pay service charge 50 baht" (no if I wanted to pay sc I'd go downstairs I think) - won't budge.
Next - no meter 500 baht
Finally - honest guy - meter, no nonsense about service fee and no argument about not taking toll way.
All in fare Bkk to near Iconsiam 291 baht - gave him 300 and he started to make change - but I was in the process of giving him another 40! Honesty pays and I like to reward it.
Oh - and his seat belt worked
Funny - you went up to Departures to "game the system" by circumventing the queue below and avoiding the 50 thb departure fee from the airport. When the taxi drivers tried to "game the system" by playing fare games with you, they are not "honest".
It may sound as if I'm being critical (I'm not, I do the same when I catch a taxi) but are the actions described above really much different from an "honesty" perspective?
(Greetings from Chiang Mai, btw. Enjoy Loy Kratong!)