Originally Posted by garyphil
yes the 300baht taxi's are safe. They are just metered taxis, but make sure they run by the meter. If the decide to tell you a price and not use the meter, flag another cab.
Thanks all, for your input. I'm booked on Jetstar (bloody stingy companies paying only for that!) and am NOT looking forward to it at all.... (flying in from SIN)
Anyway, are unmetered taxis still common? I know of tuk drivers who exhort (sp?)...