Wasn't Patong looking at creating an artificial reef. Just saying.

Posted by Soupdragon on February 24, 2015 10:34

Protest all you want but don't expect any sympathy from your to-be victims.

If anything, the number of tuk-tuks should be cut in half.

Posted by Herbert on February 24, 2015 11:25

Thought they had their chance before. Now the cry babies are coming crawling back and crying we want to be legal too. Buhuu
Why don't you move somewhere else.

Posted by Nicke on February 24, 2015 11:26

It is still 400 baht for a seven minute ride from Karon to Patong, no wonder they all want to get involved in the greatest scam of this island, more drivers SHOULD mean lower fares, HA-HA

Posted by ripped off resident on February 24, 2015 11:43

I like the artificial reef idea.

Posted by Ed Sanders on February 24, 2015 13:06

convert them all (and i mean all) to hop-on-hop-off circulating bus following various circuitous routes around patong.. ride any distance around the route for minimal charge.. many people would use them drivers would easily make more than the one fare a day meaning no need to charge ludicrous fares for one single journey!!

Posted by another steve on February 24, 2015 16:20

I'm on a short trip to Phuket to catch up with friends. I went from Phuket Town to Karon via Patong mid afternoon & coming through Patong at the top end of Bangla, there were wall to wall tuk tuks, congesting the road so I see little change there. Too many for starters & still not operating under any sort of obvious control as was promised. I think the authorities are banging their heads against the proverbial brick wall.

Posted by Logic on February 24, 2015 18:17

Artificial reef is absolutely the way to go

I would pay good money to see it !

Posted by Amazing Thailand on February 24, 2015 19:46

a artificial reef in the horse shoe Patong Bay? Now Patong beach water area is already overflowing 'E-Coli' by all the raw sewage from Patong. A artificial reef will even more block a needed water circulation with open sea. And how about the cruise vessels, anchoring in Patong bay?

Posted by Kurt on February 25, 2015 12:15

@Kurt, the reef idea was a joke, but would be a good use for all the un-needed TukTuks....

@Another Steve, it is an excellent idea and one that has been suggested many times previously. The problem (as I am lead to believe) is that this would involve the drivers actually having to do something all day instead of sitting around shouting "tuk tuk, tuk tuk" at every passing person..... This is clearly not welcomed by the drivers for some reason.

Posted by Amazing Thailand on February 25, 2015 13:47

still seems like a case of to many tuktuks and not enough customers.

Posted by mike on February 25, 2015 23:54