BANGKOK: The Department of Land Transport has again reminded taxi drivers they must use the taximeter for pricing, as appointed by the authority, in keeping with the international standard.
The DLT Deputy Director-General Chirute Visalachitra has denied a claim from taxi drivers and operators that the current taximeter pricing rate is unfair to operators providing services to passengers from Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport.
The taxi drivers and operators have claimed that an unfair pricing scale has left them with no choice but to provide a flat-rate price service without using the taximeter.
On this issue, the DLT Deputy Director-General insisted that the new fare rate for taxis has already been calculated to reflect the true costs involved in providing the service, which includes the cost of traveling with no passenger.
The DLT has also allowed an additional 50 baht service fee for taxi drivers when servicing passengers from Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang Airport.
He has said that the department forbids the use of flat-rate pricing and that all taxis are required to use the taximeter when conveying passengers to their destinations.
He also stressed that the newly adjusted fare already covers the service cost when operating from the airport.
However, the DLT will be considering the advantages and disadvantages of a request to charge a luggage fee as requested by taxi operators.
Meanwhile, the DLT will implement modern technology in management, which will improve the quality of service by the drivers in order to enhance the efficiency of the taxi service, said the DLT Deputy Director.
Phuketwan adds: The NNT news report is at odds with what's happening on Phuket with a 100 baht surcharge from Phuket International Airport and the move towards metered taxis not producing lower fares
High taxi and tuk-tuk fares remain the largest obstacle to Phuket competing with other destinations around the region.
Tourists who come to Phuket via Bangkok are shocked to pay six times as much for poorer service on Phuket.
The DLT Deputy Director-General Chirute Visalachitra has denied a claim from taxi drivers and operators that the current taximeter pricing rate is unfair to operators providing services to passengers from Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport.
The taxi drivers and operators have claimed that an unfair pricing scale has left them with no choice but to provide a flat-rate price service without using the taximeter.
On this issue, the DLT Deputy Director-General insisted that the new fare rate for taxis has already been calculated to reflect the true costs involved in providing the service, which includes the cost of traveling with no passenger.
The DLT has also allowed an additional 50 baht service fee for taxi drivers when servicing passengers from Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang Airport.
He has said that the department forbids the use of flat-rate pricing and that all taxis are required to use the taximeter when conveying passengers to their destinations.
He also stressed that the newly adjusted fare already covers the service cost when operating from the airport.
However, the DLT will be considering the advantages and disadvantages of a request to charge a luggage fee as requested by taxi operators.
Meanwhile, the DLT will implement modern technology in management, which will improve the quality of service by the drivers in order to enhance the efficiency of the taxi service, said the DLT Deputy Director.
Phuketwan adds: The NNT news report is at odds with what's happening on Phuket with a 100 baht surcharge from Phuket International Airport and the move towards metered taxis not producing lower fares
High taxi and tuk-tuk fares remain the largest obstacle to Phuket competing with other destinations around the region.
Tourists who come to Phuket via Bangkok are shocked to pay six times as much for poorer service on Phuket.
more taxi nonsense that will only go around in circles with the results being that everything remains the same
Posted by sky on January 23, 2015 07:24