Whether you're a local or tourist in Bangkok, hailing a meter taxi is a game of cat and mouse. Will you get an honest cabbie who goes by the meter? Will the driver return your full change at journey's end?
Certainly, Bangkok's taxi drivers have a reputation for unscrupulous behaviour. In just four months from October 2015 to January 2016, the Department of Land Transport (DLT) received 15,000 complaints about taxi drivers. Despite the economic doldrums between October 2020 to September 2021, the DLT reported to have received 10,066 complaints from riders.
