Thread: New taxi fares announced

The Transport Ministry has given the greenlight for an increase of taxi fares effective the following day after the publication of the fare increase announcement in the Royal Gazette.

The new formula of taxi fares is 40 baht for the first two kilometres of distance instead of 35 baht fare under the current pricing, 6 baht a kilometer for distance exceeding the first two kilometres up to 10th kilometer and 10 baht per kilometer for distance in excess of the first 10 kilometres.

In case a taxi is caught in traffic congestion that renders the taxi immovable or makes the vehicle to move not exceeding 6 kms per hour, the taxi owner is eligible to charge one baht per minute for distance not exceeding six kilometres per hour.

New taxi fares announced - Thai PBS English News

That's back-to-front; It should be the slightly higher rate per km for short distances.

watch all the rip offs start now

Talking to colleagues at work they are saying Uber is up like 20% in the last week or so as well. Both the per minute and per kilo charges seem to have gone up.

...and gasoline is cheaper now and most taxis run on LPG.

Pure greed.

Originally Posted by VocalNeal

...and gasoline is cheaper now and most taxis run on LPG.

I think its CNG.

At least the meters will get calibrated to the new price. It is amazing how the prices differ on a clear run on the same route.

Cheers, TP