The website noted that although many of Bangkok’s so called taxi-metre and tuk-tuk drivers are noted for their professionalism, others simply to not know their way around this sprawling metropolis of eight million people. The writer attributed this shortcoming to the fact that quite a few of the cabbies are actually unemployed farmers from the rural regions of the nation.
Bangkok’s expats say that there are occasionally issues with drivers getting lost, trying to overcharge or not turning metres on. They say this is more than made up for by the fact that fares are generally much cheaper than other major cities around the planet.
Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of neighbouring Malaysia, took the ignominious top spot in the table of the 10 worst places to get a taxi. Cabbies here are renowned for their surly attitudes and for refusing to switch their metres on.
Rome was second and its taxi-drivers were slated for bad manners and overcharging. LondonCabs claimed travellers were better off taking buses or other forms of public transport in these cities to avoid the hassle of dealing with cabbies.
UK taxi website names Bangkok cabbies world’s third worst
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A UK taxi comparison website has named the Thai capital of Bangkok as the third worst city in the world to take a cab. A report compiled by LondonCabs.co.uk says the average Bangkok cabbie has a habit of getting lost or accepting a fare to a destination and not knowing where it is.