Govt launches 'no refusal' taxi campaign
A GOVERNMENT campaign encouraging taxi drivers to not reject passengers kicked off yesterday with 100 cabbies participating.
The campaign also aims to promote better service and to deal with issues like drivers dressing improperly, refusing to use the meter or illegally adjusting the meter to bump up the fare, First Army Area chief Lt-General Kampanart Ruddit said.
The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) has decided to start reorganising the taxi service and other commuter transport services such as vans and motorcycle taxis. It is also reorganising taxi and commuter van services at airports and passenger terminals across the country.
Kampanart said these services were important to the country’s image and the tourism industry, as well as an indicator of travellers’ satisfaction.
In his capacity as chief of NCPO’s security and order force, Kampanart presided over a ceremony at the First Army Area headquarters in Bangkok yesterday. The first 100 taxis participating in the scheme will be displaying a sign saying “Going Everywhere, Not Denying Service” on their side windows.
