New measures to tackle bad cabbies
Bangkok, Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang airports, Phuket, Pattaya and Koh Samui where the most complaints of taxi drivers refusing passengers have been recorded are the six locations where new, integrated measures will be implemented to tackle the issue fr
The measures include a tighter enforcement of law, uptodate database on criminals and publicity on the steps take against cabbies who violate the criminal code or seriously damage the image of Thailand such as the revocation of their publictransport licence. The decision was made during a meeting among related agencies in Bangkok, led by National Police chief Pol General Chakthip Chaijinda.
The meeting learned that the Land Transport Department’s hotline 1584 had received more than 43,000 complaints about cabbies last year 50 per cent more from the previous year and the most cases, 22,000, had to do with taxi drivers refusing passengers. Department chief Sanit Phromwong said four cabbies had seen their public transport licence revoked, while 236 others had theirs suspended from April 2014 to December 2015.
RELATED