Taxi forced to use a meters now adding fare surcharges in Samui

With the strong arm of the Juntra reaching out, things in Koh Samui are set to change. With non metered taxis promised to become a thing of the past it now seems that drivers who are forced to use a meter have decided to levy surcharges to their fare. New signs are appearing on Taxi’s around Koh Samui that state there is a minimum fee of fifty baht, which is believed to be on the meter before you set off and an additional fifty baht fee on the ride, meaning a possible one hundred baht fare no top of what you run up on the meter. In view of this, whether the meters bring down the fares on shorter journeys remains to be seen.

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