PT Taxis

[arsenal]

It might be best to avoid this taxi company now as the service has been getting worse over the last few years.

On the trip from the airport to Pattaya the drivers routinely take a detour to fill up with methane and this will add an hour to the journey time. On the return journey rather than a car they sent a minibus which is nowhere near as comfortable. The front seat was occupied by the drivers drugged up girlfriend which will be a serious problem if you happen to be stopped by the police. Quite likely if you're doing 140 KM in a 90 KM zone.

[LoveThailand]

Mr. Yo is always good. Responsive, the drivers and cars nice.

[paulfort]

I had just the same time wasting experience with PT Taxis a few weeks ago as I mentioned in my recent trip report, also whilst I am no mechanic a bit concerning that the car isn't running on the petrol or diesel it was designed for and you have to get out of the car whilst they fill it up as apparently so inflammable?

On my subsequent trip up to Bangkok despite pre booking and stating Tarntawan Place Hotel with the destination address on my email confirmation and showing the driver the hotel brochure with the small location map, the driver didn't have a clue, came of the expressway far too early, struggled to find his way back on to it and I ended up directing him as we eventually got nearer!

I appreciate that the various companies can vary and I guess rely on independent drivers, does anyone have any feedback on who is a bit more reliable - Love Thailand do you have contact details for Mr Yo if he is more reliable?

[lego]

It might be best to avoid this taxi company now as the service has been getting worse over the last few years.

On the trip from the airport to Pattaya the drivers routinely take a detour to fill up with methane and this will add an hour to the journey time. On the return journey rather than a car they sent a minibus which is nowhere near as comfortable. The front seat was occupied by the drivers drugged up girlfriend which will be a serious problem if you happen to be stopped by the police. Quite likely if you're doing 140 KM in a 90 KM zone.
It's always refreshing to meet people, albeit only online, who feel exempt from Thailand's criminal defamation laws. =))

[thaiguest]

Beats me why people need to deal with pre-booked taxi services-is it a function of insecurity or what?
The drivers working for taxi companies are no more likely to know where they're going than the ordinary Bangkok taxis-perhaps less likely.
Best go downstairs in the airport and go through the queue system.
Likewise if your hotel doesn't have an in-house driver a staff member will go out to the pavement, flag down one of the 100,000 Bangkok taxis AND probably make the deal for you-for a small tip of course.

[latintopxxx]

i never use prebooked taxis or limousines....I hop off the plane...saunter past passport control...whisk my luggage off the conveyor bely...and hop onto the first taxi at the airport...never a problem.

[scottish-guy]

......then he rides the taxi driver like a pony on the back seat of the car, calls him a whore, and throws 500B on the front seat as he gets out

[paulfort]

I just use the pre booked Taxi idea so in theory after a long flight when I simply want to get to my destination, usually Pattaya now as quickly and comfortably as possible it would seem a convenient and easy way, nothing to do with any insecurity.
I have used the queuing taxi system before at the airport when heading straight from the airport in to Bangkok with no problem, is it as easy to do so from the airport to Pattaya and do they agree a fixed fare at the time, if so is it fair and how much?
Guess I just don't want the agro after a long flight of having to debate a cost once my luggage is in the boot of a taxi or get ripped off and I expect many other posters use pre booked services for that same reason. But after recent problems I am happy to reconsider and would certainly appreciate any advise.

[latintopxxx]

scottyboy....been ages since I proposituoned a taxo driver...they tend to be a bit past the "use by age", now the tuk tuk drivers outside silom soi 2 after midnight ...thats something else. and am glad to note u recall and relish my techniques...when in Thailand I take full opportunity to live out my wildest kinks...and certainly use porn as inspiration.

[latintopxxx]

...anyway we r venturing into "been there, done that"territory. Clearly u and most others see the "boys" somehow as equals...I simply see them as service providers...and as an agreement between 2 consenting adults. Best we dont reopen this pandoras box. Agree??

[a447]

Scottishguy wrote:
......then he rides the taxi driver like a pony on the back seat of the car, calls him a whore, and throws 500B on the front seat as he gets out

And don't forget, he also at some stage of the journey makes them get down on all fours and uses them as a chair....lol

But as Latin says,


..anyway we r venturing into "been there, done that" territory

Lego, I think anonymous people on an anonymous internet site probably are exempt from Thailand's defamation laws. At least they're probably not going to be caught. Anyway, arsenal is just relating his experience with the company. Nothing defamatory,is there?

[latintopxxx]

has he got proof the female in front was (a) the girlfriend and (b) was high??? Definitely defamatory material.

[scottish-guy]

Of course we are already aware of Latin's peccadildoes :p but if we can't drag them up over and over again - what's the point of being gay?

:))

[rollingstone]

Toom's taxi service is reliable and responses on emails are fast. Have used his service for many trips between Pattaya and BKK airport and Bangkok city vv Pattaya.
Will not use anyone else's.
Contact toom39@msn.com

[arsenal]

Lego, Latin; I've been coming to Thailand long enough to know drugged up when I see it.

However. Apart from the two taxi journeys everything else about my trip was absolutely fantastic. A total abundance of my type of boys (straight, athletic, pretty and charming) and more arriving every day, many of whom were offs from previous trips. A real thrill when they come up and ask if you remember them. A more comprehensive report on the gogo bars when I get my strength back.

...whisk my luggage off the conveyor bely...That's what servants are for, surely?

[lego]

Lego, I think anonymous people on an anonymous internet site probably are exempt from Thailand's defamation laws. At least they're probably not going to be caught. Anyway, arsenal is just relating his experience with the company. Nothing defamatory,is there?
I agree that it's unlikely to get caught, given the circumstances. First the "victim" would need to be aware of the defamation, then take it further, then establish the identity of the poster... pretty unlikely indeed! I don't agree that there's nothing defamatory in the OP, however, not as long as we're talking about Thailand's very peculiar defamation laws. You cannot name and shame a company in that way and you also cannot go public saying that a certain person is a druggie (even if it were true), for example.

[Up2U]

If going to Bangkok I use the taxi que. If going to Pattaya, I pre-book with a trusted service. After spending 30 hours flying the least problem I want is going to Pattaya. My driver is always waiting with a sign with my name on it, takes my luggage, will make rest stops at my request and bring me to my doorstep. Well worth the price.

[colmx]

. If going to Pattaya, I pre-book with a trusted service. After spending 30 hours flying the least problem I want is going to Pattaya. My driver is always waiting with a sign with my name on it, takes my luggage, will make rest stops at my request and bring me to my doorstep. Well worth the price.
Agreed
Nothing worse than getting into a banger meter taxi that you are paying 1600B for only to find:
-Fake "Leather"/Plastic seats
-No Safety Belts
-Hundreds of lucky amulets blocking the windscreen...

And then a driver that needs doses of "birdy" to make his way all the way to pattaya

Even worse is when the meter taxi drings you 5-10 miles outside Bkk and swaps you waith another driver - as he is not bothered with the journey
He then asks you to prepay him - so he can pay your new driver (less his large cut of course!)

For me i will always stick to a private taxi firm where possible...

[christianpfc]

scottyboy....been ages since I proposituoned a taxo driver...they tend to be a bit past the "use by age", now the tuk tuk drivers outside silom soi 2 after midnight ...thats something else.
I have seen one cute taxi driver in all my time in Bangkok, but tuk-tuk drivers in front of Soi 2 and both ends of Thaniya and Patpong, always some cuties.

Regular buses and vans have stops for petrol as well. For a ride from Buriram to Bangkok I can understand this, but not between Bangkok and Pattaya. Poor planing and waste of the passengers time.

It seems most cars in Thailand run on LPG/CNG (liquefied petroleum gas/compressed natural gas), so I assume the engines are suitable for LPG/CNG and the technology probably comes from western countries.