Ridesharing apps in Bangkok

[kkjason]

Hello;
Yes - you quite frequently will get the message that there are no drivers available. Alternatively, many drivers now will accept a ride only to then cancel before they get to you (why they are doing that, I'm not sure, but there must be some reason that is only known to them...). Like you, my husband and I love the convenience of Grab. We can stay in our room until the car is just about to arrive, etc. However, it has simply become too burdensome. Now that the COVID situation has improved, taxis are back in abundance. Depending on where you are in Bangkok, it should be like the 'old days' when there are seemingly 10 taxis for every passenger - just stick your hand out and one will stop. Alternatively, give Grab a try when you are here - you might get lucky. I have not used BOLT, so perhaps I should give that a try soon.

[infoarmor]

Hello;
Yes - you quite frequently will get the message that there are no drivers available. Alternatively, many drivers now will accept a ride only to then cancel before they get to you (why they are doing that, I'm not sure, but there must be some reason that is only known to them...). Like you, my husband and I love the convenience of Grab. We can stay in our room until the car is just about to arrive, etc. However, it has simply become too burdensome. Now that the COVID situation has improved, taxis are back in abundance. Depending on where you are in Bangkok, it should be like the 'old days' when there are seemingly 10 taxis for every passenger - just stick your hand out and one will stop. Alternatively, give Grab a try when you are here - you might get lucky. I have not used BOLT, so perhaps I should give that a try soon.

I started visiting Thailand frequently only from 2016 (only went twice before that), so I pretty much know only going around through Uber first and then Grab and kinda dread going back to catching taxis. Uber went through the same thing in The US with a lack of drivers during the first year of the pandemic, so it had to dole out lots of bonuses and incentives in order to convince them to get back to driving for Uber. Looks like this whole situation is a failure from Grab.
I thought it was only in the Philippines but looks like it's across all the areas it operates in. Drivers probably think it's not worth anymore driving for Grab.

Hearing that Bolt works fine though, it's quite encouraging, I wonder if most drivers are only working for Bolt know, since I assume it pays more than Grab as it just entered the market and probably is aggressively trying to recruit drivers.

Wish someone in Bangkok would share his experience with Bolt.