When we were in the taxi, he quoted me a price of 200 baht! I actually want to bargain with him, if not successful left the taxi. But seeing the tired look of my wife and young daughter, I decided to pay the quoted price as it was still not "extortion" price. I guessed the trip was around 150 bahts based on the very bad traffic jam to the hotel.
200 Bath? Really? 200 Baht equates to around £4. Four Quid. To cross a world city in the middle of rush hour. You can barely enter a taxi in London for that price. This poster is getting his knickers in a twist for the sake of a quid. The only victim of extortion here is the taxi driver.
I've never seen or heard of a violent taxi driver in Bangkok and I know a fair number of people there. However, I have seen many an expat haggle with locals over pennies only to later blow a fortune on imported beer. Very sad
