The increased fare, which applies to Bangkok registered taxis with no more than seven seats, is effective today according to its announcement in the Royal Gazette yesterday.
However, passengers may not notice a rise in fares straight away as taxis can have their metres adjusted at Bang Sue Station between January 16 – February 28, according to the Ministry of Transport.
For taxis stuck in Bangkok’s notorious traffic jams (moving at less than 6km/h), fares will be capped at 3 baht per minute – a rise from the previous traffic jam surcharge of 1.25 baht per minute.
Taxis will charge 6.5 baht/km from the second to 10th kilometre, 7 baht/km from the…
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