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Phuket taxis: outsiders are undercutting our prices

PHOTO: Phuket taxis complain they are being undercut by taxis from outside the province. (via Expat Life in Thailand)

Operators from outside Phuket are the target of a recent complaint filed by representatives from 30 taxi, van, tuk tuk and bus operators on the island. The association is complaining that outside taxis are invading their province and stealing their tourist customers by undercutting their prices.

The complaint alleges that these outside operators are greatly affecting the income of local drivers. The official filing was done at the Phuket Provincial Ombudsman’s Office at Phuket Provincial Hall yesterday.

The president of the Vehicle Operators Association 30 Phuket Province partnered with the president of the Bus Operators Association 30 Phuket Province to present the complaint. It was received officially by Phuket Vice Governor Anupap Rodkwan Yodrambam and the…

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