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Phuket Transport Chaos: Calls to Tackle Illegal Taxi Surge

Summary by ASEAN NOW Formerly Thai Visa Forum
Picture courtesy of Welcome Pickups Taxi and public transport groups in Phuket are urging officials to tackle the growing problem of illegal taxis disrupting the island's transport system. Ride-hailing apps are ignoring these unlicensed vehicles, causing issues for both passengers and compliant drivers. A formal complaint was lodged with the Phuket Damrongtham Center on 30 June by frustrated transport operators, calling for immediate act…
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The BKK has exposed an illegal "taxi driver": the driver working without a license was obtaining passengers through a popular mobile phone application. The raid targeting Viber groups was part of a large-scale taxi inspection campaign in which BKK employees are working with the police, the transport authority and the Tax and Customs Administration to filter out fraudsters.

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The Phuket Express broke the news in on Monday, June 30, 2025.
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