In Bangkok, a taxi driver has been banned from picking up passengers at Thailand's largest airport for allegedly overcharging a Taiwanese visitor by using a fake list of flat-rate fares.

• A taxi driver at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok has been banned from picking up passengers after overcharging a Taiwanese visitor for a ride to central Bangkok by using a fake list of flat-rate fares.
• The driver charged the passenger 1,200 to 1,500 baht instead of the 300 baht cost on the meter.
• The driver may lose his license to drive a taxi.
• The airport management said that all taxi drivers are required to use meters, and the driver was using a fake list of flat-rate fares to various destinations.
• A photo of the fake fare list was published on a Facebook page titled Khao Wong Karn Thong Thiew.
• The Airports of Thailand group said that they would investigate the incident immediately.
• The name of the driver has been sent to the Land Transport Department, which has been asked to consider revoking his taxi license.
• The airport management denied reports that a 50 baht surcharge for taxi rides from the airport was prompting drivers to charge flat rates, explaining that the surcharge goes to drivers.
• The airport management also said that taxi drivers will be randomly checked around the clock to prevent them from refusing to use meters, and airport users can report any taxi drivers refusing to use a meter.

Source: The Straits Times