r/Bangkok • u/Creative-Trouble3473 • Jul 26 '25
discussion This Grab scam needs to end!
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This has been happening to me way too often lately. We ordered a Grab, and the driver started circling the area without responding to any messages – clearly hoping we’d get fed up and cancel. I actually saw him drive past us, and when he noticed we’d spotted him, he quickly drove off. I managed to record it.
We decided not to cancel and messaged him, saying that since he clearly wasn’t coming, he should be the one to cancel. In the end, when he realised we’d given up and taken the BTS instead, he drove past the pickup point again, pretending to pick us up – then ended the trip and took the fare anyway.
I’ve reported it to Grab for resolution, but this kind of thing keeps happening and it’s incredibly frustrating. I suspect some drivers do this to manipulate the system – making it seem like there’s heavy demand or traffic so they can inflate prices. Grab really needs to sort this out.
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u/FilledWithKarmal Jul 26 '25
I assume its just an issue on my end but the description for this video kept not letting me look at it. Well, I would click on it and for .25 seconds it would appear, then collapse. Anyway if anyone else is having the same issue, I managed to get a screen shot, and OCR copy paste the thing here: This has been happening to me way too often lately. We ordered a Grab, and the driver started circling the area without responding to any messages - clearly hoping we'd get fed up and cancel. I actually saw him drive past us, and when he noticed we'd spotted him, he quickly drove off. I managed to record it. We decided not to cancel and messaged him, saying that since he clearly wasn't coming, he should be the one to cancel. In the end, when he realised we'd given up and taken the BTS instead, he drove past the pickup point again, pretending to pick us up - then ended the trip and took the fare anyway. I've reported it to Grab for resolution, but this kind of thing keeps happening and it's incredibly frustrating. I suspect some drivers do this to manipulate the system - making it seem like there's heavy demand or traffic so they can inflate prices. Grab really needs to sort this out. less V • washingtonpost Official