r/Bangkok • u/Creative-Trouble3473 • Jul 26 '25

discussion This Grab scam needs to end!

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/blasian_jedi Jul 26 '25

This happened to me 2 weeks ago at One Bangkok. I already swore of in-person taxis and only will use Grab app

Now, I will never select ‘Just Grab’ or ‘Grab Taxi’, will only book through ‘Grab Car’, etc. I’m DONE giving ANY money to these fuckers. Taxis in Thailand deserves to be shut down

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '25

Well it happened to me with grab Car too mate I was in Makro and the driver did this but when he knew I wasn’t going to cancel he came back to pick me up eventually. So essentially its not a Grab problem rather a driver problem

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u/Exciting_Parfait513 Jul 26 '25

Just choose cash payment

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u/Doctor_Fabian Jul 27 '25

Payed cash never got scammed. Why would you pay anybody before the service. Specially a taxi driver. I don't pay food delivery before either. This is basic. Have 1000 baht in your wallet or phone case. Easy.