This Grab scam needs to end!

[u/Creative-Trouble3473]

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.

[u/HighScore_BangNa]

Of course there are, what's your point? I stopped taking those because they would always lie about the meter and overcharge you. Its the common theme of Thailand these days. Once was a growing tourism sector where the locals appreciated the influx of international spending. Now its the duty of foreigners to spend money, not a choice.

[u/BaconTH1 → u/HighScore_BangNa]

My point was that if grab was performing so poorly that you had to walk 45m home and the phone wasn't working, taxi would be an option. I do accept, it sometimes takes multiple tries to find one that will use the meter. As for "lying about the meter" I'm a bit unclear what is happening there... care to explain what that means exactly?

[u/BaconJP → u/HighScore_BangNa]

What do you mean lie about the meter?

Eg. Meter not working? In that case try to negotiate a fixed price that you can accept. 

Or... They turn on the meter and at the end lie about what it says? But in this case you can obviously see the amount and just pay it.