I'm currently live in Thailand, my friends from the USA came here on vacation for the first time.  I had taken them to Chiang Mia, Hua Hin and Phuket.  On the trip from Chiang Mai we arrived at Don Muang, got in line like everyone else and waited for a taxi.  They called us over and gave us a slip with with the drivers name and id number and so forth. With an address and phone number to call in case we had any problems, the driver was one of the older ones, and I spoke Thai to him, so I didn't expect this to happen.  

Now my friends had about 5 pieces or luggage, and the taxi driver clearly saw this as he helped load them in the taxi. We got in and he asked for the slip I was given, and I gave it to him like the idiot I was. Once I told him where we were going, Swissotel Le Concorde on Rachadapiesk he drove off, about half way through the trip he said that he didn't know where it was (thank god that he was going in the right direction).  As soon as I gave more precise directions (I might of drove) we arrived and unloaded. As soon as my friends were gonna pay the fare marked on the meter, the driver insisted that they pay an extra 200thb cause of the all their luggage.  

 I immediately complained asked him why he didn't say anything at the airport, as he knew how much stuff we had. But he just kept on insisting, I was not about to pay this loser, but my friends went ahead and paid anyways. 

 Not really a scam but a warning, keep the slip they give you at the airport incase it happens to you!! 

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