Bus PP to Sville - tuk tuk scam at gas station
Bus PP to Sville - tuk tuk scam at gas station
I took the bus down to Sville last week. It was Golden Bayon. As the bus approaches Svillel it turns left at the big gas station as all buses do. It lets off a few passengers that want to get off there.
There are a bunch of tuk tuk and moto guys that hang out there to get those customers. As we were stopped one of the tuk tuk guys stepped into the door of the bus and said tuk tuk to Otres Beach. He was trying to trick the barang who'd never been there before into getting off at the gas station and taking his tuk tuk to Otres. This of course is a much longer way than staying on the bus until it makes its last stop in Ocheteal. Or if it was a Sorya bus it wouldn't go all the way to Ocheteal but would go much further in that direction anyway. And the gas station is quite isolated and would leave anyone who got off there with very little choice.
A couple of girls where about to get off the bus and take the bait but I signaled them not to do so and they didn't. As the bus pulled out of the gas station at least one of it tuk tuk guys flipped me the bird.
The thing that really pissed me off was that the bus driver was entirely willing to cooperate with the tuk tuk guy and didn't warn the girls and looked at them as if, well are you getting off the bus? And this is Golden Bayon one of the more expensive bus companies.
There are a bunch of tuk tuk and moto guys that hang out there to get those customers. As we were stopped one of the tuk tuk guys stepped into the door of the bus and said tuk tuk to Otres Beach. He was trying to trick the barang who'd never been there before into getting off at the gas station and taking his tuk tuk to Otres. This of course is a much longer way than staying on the bus until it makes its last stop in Ocheteal. Or if it was a Sorya bus it wouldn't go all the way to Ocheteal but would go much further in that direction anyway. And the gas station is quite isolated and would leave anyone who got off there with very little choice.
A couple of girls where about to get off the bus and take the bait but I signaled them not to do so and they didn't. As the bus pulled out of the gas station at least one of it tuk tuk guys flipped me the bird.
The thing that really pissed me off was that the bus driver was entirely willing to cooperate with the tuk tuk guy and didn't warn the girls and looked at them as if, well are you getting off the bus? And this is Golden Bayon one of the more expensive bus companies.
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Re: Bus PP to Sville - tuk tuk scam at gas station
becoz it goes both ways, the tuks tuks will also feed customers to the bus driver, where the driver could pocket the fares
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Re: Bus PP to Sville - tuk tuk scam at gas station
hardly a scam is it
if the idiots who get off dont do some basic forward planning then they get what they deserve
if it was me i would let the snowflakes get scammed so at least they learn
if the idiots who get off dont do some basic forward planning then they get what they deserve
if it was me i would let the snowflakes get scammed so at least they learn
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Re: Bus PP to Sville - tuk tuk scam at gas station
This needs to be posted on Lonely Planet, Agoda and anywhere else that young people coming here see. No point posting it on CEO really, as you will probably get a lot of people saying serves them right. Disgusting behavior that gives Cambodians, often deservedly, a bad reputation.Otis wrote: ↑Mon Mar 06, 2017 5:07 pm I took the bus down to Sville last week. It was Golden Bayon. As the bus approaches Svillel it turns left at the big gas station as all buses do. It lets off a few passengers that want to get off there.
There are a bunch of tuk tuk and moto guys that hang out there to get those customers. As we were stopped one of the tuk tuk guys stepped into the door of the bus and said tuk tuk to Otres Beach. He was trying to trick the barang who'd never been there before into getting off at the gas station and taking his tuk tuk to Otres. This of course is a much longer way than staying on the bus until it makes its last stop in Ocheteal. Or if it was a Sorya bus it wouldn't go all the way to Ocheteal but would go much further in that direction anyway. And the gas station is quite isolated and would leave anyone who got off there with very little choice.
A couple of girls where about to get off the bus and take the bait but I signaled them not to do so and they didn't. As the bus pulled out of the gas station at least one of it tuk tuk guys flipped me the bird.
The thing that really pissed me off was that the bus driver was entirely willing to cooperate with the tuk tuk guy and didn't warn the girls and looked at them as if, well are you getting off the bus? And this is Golden Bayon one of the more expensive bus companies.
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Re: Bus PP to Sville - tuk tuk scam at gas station
Life on the bus....
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Re: Bus PP to Sville - tuk tuk scam at gas station
Stop being a pleb and get a taxi, it's only $45 to Shv, or you can sit on the driver's lap for $5
Re: Bus PP to Sville - tuk tuk scam at gas station
hardly a scam is it - YES IT IS
if the idiots who get off dont do some basic forward planning then they get what they deserve
if it was me i would let the snowflakes get scammed so at least they learn
"Snowflakes"? pure stupid malice
if the idiots who get off dont do some basic forward planning then they get what they deserve
if it was me i would let the snowflakes get scammed so at least they learn
"Snowflakes"? pure stupid malice
Re: Bus PP to Sville - tuk tuk scam at gas station
This needs to be posted on Lonely Planet, Agoda and anywhere else that young people coming here see
Done. On Trip Advisor.
Done. On Trip Advisor.
Re: Bus PP to Sville - tuk tuk scam at gas station
becoz it goes both ways, the tuks tuks will also feed customers to the bus driver, where the driver could pocket the fares
No. There were no people getting on the bus there and there never are.
No. There were no people getting on the bus there and there never are.
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Re: Bus PP to Sville - tuk tuk scam at gas station
Well done
I don't think I've ever even looked at those sites, but I know a lot of people do because I hear them mentioning them all the time. I'm more of a book a plane ticket and have a very rough plan kind of guy.
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