Bus PP to Sville - tuk tuk scam at gas station

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Re: Bus PP to Sville - tuk tuk scam at gas station

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I hate that shit. Definitely a "scam" in my book, even if it's not very elaborate.

I Dougherty which company/companies used to make you get off at the new bus stop, then drive empty all the way into town. Total bullshit. Never got too angry, as my expectations for transport services in Cambodia have never been very high.
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Re: Bus PP to Sville - tuk tuk scam at gas station

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A scam would depend on the price. Could take you up highway 4 and down to Otres without going thru town.
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Ricky Shaw wrote: Tue Mar 07, 2017 12:29 pm A scam would depend on the price. Could take you up highway 4 and down to Otres without going thru town.
dont go posting sensible replies like that!

it is defo quicker to go back up to the new road to otress than through town and probably a safer nicer ride

i did see a tuk going down that road full off backpackers so maybe they do go that way

they will only get scammed anyway in town on price
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Re: Bus PP to Sville - tuk tuk scam at gas station

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it is defo quicker to go back up to the new road to otress than through town and probably a safer nicer ride

You don't go through town to get to Otress from the Lion Circle which is where this Golden Bayon buss was headed,
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And there is plenty of choice and competition for tuk tuks at the Lion Circle. At this isolated gas station you are hostage to the scammers the second you get off the bus.
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Otis wrote: Tue Mar 07, 2017 1:56 pm it is defo quicker to go back up to the new road to otress than through town and probably a safer nicer ride

You don't go through town to get to Otress from the Lion Circle which is where this Golden Bayon buss was headed,
where do u think it was heading to if it stopped at the gas station outside of town?
it has to go through downtown to get to the lion circle,or roundabout as we civilised lot call it.
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"Snow flakes". It sounds like Trump speak, ridiculous. It is a scam, like most tuks in Snookyville are scammers. One would have to do a lot of research to know SHV as we do.
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"One would have to do a lot of research to know SHV as we do."

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Re: Bus PP to Sville - tuk tuk scam at gas station

Post by Jamie_Lambo »

it is deffo quicker to go back up and down the hill to otres i think, any tuk tuk to anywhere in SHV is a scam they all try overcharging anyway
the tuk tuk drivers try charging $6 from the downtown bus station to the golden lions!!

i have also had to tell a number of people that this isnt the last stop before
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Re: Bus PP to Sville - tuk tuk scam at gas station

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like most tuks in Snookyville are scammers.

I do not have a position on that statement. I am reporting one particular scam in detail.
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