Taxi to Haad Rin

These cost 50 THB per trip, not 100 THB, regardless of the time of the month.
Always ask how much before you get in the taxi, especially if it is one of those pirates who park up outside the corner of Soi Farang or outside Yellow Cafe.
If the price is not right, counter price and if this fails just walk away, don't bother arguing for more than 10 seconds. Often they will try to get your suitcase/rucksack on the roof of the sawng tao before telling you the price. Make sure they can't get their hands on your stuff until you've agreed.

Drop in Bar/Club - Haad Rin Noi.

A reputation of violence toward foreigners, police protection and a couple of murders within 6 months. If you argue with the barmen over your very short change then you'll probably get stabbed in the face. And as usual nobody will see anything.

Anoying Travel Agents

Opposite the Chequered Flag Sports Bar in Thong Sala, there is a travel agent. They run a taxi service network all over the Island similar to the visa run networks in Suratthani.

This is the scam:

1. A tourist books a Sawng Tao (taxi) from his resort to the pier, or books a visa run etc from the travel agent
   
2. The travel agents sawng tao turns up an hour or so early to collect the tourist
3. The tourist is taken to the travel agent to wait for the boat. He is now charged the taxi fair and told to wait at the travel agency for his transfer to the pier. There are loads of bars and retuarants around this area but he is told to wait in one place, from what we can tell, their isno choice, it is an aggressive request to STAY PUT!!
   
4. He is charged a fortune for crap food and drinks for an hour or so
   
5. He is then charged and additional 50 THB for a 1 minute ride to the pier! (you can walk it in less than 5 minutes).

In addition, they run a motorbike rental scam. If you so much as scratch the bike you get a 10,000 THB plus repair bill, regardless of the fact that a brand new part only costs a couple of hundred THB.

MFers.