traffic fines

  • Thai LifeHow to deal with traffic stops and Thai cops

    How to deal with traffic stops and Thai cops

    In a big busy city like Bangkok, Policing is an institution that enforces the law and keeps order in the city. Bangkok’s finest are awesome to see in the streets when you can catch a sighting of them now and then but nobody likes to be on the receiving end of a traffic stop by a Thai cop. Especially if…

  • Thailand NewsGerman tourist complains about 5,000 baht traffic fine

    German tourist complains about 5,000 baht traffic fine

    A German tourist is questioning a 5,000 baht traffic fine for riding a motorbike through the Chalong Underpass in Phuket when he saw no traffic signs indicating that it was illegal. The tourist was riding northbound through the tunnel on his way to visit the Big Buddha viewpoint on Monday when he was pulled over by traffic police after exiting the…

  • Transport NewsLand Transport Department will collect traffic fines

    Land Transport Department will collect traffic fines

    The days of blowing off traffic tickets and fines left on your car or motorbike may be coming to a close. At least if you drive legally and pay your taxes. The Royal Thai Police (RTP) and the Land Transport Department (LTD) have joined forces in a landmark agreement aimed at tackling the problem of unpaid traffic ticket fines. Under…

  • Thailand NewsHate traffic tickets? Traffic court may replace them

    Hate traffic tickets? Traffic court may replace them

    Not getting a ticket when you get pulled over by police in Thailand sounds nice, but not if it’s replaced with a traffic court date instead. The Cabinet Committee approved a motion yesterday under the Traffic Case Draft Act to create a Traffic Law Enforcement Department which would make being cited for a violation a more formal process that could…

  • Transport NewsTraffic fines see a hefty price spike on Monday

    Traffic fines see a hefty price spike on Monday

    Bad and disobedient drivers better get it out of their systems quickly over the weekend! On Monday, increased fines for traffic offences – some rather steep – will go into effect in Thailand after the Land Traffic Act is updated. Yesterday, the Director of the Traffic Management Center and Deputy National Police Chief laid out a list of hefty new…

  • Transport NewsSmile, you’re on red light camera

    Smile, you’re on red light camera

    Bangkok’s new Red Light Camera Systems now in operation. The new cameras will be running 24/7 to protect against drivers running red lights at major Bangkok intersections. During trial period from August 1 – 14, 22,260 drivers were caught running the red lights, an average of 1,590 drivers per day. The punishment for such a violation is 1,000 baht fine…

  • Thailand NewsNew Thai law means traffic police cannot confiscate driving licences

    New Thai law means traffic police cannot confiscate driving licences

    PHOTO: Pattaya Today From September 20, a driver stopped for a traffic violation under Thailand’s new Land Traffic Act can no longer be asked to surrender his or her licence to the police. However, the new law stipulates that drivers must carry a driving licence, a photocopy of the licence, or electronic information about the licence at all times and…

  • Technology NewsFrom October you’ll have to pay your traffic fines before you can re-register your vehicle

    From October you’ll have to pay your traffic fines before you can re-register your vehicle

    PHOTOS: The Nation It’s official, sort of. From October 1, police have advised that car owners must pay all traffic fines or will be unable to re-register their vehicles and get a new annual registration sticker for their windscreen. Without these window stickers, they will have problems with traffic police while on the roads. Car licence registrations must be renewed…

  • Thailand NewsRegistration renewals will be denied to traffic fine non-payers

    Registration renewals will be denied to traffic fine non-payers

    Maybe it belongs in the same category as the Patong Tunnel or the Phuket Light Rail – those stories that just drag on for, well, decades… Now the Land Transport Department is finally claiming they’re ready to link the data bases from the Police and Land Transport so they can better track traffic offenders who haven’t paid their fines. The…