rooster59 Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 Speed detectors not bought yet: Chayapol The Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department wants to buy laser speed detectors for effective enforcement of the law on speeding control, but the procurement process has not yet begun, said department director-general Chayapol Thitisak. Mr Chayapol’s remark came after the department’s plan to buy 849 handheld speed detectors at the price of 675,000 baht each with a budget of 573 million baht has been widely criticised. The money would be from the central fund of the 2017 budget. Critics said the speed guns were overpriced. Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/speed-detectors-not-bought-yet-chayapol/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2017-10-22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 Wonder why they are overpriced They forget you can find the price of nearly anything ,online. regards Worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james.d Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 I just wonder how many previous purchases of such overpriced tools have sneaked through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thechook Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 I remember pulling out of servo stop in Tak about 5 years ago and got pulled over 100 metres down the road by the BIB, he had the old radar gun and said I was doing 160 kph. Geez our little Toyota Vios had great pick up. Zero to 160 over 100 metres. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksidedog Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 Oh, how tragic? The overpriced purchase that was going to make a lot of people unnaturally rich has been uncovered, so it is denial time and back to the drawing board. It will be interesting to see, given the scrutiny now on this, what the actual final purchase price will be. I somehow suspect the cost per unit is going to be rather dramatically reduced and certain peoples luxury item shopping list quite severely cut back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thian Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 It was all a misunderstanding klab....you no understand.. Same same Bangkok buses about which we don't hear anything anymore. It's almost a year ago since they "bought" them. We got stopped once and had to pay for speeding (200 baht), i saw the policeman with that radargun but my wife didn't believe me....she didn't learn anything from it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bheard Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 "The devices would be mainly used on secondary roads connecting districts, tambons and villages".This was decided after exhaustive study to match these locations and the majority of bad behaviour presumably?? Sent from my BLL-L22 using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coulson Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 700,000 baht apiece is a bit dubious. Someone was at least smart enough not to start that procurement process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukrules Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 (edited) Less than $1000 each and that's if you buy just one of them http://www.pbelectronics.com/police_lidar_laser.htm Edited October 22, 2017 by ukrules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Loh Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 Kudos to the media exposing this attempt to steal from tax payers and stop this at the nick of time. Will General Anupong be charged for malfeasance for signing the procurement order? Next the Park over-price toilets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ossy Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 Overpriced? . . . they catch on fast. A good thing TVF's here c/w its whistle-blowers extraordinaire! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wakeupplease Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 1 hour ago, Ossy said: Overpriced? . . . they catch on fast. A good thing TVF's here c/w its whistle-blowers extraordinaire! Looks like someone licking his lips and praying for a big bonus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YetAnother Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 4 hours ago, Father Fintan Stack said: Without the internet and then social media to discuss it these would have been purchased and the usual cronies 'unusually' enriched. Thais are facing a problem now where they are unable to steal and skim unmolested as they once were, so I fully expect more crackdowns on freedom of speech and the internet as we move further into the 21st Century. Indeed, it is the entire reason the defamation laws, *** and the Computer Crimes Act exist is to make open discussion illegal. so, however rotten you thought the country was, it is worse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YetAnother Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 5 hours ago, rooster59 said: but the procurement process has not yet begun, said department director-general Chayapol Thitisak. more thai 'officials' evasiveness sourced from people with the intelligence/experience of a normal western 15 year-old Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 5 hours ago, james.d said: I just wonder how many previous purchases of such overpriced tools have sneaked through. Plus, several times before the RTP have bought 'speed guns / radar guns but they were rarely seen. What does that mean: - Too difficult to use? - Too difficult to set up? - Too difficult to gain extra income? - too much coordinating? - Too much past usageadministraton? - etc etc. So why now the desire to buy such bulk quantities of speed guns? And, has there been sufficient research into even better / newer technologies to catch speedsters, which possibly makes speed gun technology obsolete? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadbury Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 2 hours ago, Ossy said: Overpriced? . . . they catch on fast. A good thing TVF's here c/w its whistle-blowers extraordinaire! Just love the photo with Prawit looking every bit like Quasimodo, the Hunchback of Notre Dame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadbury Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 6 hours ago, rooster59 said: Speed detectors not bought yet So the purchase of said guns has stalled. Sounds like those charged with buying of the speedguns have been sprung. Prayut the Corruption Caped Crusader is on the case after having read the postings on TV News. Or it could be some high flyers have been left out of the commission loop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xaos Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 Less than $1000 each and that's if you buy just one of them http://www.pbelectronics.com/police_lidar_laser.htmLol1000$ to 1600$Sent from my SM-G955F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hathairat2711 Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 S.E.Asia Observer @loongdavid FollowFollow @loongdavid More Replying to @ThaipbsEngNews If the device as illustrated is the subject of this article then it`s about ten years out-of-date. Small, hand held devices are in. 1:27 PM - 22 Oct 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ossy Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 3 minutes ago, Xaos said: Lol 1000$ to 1600$ Sent from my SM-G955F using Tapatalk If Lol = learn one lesson, this shower will never learn and, what makes it worse, they don't appear to want to . . . not so much a shower - a total washout, more like! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceruhe Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 Quote The Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department [....] at the price of 675,000 baht each If that goes through, this Department needs an Article 44 name change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reigntax Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 Some GT-200 speed detectors are currently being assessed for performance by the military. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4MyEgo Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 Price shouldn't be a problem, i.e. 1,700 fines at 400 baht per speeding fine pays for one radar detector, and I am sure they could rake that up in a week at best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ossy Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 17 minutes ago, 4MyEgo said: Price shouldn't be a problem, i.e. 1,700 fines at 400 baht per speeding fine pays for one radar detector, and I am sure they could rake that up in a week at best. Ouch . . . that hurts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klauskunkel Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 If he had just bought the damn things without shooting off his big mouth to the press..., but they can't help it, they have to be corrupt and vain at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfiddler Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 (edited) 18 hours ago, james.d said: I just wonder how many previous purchases of such overpriced tools have sneaked through. One noteworthy case was the purchase of the X-Ray machines for the then new airport, attributed I believe to our man in Dubai, and when these guys bump up the prices they are not shy at all ! Edited October 23, 2017 by phantomfiddler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meinphuket Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 Research done by procurers, verdict: price 'normal' at 700,000 Bht. Available on the web for USD 1,000 each <> THB 32,600. Let your 9 year old do the math, and then offer him a job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4MyEgo Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 51 minutes ago, Ossy said: Ouch . . . that hurts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarrySeaman Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 (edited) Emphasis added to show that something is backwards about this purchase. "Mr Chayapol said it was a median price quoted by sales representatives that meets the specifications of the speed detectors. Although the purchase plan was approved by the cabinet on Oct 10, the purchase has not yet begun. The department is still in the process of setting up a committee to draw up the specifications of the speed guns and terms of references (TOR)." Edited October 23, 2017 by HarrySeaman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaorop Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 Ahhh government procurements, what a lark that is. From 500 bht pencils to 3 billion bht subs its a pie everyone wants a peice of...tho they tend to keep it all in the family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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