webfact Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Taxi operators call for scrapping of regulation on mandatory devices By Thai PBS After the Department of Land Transport (DLT) launched the “Taxi OK” and “Taxi VIP” schemes from Nov 9 under a ministerial regulation, taxi operators have called for the department to scrap the regulation, reasoning that they do not have enough money to install all the required devices. Under the regulation, all newly-registered taxis for up to seven passengers are required to be equipped with devices for GPS tracking, taxi trip recording, driver’s identification, a snap-shot security camera, a fare meter and an emergency button — all for passenger’s safety and behavioural control of taxi drivers. After less than a month of the regulation taking effect, representatives of taxi associations submitted a letter to the DLT, seeking the revocation of it. Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/taxi-operators-call-scrapping-regulation-mandatory-devices/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2017-11-29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Keeping taxi drivers honest? Sounds like another one of those blue eye concepts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Bowman Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 I'm thinking this guy voted no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBadGeordie Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Revocation of the regulation, why bother, just do the norm, ignore it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer90210 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 To scrap the regulation on mandatory devices ?....right !...soon they will be asking to scrap the taxi meter as most of the taxi cowboys get shy to turn it on !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YetAnother Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 3 hours ago, webfact said: taxi operators have called for the department to scrap the regulation, watch the old west usa cowboy movies ( A Lot of parallels to today's thailand); All the regulated folks, not regulated before, resisted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveyinasia Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 Just more regulations for many taxi parasites to ignore. Have you notice all the regulations those mafia boys waiting outside the hotels ignore? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupatria Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 18 hours ago, webfact said: Taxi operators call for scrapping of regulation on mandatory devices ...like baseball bats, machetes, swords, and guns? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonmarleesco Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 19 hours ago, webfact said: After less than a month of the regulation taking effect, representatives of taxi associations submitted a letter to the DLT, seeking the revocation of it. Says everything there is to say. Now the question is: will the DLT do what it is paid to do, and tell the taxi reps to b_____r off? Or do what it is predicted to do, and capitulate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 20 hours ago, webfact said: reasoning that they do not have enough money to install all the required devices. Not ''reasoning'', but whining like a bunch of babies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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