Phuket tourism vans, buses from ‘out of town’ ordered to undergo safety inspections

By The Phuket News

 

A comercial passenger van undergoes a safety inspection at the Phuket Land of Transport Office (PLTO). Photo: Sirapisit Bunchoocheep

 

PHUKET:-- The Phuket Land of Transport Office (PLTO) has ordered all transportation and tourism business owners who operate vehicles that are registered in other provinces but operate in Phuket to bring their vehicles in for roadworthy inspections.

 

The deadline for the registered owners of all such vehicles, which includes passenger vans and charter buses, to have the checks completed is Aug 31, the notice warned.

 

The safety drive aims to reduce the number and severity of accidents from unroadworthy vehicles, PLTO Chief Banyat Kantha explained in the notice.

 

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What about those vehicles that are registered in Phuket?

Do they have good amulets?

By the end of month

They will be busy if done right

They put this "order" out every year and nothing gets done. The "danger zone" sign in the OP pic should be on every road in Thailand.

I'd be putting as much emphasis on the drivers..

Every small step and all that if backed up without backhanders ?

1 hour ago, snoop1130 said:

Phuket tourism vans, buses from ‘out of town’ ordered to undergo safety inspections

should also be looking into the drivers and should be happening nationwide

Forgive me for wondering whether the inspections will be as rigorous as those they carry out annually for licence renewal on older vehicles. If so, issuing free amulets would be a more cost effective solution to the safety issues.

The process carried out by Inspector checking out the van safety, 1/ Toot the horn 2/Driver please hand over brown envelope 3/ Please sign you pass next inspection, please?

Expect a photo of Big Joke and co in front of busses and vans.

7 hours ago, Grusa said:

Forgive me for wondering whether the inspections will be as rigorous as those they carry out annually for licence renewal on older vehicles. If so, issuing free amulets would be a more cost effective solution to the safety issues.

When I got my 1996 Nissan NV inspected this year, they put it on a dynamo, tested the emissions, and even check headlights alignment. But now registration and test is good for two years!

2 hours ago, Jimi007 said:

When I got my 1996 Nissan NV inspected this year, they put it on a dynamo, tested the emissions, and even check headlights alignment. But now registration and test is good for two years!

 

Thought test only valid for one month from date of testing. 

 

Yes, some test places follow the test procedure. Other do not. Place I go not even take a stencil of the chassis number, check all lights work. No emission test, no brake test, no headlight alignment. I go there every year with all 3 our cars. Maybe they have details on computer file. ??

43 minutes ago, LivinginKata said:

 

Thought test only valid for one month from date of testing. 

 

Yes, some test places follow the test procedure. Other do not. Place I go not even take a stencil of the chassis number, check all lights work. No emission test, no brake test, no headlight alignment. I go there every year with all 3 our cars. Maybe they have details on computer file. ??

They stopped doing the masking tape and pencil serial number thing last year or maybe two years ago. They do have computer files on the vehicles it seems. They do a light check and drive the car a bit, check the brakes, etc at the place in Rawai. They seem to go by the book. I've know the young guy that's been there for years, pleasant guy. His boss was a really nice guy but died a few years back in an accident. 

 

My Blue book is stamped for two years (2561 and 2562) registration and my window sticker is 2562, so I doubt I need another inspection until then. I had the inspection shop in Rawai do it all the paperwork for me as I have for the past 12 years, my insurance too. Although when the owner died, I had to go to Phuket Town. Now that the Rawai shop is open again, much easier!

 

They told me now two years testing for cars and every year for motorcycles as we have both.