E-bike... Police confused

[Tony Hanscomb]

Damedit, went down to Soi 9 cop shop to get some sort of document or clarification on my 350w e-scooter (law in thailand is you cant register them just as you cant register a bycycle) and the cop at the front of the station gave me a ticket for 400 baht. Went in and argued with them. They dint have a clue, only wanted the money dint care that they dint know the law.

I hate the rotten buggers.

[jvs]

So what is the law?Probably get more info at the DMV.

[richard_smith237]

Response: No money, will come back & pay tomorrow!

 

You opened up the issue. Never ask a question you may not like the answer to.

 

Thus: path of least resistance is... It's a bicycle (if it has pedals)... Just ride around on it & see what happens... Chances are no one cares! 

 

 

[impulse]

I rode my e-bikes for 6+ years and never got any flak from the cops.  Lots of thumbs up and questions from locals (including some cops), but never any indication I was doing anything wrong.  That's around my home near Asoke.  Just like I never tried to register my pedal bicycles, I never tried to register any of my 3 e-bikes. 

 

I tried for eons to find out what the law was, and basically concluded that it's futile if nobody else, including the cops know what the rules are.  Even the shops that sold me the e-bikes just shrugged.

 

That said, I have paid out several 400 baht backhanders in my pickup truck even when I knew I was doing nothing wrong.   That's my little niche in the food chain.  Besides, paying $15 is easier -and in the long run cheaper- than handing over my DL and collecting it later at the station.   Just part of the circle of life in a kleptocracy.

 

Edited August 25, 2018 by impulse

[stubuzz]

You got a ticket for what exactly?

[kartman]

1 hour ago, stubuzz said:

You got a ticket for what exactly?

Wasting Police time?

[balo]

I ride an electric bicycle , and never had any issues,  top speed is 30 km/h so not much to worry about. 

One time a police officer waved me in at the check point outside Central , but I was in a hurry so didn't have time to stop for a chat.  

 

He was probably drunk and couldn't see the difference between a bicycle and a motobike . 

 

 

 

 

 

[HAKAPALITA]

I find those things funny, my friends buy them, then they finsh up next to the pressure Washer they never use, all ive got similar is a 15 YO fool range of Maguiars Car Products never used, bought out of my ignorance of todays coated finishes

[HAKAPALITA]

15 hours ago, stubuzz said:

You got a ticket for what exactly?

Loitering,!

[jackdd]

On 8/25/2018 at 4:02 PM, Tony Hanscomb said:

Damedit, went down to Soi 9 cop shop to get some sort of document or clarification on my 350w e-scooter (law in thailand is you cant register them just as you cant register a bycycle) and the cop at the front of the station gave me a ticket for 400 baht. Went in and argued with them. They dint have a clue, only wanted the money dint care that they dint know the law.

I hate the rotten buggers.

So you drove to a police station with a vehicle that's illegal on public roads, got fined for doing this, and then complain here...

[Tony Hanscomb]

On 8/26/2018 at 8:18 PM, jackdd said:

So you drove to a police station with a vehicle that's illegal on public roads, got fined for doing this, and then complain here...

It is legal to ride an electric bike 350w or under. There is no registration needed. At the police station they confirmed that. But fined me for not having a helmet. They are confused.  I have even heard of people being stopped for riding a pedal bike for not having a licence!!! Don't tell me I did anything ilegal and i don't appreciate you trying to make me look like an ilegal dot if you don't have anything constructive go anythingpreciatend troll somewhere else please.

 

Edited August 27, 2018 by Tony Hanscomb
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[jackdd]

12 minutes ago, Tony Hanscomb said:

It is legal to ride an electric bike 350w or under. There is no registration needed.

Source?

 

“Motorcycle” means a vehicle driven by motor or electric power with not more than two wheels, or not more than an additional wheel in a sidecar, and shall include a bicycle equipped with motor driven devices

http://web.krisdika.go.th/data/outsitedata/outsite21/file/Vehicle_Act_BE_2522_(1979).pdf

According to this law it is a motorcycle, and thus needs compulsary insurance, registration, license plate and so on

[Tony Hanscomb]

11 minutes ago, jackdd said:

Source?

 

 

 

http://web.krisdika.go.th/data/outsitedata/outsite21/file/Vehicle_Act_BE_2522_(1979).pdf

According to this law it is a motorcycle, and thus needs compulsary insurance, registration, license plate and so on

Thanks for the info. But apparently they won't alow it to be registered.

So what's the next move?

[jackdd]

3 minutes ago, Tony Hanscomb said:

Thanks for the info. But apparently they won't alow it to be registered.

So what's the next move? 

It's illegal to drive on public roads, as i wrote in my first post. If you do it and police catches you they will fine you

That's nothing special, in for example Germany and probably many other countries it's the same legal situation.

[digbeth]

Japanese bikes under 50cc don't have to be registered but do need compulsory insurance, but then the compulsory insurance will need VIN and such

[digbeth]

Also,  you don't go to the police to pay road tax or insurance, try the department of land transport if they want to register your e bike first