Phuket lucky licence plates up for auction

[rooster59]

Phuket lucky licence plates up for auction

By The Phuket News

 

Phuket Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana officially opened the 16th auction of Phuket licence plate numbers at The Metropole Hotel today (Sept 7) . Photo: PR Dept
 

PHUKET: Phuket Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana today (Sept 7) officially opened the 16th auction of Phuket licence plate numbers, held as part of the nationwide campaign by the Department of Land Transport to raise funds for road-safety awareness and to help victims of road accidents.

 

Also at The Metropole Hotel in Phuket Town today to mark the opening of the two-day event were Phuket MP Nattee Tinsakhu of the Palang Pracharath Party and Phuket Land Transport Office (PLTO) Chief Banyat Kantha.

 

Mr Banyat said that previous license plate auctions held in Phuket had raised a total of B306,861,133.

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-lucky-licence-plates-up-for-auction-72789.php#Qm479b30LJ0qU6TP.97

 

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[bluesofa]

9 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

Phuket Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana today (Sept 7) officially opened the 16th auction of Phuket licence plate numbers, held as part of the nationwide campaign by the Department of Land Transport to raise funds for road-safety awareness and to help victims of road accidents.

 

Just how's that going to affect road safety awareness in reality?

I wonder how much of it will go to help victims of road accidents?

[NCC1701A]

"Mom I told you to get the magic lucky license plates. But you bought the Hermes Kelly Rose Gold handbag instead."

 

[Brigand]

That girl in the above picture is a classic case of what The Eagles would call "having the Mercedes bends." Guess all the superficial Tiffany-twisted brigade will be at the auction to lap-up the nonsense too.

[mok199]

In a Nation ranked #1 in absolute road carnage and lawlessness,good to see most believe  your fate on these roads is still a matter of luck ..that is why things will never ever change in the country...drive it like a rental

[RichardColeman]

I'm guessing the owner of the business selling the plates has the number 555 on their their plates