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Thai government to slap CO2 tax on big bikes

guzzi850m2
guzzi850m2
in Motorcycles in Thailand

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  • JonnyF
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    I'd say 1000 Baht tax on motorcycles less than 150cc is the most stupid thing. A couple of adults riding around on a modern, unmodified FI Honda Wave must be one of the most efficient, clean methods o

  • thaiguzzi
    thaiguzzi

    I bet Mr Nutthakorn does not ride a Honda Wave, nor any of his immediate family ride a Scooby/Fino, nor even his maid rides a Click to work. They all get chauffeured about in cars..... Just

  • guzzi850m2
    guzzi850m2

    Many of them in BKK runs on LPG.   Yes this new tax system doesn't make much sense to anybody expect the ones that made them and 1000 baht extra for a Honda Wave is a good bit of money for a

CO2 from burning a few fields each month outweighs all the bikes in the country for an entire year!

 

However, big bikes aren't a normal thing here.... look at the Mall parking - now not only are you penalised 10 baht for going on a scooter and taking up 1/4 the space of a car, they also brought in superbike parking to fine you 30 baht for taking up maybe 1/3 the space of a car.

 

They don't even give you the option of taking a full and FREE car parking space for your money!

 

5 hours ago, papa al said:

 

Thanks Papa extremely interesting.

5 hours ago, ben2talk said:

CO2 from burning a few fields each month outweighs all the bikes in the country for an entire year!

 

However, big bikes aren't a normal thing here.... look at the Mall parking - now not only are you penalised 10 baht for going on a scooter and taking up 1/4 the space of a car, they also brought in superbike parking to fine you 30 baht for taking up maybe 1/3 the space of a car.

 

They don't even give you the option of taking a full and FREE car parking space for your money!

 

All malls that I know in Phuket like Central, Tesco, Big C etc have free motorbike parking while cars pay (after a certain amount of free time). Same for other places that I've been to.

On 11/5/2019 at 12:27 PM, guzzi850m2 said:

I don't think its fair

its  about MONEY thats  why

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    18 hours ago, Randell said:

    Thanks Papa extremely interesting.

     

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    Thanks  Papa very educational  all three clips were worth the time with out a doubt.

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