Updated rules for taxis, tuk-tuks on displaying adverts

[webfact]

Updated rules for taxis, tuk-tuks on displaying adverts

By THE NATION

 

 

The Department of Land Transport has issued updated rules on mobile advertising as a way to increase revenue for drivers or operators of taxis, tuk-tuks and other vehicles.

 

In an announcement, it specified that advertisements can be installed on vehicle roofs, bodies and trunks or inside the vehicles, but the material must not be “unhealthy to drivers or passengers, and pictures or texts of the advertisements must be approved by the department or not be illegal”.

 

Also, the advertisements should not conceal signs such as “taxi” or “taxi meter” and not be bigger than the vehicle length or width. Besides, passengers should have the option of turning off multi-media advertisements in the vehicles.

 

Those who violate these rules will not be allowed to display advertisements, the department said, adding that around 80,000 taxis have earned more revenue by carrying adverts on their vehicles.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30389648

 

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[JusticeGB]

Probably no disgusting advertising for alcohol but when agogos are open again they will be allowed.  After all most police booths in Pattaya have adverts for the main agogos!

[bluesofa]

27 minutes ago, webfact said:

Those who violate these rules will not be allowed to display advertisements, the department said

Those who violate any unenforced rules will already be violating them.

Next week: Cooking with snow.

[Bangkok Barry]

Can anyone explain why Thais like to write English signs in reverse - taxi meter instead of meter taxi, bar beer instead of beer bar?

[hotchilli]

20 hours ago, webfact said:

The Department of Land Transport has issued updated rules on mobile advertising as a way to increase revenue for drivers or operators of taxis, tuk-tuks and other vehicles.

How about displaying prices for all to see before getting in one >>>> just a thought.

[PETERTHEEATER]

2 hours ago, Bangkok Barry said:

Can anyone explain why Thais like to write English signs in reverse - taxi meter instead of meter taxi, bar beer instead of beer bar?

They copy the ambulances......

[Bob A Kneale]

3 hours ago, Bangkok Barry said:

Can anyone explain why Thais like to write English signs in reverse - taxi meter instead of meter taxi, bar beer instead of beer bar?

It's the way it's done in Thai, perhaps they're influenced by that?

[hotchilli]

50 minutes ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

They copy the ambulances......

Or just get it plain wrong...

[sammieuk1]

No advertising Eddie Stobart replacement services please????

 

[Bangkok Barry]

2 hours ago, Bob A Kneale said:

5 hours ago, Bangkok Barry said:

Can anyone explain why Thais like to write English signs in reverse - taxi meter instead of meter taxi, bar beer instead of beer bar?

It's the way it's done in Thai, perhaps they're influenced by that?

Can anyone explain why Thais like to refer to things in reverse? If they are going to use English words why they don't right it the English way?

[mok199]

Belching smoke and clogging streets is ok..

[LoS itaint]

2 hours ago, mok199 said:

Belching smoke and clogging streets is ok..

If you are belching smoke & clogging the streets may i respectfully suggest you visit Dr Ben in Pattaya Tai at your earliest convenience