Lifespan of taxis extended to 12 years

By The Nation

 

 

The Cabinet has approved extending the legal lifespan of taxis from nine to 12 years.

 

Deputy government spokesperson Rachada Dhnadirek said Tuesday’s Cabinet agreed to expand the period to help 80,000 taxi drivers affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.

 

However, vehicles in use for more than nine years must be serviced four times per year to prevent air pollution from exhaust emissions.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30397698

 

-- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2020-11-11

 

- Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you

- Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

12 years for a taxi? How many kilometers does that mean at the end? Another proof that safety is not at all a priority in Thailand. Scary.

How bloody ridiculous 12 years, hells bells 10 is certainly long enough, never mind 12.

3 hours ago, webfact said:

pollution from exhaust emissions.

 

 

Just to show how caring the gubmint is about pollution.

As Saucage mentions, nothing about safety.

 

24 minutes ago, colinneil said:

How bloody ridiculous 12 years, hells bells 10 is certainly long enough, never mind 12.

i don't think the age of a vehicle either 10, 12, of 15 is as important as maintenance, mileage will be reduced at the moment due to a reduced number of customers, maybe they should have a major check at something like 8 years, London transport buses in the 60's ,70's and 80's had a major rebuild at 7 years i believe and went on to be on the road at 30 years +.

5 minutes ago, steve187 said:

i don't think the age of a vehicle either 10, 12, of 15 is as important as maintenance, mileage will be reduced at the moment due to a reduced number of customers, maybe they should have a major check at something like 8 years, London transport buses in the 60's ,70's and 80's had a major rebuild at 7 years i believe and went on to be on the road at 30 years +.

Maintenance !!!  You seem to forget this is Thailand we are talking about, not London transport.

3 hours ago, webfact said:

However, vehicles in use for more than nine years must be serviced four times per year to prevent air pollution from exhaust emissions.

I hope the servicing and checking is better than the annual check for older private vehicles (similar to the UK MOT test).

I have never seen a vehicle here fail, no matter how bad it is, or any work needed to be carried out for it to pass.
It appears to be just a box-ticking exercise.

 

Edited November 11, 20205 yr by bluesofa
grammar

Maintenance is not on the agenda here in Thailand

18 minutes ago, colinneil said:

Maintenance !!!  You seem to forget this is Thailand we are talking about, not London transport.

Talking of which, here's an old clip showing buses in the UK being tested for leaning and stability:

 

Just now, bluesofa said:

Talking of which, here's an old clip showing buses in the UK being tested for leaning and stability:

 

Yes the buses would lean over 29 degrees before tipping over, if not they failed the test.

4 hours ago, webfact said:

However, vehicles in use for more than nine years must be serviced four times per year to prevent air pollution from exhaust emissions.

Yeah, right...

3 minutes ago, colinneil said:

Yes the buses would lean over 29 degrees before tipping over, if not they failed the test.

Meanwhile in Thailand they are made with wooden frames with a volvo or other engine chucked in, to no internationally recognised standard, and never tested to any meaningful degree. 

2 minutes ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

made with wooden frames

 

Environmentally friendly.

 

3 minutes ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

Meanwhile in Thailand they are made with wooden frames with a volvo or other engine chucked in, to no internationally recognised standard, and never tested to any meaningful degree. 

Or even 'any leaningful degree'

2 minutes ago, faraday said:

5 minutes ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

made with wooden frames

Environmentally friendly.

I can see the accident investigator's report now:

'We were unable to determine the cause of the accident as there was a fire immediately afterwards. By the time we arrived there was only a pile of ashes.'

This thread will be good for the members who love to complain about everything.
There will be comparisons to how their country does it better and they are superior, whether it is true or not, imagined horror scenarios etc etc all while ignoring the fact that you pay 5+ times per kilometer more in your wonderful country.
And that if it really is an issue Uber, etc is available for those who really need to travel in a newer vehicle.
 

And all despite the fact they wouldn’t know if they were in a 9 or 12 year old taxi anyway. 
Additionally before reading this they didn’t even know this rule even existed but now it is an issue they feel they need to write about. 

 

ok. carry on. complaining now. 
So outrageous!

Scary. I've been in some real s**t heaps in Bangkok and to the airport.

 

Not forgetting that most of these taxis are double or treble shifting, where one driver hands it over to another at the end of his shift, and so on. On the road almost 24/7.

 

 

 

3 minutes ago, Natai Beach said:

This thread will be good for the members who love to complain about everything.
There will be comparisons to how their country does it better and they are superior, whether it is true or not, imagined horror scenarios etc etc all while ignoring the fact that you pay 5+ times per kilometer more in your wonderful country.
And that if it really is an issue Uber, etc is available for those who really need to travel in a newer vehicle.
 

And all despite the fact they wouldn’t know if they were in a 9 or 12 year old taxi anyway. 
Additionally before reading this they didn’t even know this rule even existed but now it is an issue they feel they need to write about. 

 

ok. carry on. complaining now. 
So outrageous!

Carry On Complaining. Is that going to be a new comedy about the life of expats in Thailand?

What date will it be released?
It will never be as good as the Peter Rogers productions of course.

Here's another test of the London buses:

 

2 hours ago, bluesofa said:

Talking of which, here's an old clip showing buses in the UK being tested for leaning and stability:

 

I prefer this one

 

 

6 hours ago, webfact said:

However, vehicles in use for more than nine years must be serviced four times per year to prevent air pollution from exhaust emissions.

How about testing the brakes ................LOL

3 hours ago, steve187 said:

i don't think the age of a vehicle either 10, 12, of 15 is as important as maintenance,

The oil burning clunker bus I use to go immigration must be 30 years old... maintenance is only if it won't start in the morning, all other things wait until they break.

The same will apply to taxis... if it starts it's out on the road, making money not costing money in the garage.

Edited November 11, 20205 yr by hotchilli

Less chance of ride rejection with older taxis. 

Reported post and bickering exchane removed.

9 hours ago, webfact said:

legal lifespan of taxis from nine to 12 years

Maybe a few more like this on Thai roads???

 

 

How old can a London taxi be?

If your taxi was converted to LPG before 1 November 2019 then it will retain the age limit exemption and still have a maximum operating age of 20 years. Taxis converted to LPG on or after 1 November 2019 will have a 15 year maximum operating age.

 

Melbourne got rid of it's taxi age limit (Sydney ditched it in December 2015). Previously, taxis had to be newer than 2.5 years when entering service, and retired after 6.5 years. This means the fleet was always very new. Now, both limits are gone. This means that in theory, someone could buy an AU Falcon going on 20 years old and use it as a taxi

 

 

 

 

Looks like the thai standards are are bit higher than others.
 

 

 

8 hours ago, colinneil said:

Yes the buses would lean over 29 degrees before tipping over, if not they failed the test.

I used to watch them doing this at Barking bus garage testing station, the seats were loaded with sandbags to simulate passengers.