Thomas J Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 I over two years in Thailand I have only been stopped for ID once and that was when there was a quarantine/lock down in effect. This afternoon at about 17:00 I was traveling south on Sukhumvit and there was a large contingent of police. They had set up a covering large long enough that about 5 vehicles could be under it and it was 4 lanes wide. The police just asked for your drivers license, looked at it and then let you go. Anyone's guess on this? Maybe looking to see if the drivers license showed a local address? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post internationalism Posted July 13, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 13, 2021 just soft preparation for curfew and lock down measures. Police get premiums for working during covid 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chivas Posted July 13, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 13, 2021 Well how about that just maybe they were just checking drivers were actually licensed to drive the vehicle in the first place ! 12 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Doctor Tom Posted July 13, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 13, 2021 3 minutes ago, Chivas said: Well how about that just maybe they were just checking drivers were actually licensed to drive the vehicle in the first place ! That's outrageous, how dare they. 1 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post richard_smith237 Posted July 13, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 13, 2021 Take your pick: 1) To check people with ID from outside of the province (covid protocol) 2) To enforce ‘driving with a driving licence’ - BiB short of money ! 3) To extort foreigners scared of their own shadow ! 4) To check families living in the same household are wearing their masks in the car ! 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jacko45k Posted July 13, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 13, 2021 9 hours ago, Thomas J said: Anyone's guess on this? Maybe looking to see if the drivers license showed a local address? I would suspect so, checking you are local and not out from Bangkok. 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewsterbudgen Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 44 minutes ago, jacko45k said: I would suspect so, checking you are local and not out from Bangkok. I what would they have done if it had? There's no law about driving in Pattaya with a Bangkok address on your licence! Plenty of Bangkokians have two homes anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jacko45k Posted July 14, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 14, 2021 (edited) 15 minutes ago, brewsterbudgen said: I what would they have done if it had? There's no law about driving in Pattaya with a Bangkok address on your licence! Plenty of Bangkokians have two homes anyway. How the hell would I know? They presumably would have asked for further information like why was he out of Bangkok and did he have supporting paperwork. There is a pandemic you know. Edited July 14, 2021 by jacko45k 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewsterbudgen Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 16 minutes ago, jacko45k said: How the hell would I know? They presumably would have asked for further information like why was he out of Bangkok and did he have supporting paperwork. There is a pandemic you know. I know there's a pandemic, but unless it was during the "curfew" hours, there's no law banning people from driving just because they live in a particular place! It would suggest that what the OP experienced was just a police licence check that happens regularly. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotandsticky Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 2 minutes ago, brewsterbudgen said: I know there's a pandemic, but unless it was during the "curfew" hours, there's no law banning people from driving just because they live in a particular place! It would suggest that what the OP experienced was just a police licence check that happens regularly. Not very regularly in recent months.............. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotandsticky Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 25 minutes ago, jacko45k said: How the hell would I know? They presumably would have asked for further information like why was he out of Bangkok and did he have supporting paperwork. There is a pandemic you know. Think that one through.... What you suggest would require multi-tasking and you know that BiB can only do one thing at a time........... If they are checking for helmets they will not check for tax. oO one occasion I was stopped for U-turning (over double yellows) near Big C on Pattaya Klang. We agreed the appropriate penalty for that, but no mention was made of the fact that I had no helmet on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 1 minute ago, brewsterbudgen said: I know there's a pandemic, but unless it was during the "curfew" hours, there's no law banning people from driving just because they live in a particular place! It would suggest that what the OP experienced was just a police licence check that happens regularly. There are regulations about residents being out of Greater Bangkok and a few other Provinces down there if that is your home. I have no idea if it was a simple licence check, but considering the location, it sounded like where the Chonburi officials had set up Covid checkpoints. Who on earth said anything about banning driving? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewsterbudgen Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 11 minutes ago, jacko45k said: There are regulations about residents being out of Greater Bangkok and a few other Provinces down there if that is your home. I have no idea if it was a simple licence check, but considering the location, it sounded like where the Chonburi officials had set up Covid checkpoints. Who on earth said anything about banning driving? The topic is about driving. You suggested that the licence check could be to see if the driver was driving outside the place of residence shown on their licence. I questioned this as (as far as I know) there are no restrictions on where you can drive, based on your place of residence. There are no regulations about people being in places that are not their home! Where did you hear that? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jacko45k Posted July 14, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 14, 2021 Just now, brewsterbudgen said: The topic is about driving. You suggested that the licence check could be to see if the driver was driving outside the place of residence shown on their licence. I questioned this as (as far as I know) there are no restrictions on where you can drive, based on your place of residence. There are no regulations about people being in places that are not their home! Where did you hear that? The topic is about a road block.... and it's purpose. Not driving, you made that up. The location sounds like the Covid one set up, and was one of six listed as by the Chonburi governor. The checkpoints will reportedly be checking identification to ensure people are not illegal migrant workers, selecting random travelers to determine if their trip is necessary or essential. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewsterbudgen Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 40 minutes ago, jacko45k said: The topic is about a road block.... and it's purpose. Not driving, you made that up. The location sounds like the Covid one set up, and was one of six listed as by the Chonburi governor. The checkpoints will reportedly be checking identification to ensure people are not illegal migrant workers, selecting random travelers to determine if their trip is necessary or essential. OK, that makes more sense. What you originally posted about checking the licence to see if the driver (the topic is about driving) is "local" and "not from Bangkok" didn't! Thanks for the clarification. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 -Inter-provincial travel is discouraged. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Tom Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 2 hours ago, brewsterbudgen said: I what would they have done if it had? There's no law about driving in Pattaya with a Bangkok address on your licence! Plenty of Bangkokians have two homes anyway. Since when has application of the law been an issue with the BiB? What they say is the 'law', at that particular time and place, is the 'law', until you pay to have that 'law' over turned. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbko Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Why not ask the police while handing over your license? Asking after the incident only leads to speculations, guessing and a chance for others to feed the rumor mill. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Guderian Posted July 14, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 14, 2021 (edited) Maybe something to do with this? https://thepattayanews.com/2021/07/13/banglamung-and-chonburi-officially-starts-operating-checkpoints-screening-to-prevent-the-spread-of-covid-19/ Edited July 14, 2021 by Guderian 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewsterbudgen Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 1 hour ago, Guderian said: Maybe something to do with this? https://thepattayanews.com/2021/07/13/banglamung-and-chonburi-officially-starts-operating-checkpoints-screening-to-prevent-the-spread-of-covid-19/ It would be great to find out what is deemed as necessary travel! The passport/legal status check will be a worry for anyone overstaying! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas J Posted July 14, 2021 Author Share Posted July 14, 2021 2 hours ago, Guderian said: https://thepattayanews.com/2021/07/13/banglamung-and-chonburi-officially-starts-operating-checkpoints-screening-to-prevent-the-spread-of-covid-19/ Yes I read this article this morning. Well it was 17:00 and they were stopping everyone, not just select vehicles. My license was viewed by not less than three police officers as I made my way through the line. I guess if they were stopping only the vehicles carrying what appeared to be migrant workers I could understand. They certainly were not checking to see if your trip was essential. One way or another, it created quite a traffic snarl and there were many Thai police and police vehicles off to the side of the barricades who were just standing and conversing with each other. So perhaps the only reason was to screen for migrant workers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacovl46 Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 17 hours ago, richard_smith237 said: Take your pick: 1) To check people with ID from outside of the province (covid protocol) 2) To enforce ‘driving with a driving licence’ - BiB short of money ! 3) To extort foreigners scared of their own shadow ! 4) To check families living in the same household are wearing their masks in the car ! 5) None of the above and they were actually just doing their job! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinLOS Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 9 hours ago, brewsterbudgen said: I know there's a pandemic, but unless it was during the "curfew" hours, there's no law banning people from driving just because they live in a particular place! It would suggest that what the OP experienced was just a police licence check that happens regularly. in a lot of provinces there are.. And at the very least theres reporting to MoPH workers.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qman Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Were they stopping just cars or motorbikes as well? Wonder if they are ticketing expired drivers licenses due to renewal issues during the pandemic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bangkok Barry Posted July 14, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 14, 2021 We have a thread about a policeman wanting to check for a driving license? Astonishing. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredscats Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Use the railway road 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 (edited) Police checkpoint asking to see your drivers license? Is that a story in your country? Why not? In my last country a routine police checkpoint always wants to see drivers license and car documents/registration. I don't think that this is anything specific to Covid checkpoints. On the very rare occasions that I was stopped at such a checkpoint I was always asked for the license. And in Thailand foreigners are a valuable target for not having a valid license and being cashed in. Edited July 14, 2021 by KhunBENQ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJ2U Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 I think since you weren't doing anything wrong all he could do to get some cash out of you is to fine you if didn't have a license. Slow times for the men in brown. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJ2U Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 2 hours ago, Qman said: Were they stopping just cars or motorbikes as well? Wonder if they are ticketing expired drivers licenses due to renewal issues during the pandemic? That would be low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJ2U Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 23 hours ago, internationalism said: just soft preparation for curfew and lock down measures. Police get premiums for working during covid 400 baht a day extra in Bangkok. Probably less in Pattaya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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