Popular Post webfact Posted September 30, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 30, 2022 By Online Reporter Ever get frustrated at never being able to find parking space when you are out in town? It can really be a problem during the weekend when there is extra traffic on the roads. Or worse, finding what looks like a suitable parking space only to discover that someone placed some kind of obstacle in order to prevent you and others from parking. You will likely have seen it before. In fact, it can be an all too common site in towns and cities across Thailand – people putting objects in the road to save a parking space outside of their property. They normally put plastic chairs, tyres or old plant pots, but really nothing is off limits. Full story: https://www.huahintoday.com/thailand-news/putting-objects-in-the-road-to-stop-people-parking-is-illegal-govt-warns/ -- © Copyright Hua Hin Today 2022-09-30 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more! 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post petermik Posted September 30, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 30, 2022 Everyone knows this...nobody takes any notice though ???? 11 2 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post John Drake Posted September 30, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 30, 2022 Quote According to a post on the Department of Public Relations official Facebook page, informants who are able to provide evidence such as videos or photographs could be eligible to receive a 50 percent cut of the 10,000 baht fine. Wouldn't want to be the person who ratted out people in the village. Life might get a lot tougher. 14 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kotsak Posted September 30, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 30, 2022 A lot of things are illegal.. but enforcement? zilch.. 25 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kotsak Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 4 minutes ago, John Drake said: Quote According to a post on the Department of Public Relations official Facebook page, informants who are able to provide evidence such as videos or photographs could be eligible to receive a 50 percent cut of the 10,000 baht fine. Wouldn't want to be the person who ratted out people in the village. Life might get a lot tougher. One of the advantages living in a 10+ million metropolis.. ???????? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacessit Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 So what happens when the police do it? Stupid question, I know. Obstructions to parking are quite common at Big C; however, as it is private property the owners make the rules. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DualSportBiker Posted September 30, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 30, 2022 I drive an old Land Rover with big crashbars on the front. Not often, but on occasion I just push the stuff out of the way, take a pic and walk off. When I come back I check for nails around my tyres! 6 1 3 1 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post richard_smith237 Posted September 30, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 30, 2022 So is riding a motorcycle without a helmet… Laws in Thailand ?????…. There are no laws until there are laws… In other words, laws don’t matter until there is an incident. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SAFETY FIRST Posted September 30, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 30, 2022 (edited) 41 minutes ago, webfact said: stop people parking is illegal Bloody oath, it's illegal. And selfish. And bloody rude. Their property boundaries are identified on the Chanote. No one owns the roads space. I pay road tax, this allows me to park on the public road. Edited September 30, 2022 by SAFETY FIRST 7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post richard_smith237 Posted September 30, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 30, 2022 I remember being in MaeSot years ago... they had the same thing... cones and stools outside on the road to block people from parking. I needed to park... I pulled up and asked a ‘grumpy looking old lady if I could park there for 20 mins.. she smile, moved a cone and stool and I parked’.... surprised the s#it out of me.... I guess the issue is for some shophouses etc its the only parking they have for their car etc. Still annoying, but they have to be able to park somewhere themselves too. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OneMoreFarang Posted September 30, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 30, 2022 In other news: Person got beaten up because he removed a parking-reservation-object from the street... 8 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post overherebc Posted September 30, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 30, 2022 2 minutes ago, DualSportBiker said: I drive an old Land Rover with big crashbars on the front. Not often, but on occasion I just push the stuff out of the way, take a pic and walk off. When I come back I check for nails around my tyres! Parked my pick up and came back to find a traffic cone at the front and rear ( in line with the wheels) Reversed and flattened one then drove forward and flattened the other. Did check there was nothing inside them first. 1 1 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SAFETY FIRST Posted September 30, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 30, 2022 1 minute ago, overherebc said: 8 minutes ago, DualSportBiker said: I drive an old Land Rover with big crashbars on the front. Not often, but on occasion I just push the stuff out of the way, take a pic and walk off. When I come back I check for nails around my tyres! Parked my pick up and came back to find a traffic cone at the front and rear ( in line with the wheels) Reversed and flattened one then drove forward and flattened the other. Did check there was nothing inside them first I always choose the healthy option. Find somewhere else to park. 9 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 8 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said: I always choose the healthy option. Find somewhere else to park. What's your choice if it's clear when you park and then find cones or chairs in front of and behind your car when you come back. Abandon your vehicle and get a taxi home? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post smedly Posted September 30, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 30, 2022 how many times do the police go past these obstructions on any given day and do nothing - that just sums it up right there 11 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dmaxdan Posted September 30, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 30, 2022 Of course if you move said objects then you could end up with your car being keyed or your tyres slashed. And then the police would have no choice but to act and prosecute you for moving the chairs... 2 2 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThailandRyan Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 So the food cart making the Roti or the Mooping cart are illegal to park in the street? If so then why the H are they not made to move so I can park my m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzra Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 Who ever doing it knows very well that this is wrong, they wouldn't be doing that unless they have some clout and a say in that area, try to move and you'll cope a verbal abuse or worse... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post giddyup Posted September 30, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 30, 2022 1 hour ago, DualSportBiker said: I drive an old Land Rover with big crashbars on the front. Not often, but on occasion I just push the stuff out of the way, take a pic and walk off. When I come back I check for nails around my tyres! Who are you going to point to if you find nails in your tyres or your car has been keyed down the side? You might suspect the shop owner, but proving it might prove difficult. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 1 hour ago, overherebc said: Parked my pick up and came back to find a traffic cone at the front and rear ( in line with the wheels) Reversed and flattened one then drove forward and flattened the other. Did check there was nothing inside them first. Next time you might find all four tyres flat and the car keyed, what's your next step of retaliation? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaopad999 Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 It's like when you go to a food court and they leave their name tags on the table before they go to order their food. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post marin Posted September 30, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 30, 2022 9 minutes ago, Kaopad999 said: It's like when you go to a food court and they leave their name tags on the table before they go to order their food. No it is not. 3 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Liverpool Lou Posted September 30, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 30, 2022 1 hour ago, overherebc said: What's your choice if it's clear when you park and then find cones or chairs in front of and behind your car when you come back. Move them and drive off? 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kaopad999 Posted September 30, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 30, 2022 (edited) 7 minutes ago, marin said: No it is not. They're both trying to claim a space that they don't own. so yes, it's efficiently the same. they do it in parking lots sometiems as well. The passanger will jump out the car out to find a spare parking space and stand in free space until the driver parks the car. Again, trying to claim a a space/area that it not theirs. it's the typical 'me first' mentality that exists here. Edited September 30, 2022 by Kaopad999 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Wuvu2 Posted September 30, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 30, 2022 What about the motorbike taxi guys? They constantly claim a big swath of parking spaces they don't need and complain if you try to park a bike in section of the street they claim. I doubt that will change before it snows in Bangkok ???? 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellohello123 Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 Put a traffic light there Guaranteed to be ignored 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screaming Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 Thailand is a third world country so what else is new? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisKC Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 The laws of the Land are not the same as the rules of the road! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsmart Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 I, of course, am for this and hope it's enforced a little more thoroughly. Also, I'd like to see better arrangements made for parking motorbikes so one or two don't take up a car-sized parking space. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemoon58 Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 Heard it all before. It'll never be enforced and Thais know this. Hope I'm wrong but I won't hold my breath! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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