Popular Post webfact Posted November 5, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 5, 2022 Picture: Thai Rath Thai Rath reported that police in Phuphian district of Nan in the north of Thailand had fined seven McLaren drivers 10,000 baht each for negligent driving. A group of more than 20 drivers in the supercars worth between 18 and 27 million baht each according to the media had been caught on dash cam footage. They were overtaking fast in a narrow area where locals know to slow down at bends. This was happening more and more as visitors returned to a tourist area and locals at the Muang Jang housing estete had demanded action. Picture: Thai Rath Provincial police chief Pol Maj-Gen Piyaphan Phatrapongsin said that police would prosecute fancy cars and normal cars for negligent driving at the same rate. The law allows for fines of 2,000 baht to 10,000 baht for negligent driving. The police had fined 7 drivers 10,000 baht each on this occasion after reviewing the footage. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-11-05 - 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! Get your business in front of millions of customers who read ASEAN NOW with an interest in Thailand every month - email [email protected] for more information 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post happysoul Posted November 5, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 5, 2022 555 Taking average price of 23M, the fine is 0.04% of the value of the car... Must have hurt the drivers badly ???? 3 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rbkk Posted November 5, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 5, 2022 (edited) The odds are high that these cars are dodgy in some way.....The RTP need a criminal to catch a criminal: queue.... Joe "Ferrari." Also, is 'Peacocking' not a crime yet?! Is does seem to affect those with a small member. Edited November 5, 2022 by rbkk 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dmaxdan Posted November 5, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 5, 2022 22 minutes ago, webfact said: Provincial police chief Pol Maj-Gen Piyaphan Phatrapongsin said that police would prosecute fancy cars and normal cars for negligent driving at the same rate. But not the drivers? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post soi3eddie Posted November 5, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 5, 2022 Spare change to these drivers. They likely consider it nothing more than a toll fee for using the road as a race track. If I was fortunate enough to afford a McLaren, I wouldn't want to drive it on Thai roads. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hellohello123 Posted November 5, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 5, 2022 I'd pay 10,000 baht to see 7 McLaren's parked next to each other! 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralf001 Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 Vid ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tandor Posted November 5, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 5, 2022 3 hours ago, Dmaxdan said: But not the drivers? why not confiscate the cars if it was soooo dangerous? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 2baht Posted November 5, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 5, 2022 Rich hi-so children! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJCM Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 They must not have been going that fast because they overtaking the same Minibus in both the pictures 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 5 hours ago, happysoul said: 555 Taking average price of 23M, the fine is 0.04% of the value of the car... Must have hurt the drivers badly ???? Totally agree. the fine for any criminal, driving or public offence should always be based on income - but i guess the higher-ups in ALL countries know it would hit them hardest and do nothing about it 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThailandRyan Posted November 5, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 5, 2022 How much filled the good police major generals pockets. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gottfrid Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 6 hours ago, happysoul said: 555 Taking average price of 23M, the fine is 0.04% of the value of the car... Must have hurt the drivers badly ???? Yeah, and what is wrong. I think it was good that they took the maximum amount. Or do you consider that a fine of 1 million would be ok? Maybe you should get 160 000 baht fine for driving without helmet, or 450 000 for driving to fast. Would you like that? Don´t bother to answer, because you will only talk about how rich they are and how much they can pay because of that. Something that we always hear about, when the rich get advantage, then it´s wrong according to many posters. If we want the law to be same there, then we must let the law be same here. They got the maximum fine, so that was what was possible according to the law. Is it wrong both when they follow the law and when they bend it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gottfrid Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 32 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said: How much filled the good police major generals pockets. Probably 50 % to the top boss and the other was splitting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decca60 Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 You're wrong. The driver was the Major General's son using dad's car... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post off road pat Posted November 5, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 5, 2022 54 minutes ago, Gottfrid said: Yeah, and what is wrong. I think it was good that they took the maximum amount. Or do you consider that a fine of 1 million would be ok? Maybe you should get 160 000 baht fine for driving without helmet, or 450 000 for driving to fast. Would you like that? Don´t bother to answer, because you will only talk about how rich they are and how much they can pay because of that. Something that we always hear about, when the rich get advantage, then it´s wrong according to many posters. If we want the law to be same there, then we must let the law be same here. They got the maximum fine, so that was what was possible according to the law. Is it wrong both when they follow the law and when they bend it? Hm,...In some country's fines are based on income which is much more fair than the same fine for rich or poor people !!! 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Banana7 Posted November 5, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 5, 2022 (edited) The fines in Thailand are far too low. Should be at least 5 to 10 greater than now. One major reason that Thailand has lots of traffic accidents is that, rarely do the police enforce the rules of the road, and when they do, the consequences are miniscule relative to the danger/damage created by the driver. Edited November 5, 2022 by Banana7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PETERTHEEATER Posted November 5, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 5, 2022 8 hours ago, webfact said: They were overtaking fast in a narrow area where locals know to slow down at bends. Local know to slow down at bends,,,,5555555! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denim Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 9 minutes ago, PETERTHEEATER said: Local know to slow down at bends,,,,5555555! Of course they do. As soon as they hit something solid like a tree, they slow right down. I bet those McLarens have stickers in the back window. ' My other cars a Vios ' 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoreFarang Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 Give me 100 million and I still wouldn't buy such a car in Thailand. It just doesn't make any sense. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThailandRyan Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 47 minutes ago, Banana7 said: The fines in Thailand are far too low. Should be at least 5 to 10 greater than now. One major reason that Thailand has lots of traffic accidents is that, rarely do the police enforce the rules of the road, and when they do, the consequences are miniscule relative to the danger/damage created by the driver. Speeding Tickets on the expressway in BKK are now up to 1k Thb, they were 500 Thb and people were always over 120... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G Rex Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, off road pat said: Hm,...In some country's fines are based on income which is much more fair than the same fine for rich or poor people !!! If Rich or poor are both doing the same crime - why should one subset be penalised more than the other?? Sounds like jealousy to me... BTW - which countries would these be? Edited November 5, 2022 by G Rex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 2baht Posted November 5, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 5, 2022 10 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said: Give me 100 million and I still wouldn't buy such a car in Thailand. It just doesn't make any sense. Oh, it does'nt need to make sense, think of the face gained! Look at me! It gives them the sense of manhood they don't otherwise have! ???? ???? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 19 hours ago, webfact said: A group of more than 20 drivers in the supercars worth between 18 and 27 million baht each according to the media had been caught on dash cam footage 10,000 baht out of pocket will learn them a lesson they'll never forget. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE1 Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 10 hours ago, G Rex said: BTW - which countries would these be? Norway for one. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haveasay Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 Delivery drivers and motor bike taxis returning to their post everyday are dangerous. About time they got hefty fines as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunLA Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 (edited) 500 - 1000 baht is a heavy fine for a local. More than a day or two wages. 3 days if on that bottom rung of the ladder. Just as 1, 2 or $300 USD, would be to me in FarangLand. It's not the amount, it's how many hours of work it takes to pay the fine, that the relative cost of anything. Apply that across the board, and Thailand is a very expensive country for locals to live in. Helmet fine cost over a day's wage. Whole Five Star chicken cost almost a half a day's wage. For myself, my last job, 23 yrs ago, that would be an $90 USD chicken ???? ???? Let that sink in ... take as long as you need. Edited November 6, 2022 by KhunLA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orinoco Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 12 minutes ago, Haveasay said: Delivery drivers and motor bike taxis returning to their post everyday are dangerous. About time they got hefty fines as well. Vey true, Fines should be doubled for these drivers/riders as they are supposed to be professionals. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orinoco Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, hotchilli said: 10,000 baht out of pocket will learn them a lesson they'll never forget. Need one more zero for them. 100.000 Edited November 6, 2022 by Orinoco 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 1 hour ago, Orinoco said: Need one more zero for them. 100.000 Still peanuts for these elitists. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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