A representative image of traffic violation. Photo: Matichon

 

by TNR Staff 

 

DRIVERS keen on getting some or all of their 12 points back before they are restored annually may now enrol for training and sit for a test to do so, Naewna newspaper said today (Mar. 6).

 

Ms. Ratchada Thanadirek, deputy spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office, reminded drivers that under the driving penalty points system launched in January this year drink-driving and speeding will lead to 4 points being deducted while counterflow driving and running the red-light will knock off 2 points.

 

Should a driver have no points left his licence will be suspended for 90 days with violators facing a maximum three months imprisonment and/or 10,000 baht fine.

 

Drivers may check their score at e-Ticket PTM website https://ptm.police.go.th/eTicket/#/ and the “Kab Dee” application.

 

Those with less than six points left may claim their points back by undergoing training held twice a year at the Land Transport offices nationwide.

 

Details are as follows:

 

Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2023/03/06/training-launched-to-help-drivers-to-get-their-points-back/

 

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Okay we can all see where this is going... I money making corruption way of getting points back .as if this is the same pitiful test to get a licence in the first place .no point...  And dangerous people still on the roads 

To log in and see your points, you need a Thai ID card. The passport number on the driving license does not work. Are the points even reduced from your "account" if you don't have a Thai ID? Is the database only working with Thai ID's? Asking for a friend.... 

Maybe better keeping them off the roads , if they already have

collected 12 points, 

 

regards worgeordie

Lesson 1: how to choose the correct envelope.

 

Lesson 2: how much to put in it.

 

Lesson 3: who to give it to.

Totally worthless scheme.

 

Until people are taught to drive on the actual road with a instructor using dual controls, the manoeuvring around essentially a car park isn't going to improve anything.

 

Usual Thai fudge.

16 hours ago, webfact said:

Those with less than six points left may claim their points back by undergoing training held twice a year at the Land Transport offices nationwide.

Ridiculous, they didn't learn the first time around, so why do you think the'll learn a second time.

It will just allow idiots to remain on the road.

The idea is if you lose 12 points you're off the road.

They don’t really want to punish people for their bad behaviour, this is another way around it , let the deaths continue 

Yup. That will work.????????

Pay money.. play on your cellphone for the time that is needed and you have your points back.. Now they have a system that doesn't work. If you lost your points it means you had a lot mistakes.. So consequences must be carried to learn a lesson ..  We all know that people keep on making the same mistakes time after time here. So maybe they will learn if the driverslicense is invalid for a time now...]

Money is the key hat opens all doors, but some should stay locked.   

53 minutes ago, Andycoops said:

Totally worthless scheme.

 

Until people are taught to drive on the actual road with a instructor using dual controls, the manoeuvring around essentially a car park isn't going to improve anything.

 

Usual Thai fudge.

2 different things:

- the scheme can work out well for some persons; they might be more careful;

- you are absolutely right: driving lessons in a car park is a joke; nice for a start to get  used to a car, after that they need hours of practice on real roads with a good driving instructor in a car with dual controls.

Judging by the numbr of mistakes I see Government vehicles b  raking the law, including the police, the maybe updating government Agency drivers including the POLICE would gain better understanding opf driving and les face i what is good for the goose is good for the gander `

Is there a test for improvements to bad attitude? 

So, can someone enlighten me on how they will deal with the thousands upon thousands of people who do not have a licence?

 

When losing all the 12 points, it is clear they are persistent offenders but most of these will never be caught anyway, as there is no enforcement. Everybody is driving around with virtual impunity. 

 

In any event, nothing noteworthy will change. 

 

17 hours ago, yeahbutif said:

Okay we can all see where this is going... I money making corruption way of getting points back .as if this is the same pitiful test to get a licence in the first place .no point...  And dangerous people still on the roads 

Did anyone think the Land Transport department would cooperate with the RTP if there was no money to be made? 

We should know exactly how many, if any, people have actually had points deducted.

17 hours ago, yeahbutif said:

Okay we can all see where this is going... I money making corruption way of getting points back .as if this is the same pitiful test to get a licence in the first place .no point...  And dangerous people still on the roads 

Right. And proper training should have been given before a driving license was issued in the first place.

I think most of the drivers losing there 12 points in short time without any consequences.

Edited March 7, 20233 yr by Tubulat

It would be nice to know who trained the trainers, and how the initial trainers were trained?

Large brown envelopes perhaps?

This is unbelievable  letting bad drivers get their points back 

It's a money making  scheme 

Brown envelopes required ????

I don't think losing a license will stop many people from driving anyway. They will simply get back behind the wheel with little respect and take their chances on being stopped or involved in accident.

How do you get your points back if you haven't got a licence to begin with a lot  of Thais driving around with out one

How about starting a scheme to teach them how to drive properly in the first place?

 

The driving "Test" in Thailand is a farce - I know personally of many people who pass their "test" never having driven on a main road, let alone a "motorway" or "freeway" whatever you care to call it!

 

I like to brag that my Thai wife passed her test first time at the age of 50 something (!) - but now she is learning how to drive!

 

Why don't they initiate a system like they have/had in Ireland  whereby when you are learning how to drive you display red "L" (Learner) plates on your car, and for the first year after passing your test, you have "L" plates of a different colour to signify that although you have passed your driving test, you are a newly qualified driver?

 

Probably too difficult for the Ministry of Transport to instal (I see the boss of that particular department has just been "relieved of his duties"), or for the Traffic Police to implement.

Edited March 7, 20233 yr by sambum

2 hours ago, ChrisKC said:

When losing all the 12 points, it is clear they are persistent offenders but most of these will never be caught anyway, as there is no enforcement. Everybody is driving around with virtual impunity. 

 

Surely you get 12 points for mowing down a pedestrian on a pedestrian crossing?? So the penalty of 10000 baht is obviously a huge deterrent....  

Training launched? ....And who is going to do the training?   the same  people who  1;.. taught them to  drive 2;;  Authorised  the passing of their driving test,   .. they will never learn... mean while keep  killing others  with your so called driving  licence

5 hours ago, Andycoops said:

Totally worthless scheme.

 

Until people are taught to drive on the actual road with a instructor using dual controls, the manoeuvring around essentially a car park isn't going to improve anything.

 

Usual Thai fudge.

that is the truth  the only way  

so now also will need to have training for BIB how to use it for their  advanatge and yet have another possibility of BiB to make extra tea money

6 hours ago, AhFarangJa said:

So, can someone enlighten me on how they will deal with the thousands upon thousands of people who do not have a licence?

 

Not sure about here but in UK the points would be put on any future licence that you applied for in the meantime you would be fined for driving without a licence. 

This makes a total mockery of the points system.  It was already ridiculous - I believe you can get caught 3 times for drink driving before losing your licence!

 

We can't have those poor Thai people being prevented from driving simply because they've had a few beers can we?  The fact that they might - and often do - cause fatal accidents doesn't seem to matter.

 

Most countries regard drink driving as the most serious driving offence and you lose your licence for a long time if you are caught.........of course Thai drivers are above all that so there's no need to punish them so harshly!!!!

 

 

 

Edited March 7, 20233 yr by KhaoYai

On 3/6/2023 at 2:10 PM, Shuya said:

To log in and see your points, you need a Thai ID card. The passport number on the driving license does not work. Are the points even reduced from your "account" if you don't have a Thai ID? Is the database only working with Thai ID's? Asking for a friend.... 

Yes, definitely a Thai ID card, not a pink card as laser number on back is required.

 

And yes, it does work for a Thai ID card. Search function for unpaid fines only goes back to March 2022.  So presume they are not going to try to collect those. Pity I started paying them a couple of years back in anticipation of this system.