Popular Post webfact Posted March 6, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 6, 2023 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/ -- © Copyright THAI NEWSROOM 2023-03-06 - 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. The most versatile and flexible rental investment and holiday home solution in Thailand - click for more information. 2 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post yeahbutif Posted March 6, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 6, 2023 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 6 2 4 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Shuya Posted March 6, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 6, 2023 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.... 1 1 3 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post worgeordie Posted March 6, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 6, 2023 Maybe better keeping them off the roads , if they already have collected 12 points, regards worgeordie 7 1 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post herfiehandbag Posted March 6, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 6, 2023 Lesson 1: how to choose the correct envelope. Lesson 2: how much to put in it. Lesson 3: who to give it to. 3 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Andycoops Posted March 6, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 6, 2023 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. 6 1 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hotchilli Posted March 6, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 6, 2023 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. 5 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Foghorn Posted March 6, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 6, 2023 They don’t really want to punish people for their bad behaviour, this is another way around it , let the deaths continue 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Bones Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 Yup. That will work.???????? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikke1959 Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 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. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toho Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas Paul KNIGHT Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 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 ` 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisKC Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 Is there a test for improvements to bad attitude? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AhFarangJa Posted March 7, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 7, 2023 So, can someone enlighten me on how they will deal with the thousands upon thousands of people who do not have a licence? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisKC Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisY1 Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandtee Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 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. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubulat Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 (edited) I think most of the drivers losing there 12 points in short time without any consequences. Edited March 7, 2023 by Tubulat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surasak Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 It would be nice to know who trained the trainers, and how the initial trainers were trained? Large brown envelopes perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shackleton Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 This is unbelievable letting bad drivers get their points back It's a money making scheme Brown envelopes required ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post IamNoone88 Posted March 7, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 7, 2023 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. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozz1 Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 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 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sambum Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 (edited) 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, 2023 by sambum 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangon04 Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 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.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
actonion Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Warrior Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smew Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asquith Production Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhaoYai Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 (edited) 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, 2023 by KhaoYai 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogmatix Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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