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A 69 year old Porsche driver who has a history of repeated traffic offences was charged by the police. The driver had been using a fake license plate to evade tollway fees on 22 separate occasions. The police took action after receiving a complaint from the legitimate owner of the license plate.

 

Last year, Thailand introduced a new payment system for tollways called M-Flow. It is a contactless fee collection system that utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) to detect a car’s registration plate, allowing motorists to pay toll fees monthly or online after their trip.

 

The system aims to reduce traffic congestion on the motorway, as drivers no longer have to stop at the booth or slow down to wait for the sensor and barrier gate to open, as is the case when using top-up devices like M-Pass or Easy Pass. Instead, drivers can pass through the checkpoint and pay the fees later.

 

However, the suspect, 69 year old Sanchai took advantage of the system by using a fake registration plate to trick the AI system.

 

On March 20, a Thai man named Thanathat filed a complaint with the police after receiving a warning from M-Flow stating that he had failed to pay toll fees 22 times and must pay a fine for late payment.

 

However, the picture sent to him as evidence was not of his car at all, but a white Porsche instead of his silver Mercedes Benz sedan.

 

Full Story: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/porsche-driver-caught-using-fake-registration-plate-to-avoid-tollway-fees

 

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Crush his car!

11 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

However, the picture sent to him as evidence was not of his car at all, but a white Porsche instead of his silver Mercedes Benz sedan

So how did they catch the Porsche driver? 

15 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

A 69 year old Porsche driver who has a history of repeated traffic offences was charged by the police. The driver had been using a fake license plate to evade tollway fees on 22 separate occasions

Drives a Porsche and too tight to pay the paltry toll

Edited April 12, 20233 yr by Cricky

Which goes to prove my assumption that some of the biggest cheap-skates in the world are those who are the richest.  Amazing Thailand.

3 minutes ago, connda said:

Which goes to prove my assumption that some of the biggest cheap-skates in the world are those who are the richest.  Amazing Thailand.

 

Well, doesn't that make sense? The more money you save, the more money you keep.

 

21 minutes ago, IvorBiggun2 said:

So how did they catch the Porsche driver? 

 

If you would have read the linked article, you would have read this:

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Officers from the Highway Police Bureau launched an investigation and eventually discovered that Sanchai owned the Porsche featured in the picture. They tracked him down and found him driving on Khlong Ha Road in Pathum Thani province, near Bangkok.

The registration plate on the front and the back of the car were found completely different. 

 

 

3 minutes ago, metisdead said:

 

If you would have read the linked article, you would have read this:

My error. Thank you.

4 minutes ago, FarAway said:

 

Well, doesn't that make sense? The more money you save, the more money you keep.

 

Seems to be the case. However, this Porsche driver is quite a cheap charlie.

 

I remember the former boss of my father. He did own a big jet and had never made holidays because while flying around he was working as well.

 

But he wore shoes with holes in the upper leather because he was too penurious to buy new ones.

He doesn't seem too bothered. Even though the picture is blurred, he looks like he is smiling while pointing at the plate

10 hours ago, Cricky said:

Drives a Porsche and too tight to pay the paltry toll

Perhaps more in debt than rich.  But gains much face.

11 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

However, the suspect, 69 year old Sanchai took advantage of the system by using a fake registration plate to trick the AI system.

Confiscate his Porche... simple solution.

What about if you have no number plate at all its a more common problem than having two I suspect ????

Nothing wrong with the attempts to avoiding toll fee, is there? 

Whatever one can get away with.

It’s not just the toll. It also covers speed cameras and other fines issued by cameras on highways. But he’s either dumb or too brazen to have just the front plate changed. 

13 hours ago, Dmaxdan said:

Crush his car!

Give it to a policeman!

13 hours ago, IvorBiggun2 said:

So how did they catch the Porsche driver? 

ANPR the plate, track and intercept is my guess. Even the BiB should be able to manage that!

So now RTP slap him around a bit and find out who and where false plates are coming from, surely not someone working in a LTO, no that would never happen would it ?...?...?.

2 hours ago, zzaa09 said:

Nothing wrong with the attempts to avoiding toll fee, is there? 

Whatever one can get away with.

That seems to be the general approach here. Break every law you want and if you get caught do a wai and pay 500 baht.

and just how many POINTS will he have OFF his licence IF he has one???

13 minutes ago, Henryford said:

That seems to be the general approach here. Break every law you want and if you get caught do a wai and pay 500 baht.

not if a "rich" farang......

13 hours ago, metisdead said:

 

If you would have read the linked article, you would have read this:

 

To register for M-Flow you need to supply pictures of all side of your car as well as ID and ownership papers. Quite a good data base to work from for AI.

14 hours ago, Cricky said:

Drives a Porsche and too tight to pay the paltry toll

That's how "old money" gets old.

 

 

14 hours ago, Cricky said:

Drives a Porsche and too tight to pay the paltry toll

Probably cant really afford to put the Gasoline in the thing either

Question:

 

Can ChatGPT recognise a fake licence plate?

 

ChatGPT answer:

 

As an AI language model, ChatGPT does not have the capability to recognise a fake license plate. However, law enforcement agencies and some technological solutions with advanced image recognition software may be able to detect if a license plate is fake or not. If you suspect that a license plate is fake or fraudulent, it is best to report this to the appropriate authorities.

1 hour ago, Henryford said:

That seems to be the general approach here. Break every law you want and if you get caught do a wai and pay 500 baht.

Yeah, brilliant here. Innit...????

5 hours ago, zzaa09 said:

Nothing wrong with the attempts to avoiding toll fee, is there? 

Whatever one can get away with.

In this case I agree, a motorist pays tax on his car and tax again on fuel, is that not enough? If anyone can avoid the toll fee then good luck to them.

Edited April 13, 20233 yr by NoshowJones