Pakistani man arrested in Thailand for using fake license plates and evading highway tolls

[snoop1130]

 

Thai Highway Police arrested 43 year old Pakistani national for using fake vehicle registration plates and evading the M-Flow motorway fare system. He was pulled over while driving on the Kanchanaphisek Road, on the outbound lane heading towards Bang Pa-In in East Ring, on July 11 around 10pm.

 

According to Lieutenant Colonel Prachya Kamlasatphitak, who commanded the operation, the arrest followed the instructions of the Highway Police Station Chief, Police Lieutenant General Charoonkiat Pankeaw, who instructed all highway police to apprehend vehicles with fake plates or vehicles evading the M-Flow system.

 

These acts of evasion not only constitute criminal offences but are also challenging for the police in the event of accidents and result in revenue losses, impacting road and bridge improvements and developments.

 

The said car, a Mercedes Benz with the registration plate number ช 5505, Bangkok, was one of many vehicles previously intercepted for using a forged red plate and was amongst those with high outstanding M-Flow debts. Despite ongoing investigations and, with the driver still at large, Highway Police Number 2, and Highway Police Unit 8, decided to conduct a data analysis of the offending vehicle’s travel patterns, including probable timings of usage and location, reported KhaoSod.

 

By Nattapong Westwood

Caption: Picture courtesy of KhaoSod

 

Full Story: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/pakistani-man-arrested-in-thailand-for-using-fake-license-plates-and-evading-highway-tolls

 

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[fdimike]

????

[flyingtlger]

11 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

the driver still at large

Who's the guy in the pixelated photo?

 

[hotchilli]

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The said car, a Mercedes Benz with the registration plate number ช 5505, Bangkok, was one of many vehicles previously intercepted for using a forged red plate and was amongst those with high outstanding M-Flow debts.

Disgusting... send him back to Pakistan..

[Skipalongcassidy]

I can guarantee that this isn't the only cheating that this guy is doing...

[AustinRacing]

Throw the book at him…literally. 

[Henryford]

A Merc, what a surprise. It's always the guys with big money who think the rules don't apply to them.

[RichardColeman]

Pakistani on false plates, Pakistani involved with cutting up the German, whilst very quiet on the Nigerian front (must have stopped the flights)

[JBChiangRai]

It may not be his fault.  Many years ago I bought a brand new car from a major dealership and they gave me red plates but no brown book, from a stack of plates, showing the identical registration numbers.  Apparently, it's much cheaper for the dealer to do this.

[LukKrueng]

1 hour ago, Henryford said:

A Merc, what a surprise. It's always the guys with big money who think the rules don't apply to them.

He might have spent all his money buying the Merc and doesn't have enough for the tolls...

[PETERTHEEATER]

8 hours ago, flyingtlger said:

Who's the guy in the pixelated photo?

 

A concerned citizen filing a complaint about the size of the gap beneath the 'Covid shield'

[Skeptic7]

Should deport these miscreants. Isn't the slogan something about "...bad guys out"❓