Popular Post webfact Posted October 4, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 4, 2023 A Phuket minivan driver has been fined 5,000 baht after abandoning two Russian women at the side of the road, apparently to avoid driving through a police checkpoint. According to a Phuket News report, the incident happened yesterday, October 3, on the Bypass Road (which goes from Samkong to Koh Kaew). It’s understood the Russian tourists had hired the minivan to take them from the Laguna holiday resort in Chergntalay, to the Central Festival shopping mall in Kathu. As the van was heading south down the bypass road towards their destination at around 12.40, the driver spotted a police checkpoint about 400 metres ahead. Unwilling to risk driving through the checkpoint, he stopped the van and made the women get out, before driving off. By Peter Roche PHOTOS: Spring News Full story: PhuketGO 2023-10-04 - 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. Get our Daily Newsletter - Click HERE to subscribe 1 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 Why did he not want to drive through the checkpoint? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveAustin Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 ^^ Drinking? Fine, name and shame. Phuket’s public transport ‘network’ is woefully bad. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Chance Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 2 minutes ago, ChipButty said: Why did he not want to drive through the checkpoint? Probably not having the right license to carry tourists. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tomazbodner Posted October 4, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 4, 2023 (edited) 4 minutes ago, ChipButty said: Why did he not want to drive through the checkpoint? From link in original post: Somchat later posted on social media that the man had been brought in for questioning, where it emerged he had not paid the road tax on his vehicle. Edited October 4, 2023 by tomazbodner 1 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 1 minute ago, Don Chance said: Probably not having the right license to carry tourists. He does have a yellow plate, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 2 minutes ago, tomazbodner said: From link in original post: Somchat later posted on social media that the man had been brought in for questioning, where it emerged he had not paid the road tax on his vehicle. how many years had he not paid? a Thai guy banged my truck he had not paid it for 3 years, 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bob smith Posted October 4, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 4, 2023 and there again, yet another reason not to visit Phuket. getting quite the list now! 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deserted Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 The dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzra Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 As it turned out paying the road tax would have cost him a lot less that 5k, hard lesson learned, or maybe not... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liverpool Lou Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 1 hour ago, ChipButty said: Why did he not want to drive through the checkpoint? Why did you not read the report in full? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinnieK Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 '....upon complaining for the severity of the fine, it was reduced to 5 baht. A slap on the wrist was also added to the penalties Tourists were issued with a stern warning. 'If you had stayed home, none of this would have happened ' 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liverpool Lou Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 1 hour ago, daveAustin said: ^^ Drinking? Fine, name and shame. Phuket’s public transport ‘network’ is woefully bad. "^^ Drinking?". No. Read the article in full properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liverpool Lou Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 1 hour ago, Don Chance said: 1 hour ago, ChipButty said: Why did he not want to drive through the checkpoint? Probably not having the right license to carry tourists. Probably best if you read the article! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 1 hour ago, webfact said: As the van was heading south down the bypass road towards their destination at around 12.40, the driver spotted a police checkpoint about 400 metres ahead. Unwilling to risk driving through the checkpoint, he stopped the van and made the women get out, before driving off. Welcome to Thailand. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sikishrory Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 Thai logic Carrying a fare that would probably cover his tax or most of it. As it's already grossly overpriced no doubt. Yet, instead would rather kick them out and continue driving around the island avoiding checkpoints so he can save 1000 baht or so. It's around 800 on a car is it not? Taxi maybe a bit more. Totally illogical 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish star Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 2 hours ago, ChipButty said: Why did he not want to drive through the checkpoint? Maybe the back of van was filled with packages of some sort lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoDisplayName Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 3 hours ago, webfact said: Unwilling to risk driving through the checkpoint, he stopped the van and made the women get out, before driving off. 2 hours ago, tomazbodner said: it emerged he had not paid the road tax on his vehicle. So he drove off without the passengers. How does that avoid driving through the checkpoint? There are two options here: He drove through the checkpoint without the tourists, and was fined for not paying road tax, regardless of tourist passengers. He unnecessarily dumped the tourists, then took an alternate route without going through the checkpoint to avoid the road tax fine. What does the presence of tourists got to do with it? I tink me tink tu mut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketDog Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 4 hours ago, ezzra said: As it turned out paying the road tax would have cost him a lot less that 5k, hard lesson learned, or maybe not... Ah yes. But that might be somewhere in the unknown future. Thai people don't do 'future'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETERTHEEATER Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 (edited) 7 hours ago, ChipButty said: He does have a yellow plate, And I see both ladies were wearing yellow safety helmets. Edited October 4, 2023 by PETERTHEEATER Typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 5 hours ago, NoDisplayName said: So he drove off without the passengers. How does that avoid driving through the checkpoint? There are two options here: He drove through the checkpoint without the tourists, and was fined for not paying road tax, regardless of tourist passengers. He unnecessarily dumped the tourists, then took an alternate route without going through the checkpoint to avoid the road tax fine. What does the presence of tourists got to do with it? I tink me tink tu mut. If no customers regular tax is required, if carrying tourists yellow plate tax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoDisplayName Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 (edited) 43 minutes ago, stevenl said: If no customers regular tax is required, if carrying tourists yellow plate tax. We can see from the photo in the linked article, he has a yellow tag. We can learn from the text of the article that he did not pass through the checkpoint. He dumped the ladies and then did a runner. It was only after he was tracked down that they found his tax payments were in arrears. Had he taken the stealth maneuver with the ladies still in the vehicle he'd have collected the fare and continued to avoid the tax, as well as the 5000 baht fine. Quote According to the Phuket News, Mr Somchat’s office assisted the two women and alerted police. Officers were subsequently able to track down the 31 year old minivan driver, named only as “Mr A”. Somchat later posted on social media that the man had been brought in for questioning, where it emerged he had not paid the road tax on his vehicle. Edited October 4, 2023 by NoDisplayName Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bepah umayun Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 Phuket image now, omg! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bepah umayun Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 On 10/4/2023 at 8:52 AM, ezzra said: As it turned out paying the road tax would have cost him a lot less that 5k, hard lesson learned, or maybe not... no, because it can't happen twice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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