City Hall city sweeps streets, leaves residents puzzled: 200 abandoned cars vanish

[webfact]

 

City Hall successfully wiped over 200 abandoned cars off the streets of Bangkok, leaving residents baffled.

 

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) disclosed their battle against 1,399 derelict vehicles from 2019 to last year. However, the real jaw-dropper is the 203 abandoned cars that mysteriously disappeared after no owners claimed them.

 

Bangkok Deputy Governor Chakkraphan Phiewngam took charge on January 2, overseeing the removal of dilapidated vehicles on Sukhothai Soi 1 in the Dusit district. Out of the 1,164 wrecks dealt with, 32 still await their fate, pending removal.

City officials have slapped fines amounting to 60,500 baht on the owners of 33 abandoned vehicles, and an additional 36 vehicles have been auctioned off for a staggering 268,000 baht. Chakkraphan issued a stern warning.

 

by Puntid Tantivangphaisal

Photo courtesy of Bangkok Post

 

Full story: The Thaiger 2024-01-05

 

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[flyingtlger]

13 minutes ago, webfact said:

203 abandoned cars that mysteriously disappeared after no owners claimed them.

 

Someone scored....

 

 

[jacko45k]

Not so unusual... haven't large areas of beer bars been known to disappear overnight too?

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, flyingtlger said:

 

Someone scored....

 

 

Maybe one or two gems amongst the other junk.

[klauskunkel]

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200 abandoned cars vanish

The City Hall's Sharks and Eels did it under a Storm cover

[brianthainess]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

leaving residents baffled.

Why were they baffled? Why pay a 5K fine if there not worth repairing, now at least there could be some second hand spares on the market.