Need A Permit To Have Fiberglass Cab On Pick-up Truck?

[Tony Clifton]

We were talking about driving for an hour and go shopping in BKK but my wife today said her dad told her that you now need a special permit to ride around with a fiberglass cab on the back of your pick-up truck or the police will hand out a fine now if they see you.

Ever heard of this? I haven't , it's apparently new.

This means families riding in the back can't escape from the hot sun or rain without a paying for license or get a fine?

I think this is just yet another of the multiple scams by the men in cockroach-brown uniforms.

[scifi]

I have seen this mentioned before in a couple of threads. You might have to dig around in the search to find them. I don't know if it is true, but several people here seemed to have been warned about it.

[kartman]

Road Tax on trucks is based on their weight among other things, when you put a fibreglass/steel roof on it you are supposed to go to LandTransport Office and have it re-weighed, details in blue book changed to a higher tax amount.

Police are probably just stopping trucks with tops asking to see blue book or copy and when they see standard manufacturers weight on it, issue fines, not a scam without the weight adjusted the truck is illegal.

[scifi]

Makes a lot more sense when you put it like that, kartman.

[Tony Clifton]

Sure does make sense re-weighing afterwards.

Still a scam when most fines never make it to government coffers.

[kartman]

Sure does make sense re-weighing afterwards.

Still a scam when most fines never make it to government coffers.

Yes and an exceptionally easy one when the punters incriminate themselves by handing you the evidence!