Tywais Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 On highway 121, ring road 3 I believe, a few hundred meters from the Samoeng/Hang Dong intersection there was a major police presence (high way patrol). Dozens of cones up narrowing both sides of the road to basically car width only. A dozen or so vehicles pulled over to the side of the road already. When I approached the BIB put his hand up for me to stop, came over and looked closely at the tax sticker. Appeared to be comparing the sticker plate information with the car plates as the number 2556 can be seen at a distance. Seems early for Songkran check point plus in the many years driving that road to work never seen a check point like that set up. There was even a large flat bed trailer pulled off to the side. When he approached the passenger side of my car I did roll the window down expecting more but he was just interested in the tax sticker and waved me on. Something up in Chiang Mai? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thailand Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Came through the same roadblock about 9.30am, waved straight through with hardly a look. Perhaps the trusty Isuzu and I look honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinnieTheKhwai Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Came through the same roadblock about 9.30am, waved straight through with hardly a look. Perhaps the trusty Isuzu and I look honest. Same here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted March 29, 2012 Author Share Posted March 29, 2012 Came through the same roadblock about 9.30am, waved straight through with hardly a look. Perhaps the trusty Isuzu and I look honest. Same here. You drive an Isuzu also? Guess my Civic 2.0 warranted a closer look. Though with my Wing 41 sticker and university sticker would thought they would at least saluted me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinnieTheKhwai Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Came through the same roadblock about 9.30am, waved straight through with hardly a look. Perhaps the trusty Isuzu and I look honest. Same here. You drive an Isuzu also? I did this morning, yes. It was like reading my own post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikster Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Perhaps they need money for Songkran? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simoncnx Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 also many speed traps around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semper Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 also many speed traps around Good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrclough Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 The more they do this kind of thing the better it will be for us all in the long run Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainman34014 Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 At least it was in a sensible place; yesterday they were stopping Cars and Bikes right in the bottleneck at Hang Dong outside the Police Station, causing tailbacks as far as Sanpatong to the South and Makro in the North. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinnieTheKhwai Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Tonight also a major check at Nawarat Bridge, where Thapae Road starts. A million billion police there. :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolgeoff Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 many of my friends drive around with a tax disc invalid.they believe they can get away with it.but for how long i don,t know.it is only 500 baht for the right tax disc not expensive for keeping it legal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich54321 Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 The check point to there at least twice a month - every month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted March 30, 2012 Author Share Posted March 30, 2012 The check point to there at least twice a month - every month Where? The spot I mentioned on 121? As I've been driving that route for 15 years and that is the 1st one at that spot of that magnitude I've seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thailand Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 The check point to there at least twice a month - every month Where? The spot I mentioned on 121? As I've been driving that route for 15 years and that is the 1st one at that spot of that magnitude I've seen. Nawarat Bridge I think is the reference. I also use the 121 almost everyday and have never seen such a roadblock there. Seemed to be more than just a tax disk or whatever check but who knows! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted March 30, 2012 Author Share Posted March 30, 2012 The check point to there at least twice a month - every month Where? The spot I mentioned on 121? As I've been driving that route for 15 years and that is the 1st one at that spot of that magnitude I've seen. Nawarat Bridge I think is the reference. Thanks, guess no surprise there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paagai Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Tonight also a major check at Nawarat Bridge, where Thapae Road starts. A million billion police there. :/ Big fundraising event going on in Santitham last night too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paagai Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 I also use the 121 almost everyday and have never seen such a roadblock there. Seemed to be more than just a tax disk or whatever check but who knows! Pseudoephedrine pills perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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