Bangkok: 2,500 cars wheel-clamped in one day on Tuesday

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2,500 cars wheel-clamped in one day on Tuesday



Metropolitan police have set a record of wheel-clamping more than 2,500 cars for illegal parking in a single day on Tuesday.

BANGKOK: -- Pol Gen Wuth Liptapallop, an advisor of the National Police Office, led a team of senior metropolitan police officers to inspect police performance in dealing with illegal parking on Phra Arthit, Lan Luang, Petchaburi, Rajdamri and Silom roads.

He said that he was satisfied with the police record in wheel-clamping more than 2,500 cars today compared to just 30-50 cars on average day.

The wheel clamping and towing away illegally-parked cars are parts of the campaign to clear Bangkok streets of illegally-parked cars to open up more road spaces for traffic flow. Blocking the footpaths by shopowners is also being dealt with.

He claimed that parked cars have not been seen in many city roads since the launch of the campaign which, he said, will be launched across the country especially in tourist destinations.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/2500-cars-wheel-clamped-one-day-tuesday/


-- Thai PBS 2014-06-11

[waza]

Law and order can be profitable. What does it cost to get a clamp off?

[sjjmmi]

Could be done in one hour if needed . . . . . . LOL

[Gsxrnz]

Makes you wonder why have they got that number of clamps when they only do 30 or 40 a day.

[retell]

Must have missed the article where they found a 40 ft container with wheelclamps

[sscsamui]

That's a start... Now tow them to the Bump....

[ezzra]

The adage "New broom sweeps well" fit perfectly here, the guy who sold the police those 2,500

or so wheels boots is the ultimate winner here... they soon going to get rusty and forgotten...

[sscsamui]

Oh.. Please send them here to Samui... There are lots of idiots that park and block traffic and don't give a rats butt...

[ramrod711]

Blocking the footpaths by shopowners is also being dealt with.

This would be a good start for pedestrian traffic. Clear all the overflow from shops and restaurants, then move all the poles and trees from the middle of the sidewalks. Removing all the threaded rods, wires and other remnants of past industrial use and filling the holes would make it possible for motorcycles to go faster on the sidewalks where people are trying to pass.

[WhizBang]

Oh.. Please send them here to Samui... There are lots of idiots that park and block traffic and don't give a rats butt...

I think that is called.... 'Thainess'.

[coma]

Goood !

[englishoak]

Give it a year and see how many they are clamping then.

[wxpwzrd]

Now, how many fines were properly paid and registered vs. those that end up in 'pockets'

[gemini81]

Give it a year and see how many they are clamping then.

With a real man like Prayuth directing everything, if he's in charge then everything will be increasingly orderly as we've seen. Beware, he might clamp your lips!

[lostmebike]

Law and order can be profitable. What does it cost to get a clamp off?

Yes one can't help but think that this is just an extra revenue exercise but if it clears some of the streets in the bigger cities, it's all good. The report states though that this will be nationwide, are the BIB really going to clamp the 'rot idan' out in the countryside? That I've got to see.

[Sakeopete]

If the BIB make tea money from clamping tires so be it.

[tjhorner]

Give it a year and see how many they are clamping then.

A year hell........ I give it a month.

[laurentbkk]

please send them to rangsit area ..... they are 2 lanes parking on the road all the time...

[Pib]

Makes you wonder why have they got that number of clamps when they only do 30 or 40 a day.

They had plenty stored is the govt warehouses, where they keep things they really don't want to use or have a hard time selling like rice, wheel-clamps, toilet paper, etc.

[Hawk]

Give it a year and see how many they are clamping then.

A year hell........ I give it a month.

Less than a month for sure!

And pavement clearance, never going to happen.

[Robbie Dye]

Why should it not be a revenue exercise too? Just check London stats for the money made by local councils like Camden! Only question is who keeps the dosh?

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[ratcatcher]

please send them to rangsit area ..... they are 2 lanes parking on the road all the time...

"..they are 2 lanes parking on the road all the time..."

Which road? There are several in Rangsit area.

[GreasyFingers]

I wonder how the police feel now about doing police work

[bkkjames]

Tow them!!! A clamp only keeps them sitting there

[emondorock]

Law and Order without democracy.....Is this the New Thailand!How can so much be done in such short time. Must be a lot of Tired police running around now.

[rebelplatoon]

Clamp biz is booming. Police needs to make up for the loss of bribes somehow now the soldiers are in charge of all the rest.

Edited June 11, 2014 by rebelplatoon

[supaprik]

I wonder how the police feel now about doing police work

Hardly police work, I would think wheel clamping would be the responsibility of the city such as it is in most countries, police are usually only used for more important work than this, having said that this "clamp down" is warranted and good on the powers that be that have ordered it...

[ratcatcher]

Give it a year and see how many they are clamping then.

A year hell........ I give it a month.

you guys are very slow learners,

this is now a military dictatorship,

it is not going to get better,

the worst is coming

"the worst is coming"

What, you mean Thaksin's coming back?

[Rimbuman]

Give it a year and see how many they are clamping then.

A year hell........ I give it a month.

you guys are very slow learners,

this is now a military dictatorship,

it is not going to get better,

the worst is coming

Me think u are trolling mate.

[rethaier]

Law and order can be profitable. What does it cost to get a clamp off?

That's not the point. Sure there's a cost, somebody has to be paid to do it but if people did not do it then there is a huge benefit but no revenue. So what's your point. Stopping these idiots that block the traffic lane for whatever reason is a must. Also stopping shops blocking the sidewalk is a must, they don't rent that space and I for one don't like walking out onto the road to get around them.