Hundreds of supercars 'missing' - Thai customs

[Ricardo]

This would provide grounds for a deep-searching investigation into Customs, which might not be a bad thing, wonder what it might throw up ?

[khunjamesjohnson]

It should not be hard to find them.

After all how many business tycoons, generals and politicians are there?

[catweazle]

Customs officials can’t account for up to 500 imported cars which have disappeared from privately held warehouses...

[Triplebank999]

Brand new Diablo for sale. Unoriginal chassis number - but in good working order - offers please.

Ooops..... wrong forum.

Brand new (at least 13 years old) Diablo for sale?

[belg]

they can hire the same people that are inspecting the missing rice stockpiles

[transam]

they can hire the same people that are inspecting the missing rice stockpiles

Or missing M16's..............

[SCARLETIBIS1]

John Burdett, the author of Bangkok Dangerous and a few others described it best. The impounded cars are brought in to a secure (haha) impound site along the river in Bangkok then a giant crane puts them aboard a barge and they disappear. Gee, I am sure it only happens in the book.

[Don Aleman]

Even David Copperfield, who made a helicopter and a 747 disappear is mystified

on making 500 autos vaporize - " Beam me up Scotty " ?

[HerbalEd]

The 200% tax is absurd. How stupid of them. If they'd lower it significantly they'd actually make more money in duty tax because there'd be many more cars to tax. This is a basic principle of business when many ... here in Thailand and throughout the world ... fail to understand.

[pedro01]

The 200% tax is absurd. How stupid of them. If they'd lower it significantly they'd actually make more money in duty tax because there'd be many more cars to tax. This is a basic principle of business when many ... here in Thailand and throughout the world ... fail to understand.

Unless the tax is to force you to buy locally made cars..,

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[FangFerang]

"Apparently the cars vanished two months ago"...

Interesting coincidence, but I would bet it was right after the coup....duh.

[BIGTOE3]

Stop every super car every day that is seen on the roads for proof of tax paid ! The Hi So's will really get fizzed off and will "advise" the missing car owners to Find a solution quickly.

BT

[rickirs]

Why is imported property that is subject to tarrif duties/import taxes allowed to be stored in private warehouses instead of a government customs facilities where there would (theoretically) be assurances of adequate security and accountability? For the average person in Thailand purchasing property that is imported there is very specified handling of the property by customs to assure collection of taxes before release. Thailand needs to reform whatever deficiences there are that allowed these supercars (and no doubt similar high value properties) to disappear as quick as it writes blank checks for budget expendictures.

[marcusd]

PRIVATE WAREHOUSES??? Well make the warehouse owners FIND them or PAY for them. EASY

[marcusd]

Why is imported property that is subject to tarrif duties/import taxes allowed to be stored in private warehouses instead of a government customs facilities where there would (theoretically) be assurances of adequate security and accountability? For the average person in Thailand purchasing property that is imported there is very specified handling of the property by customs to assure collection of taxes before release. Thailand needs to reform whatever deficiences there are that allowed these supercars (and no doubt similar high value properties) to disappear as quick as it writes blank checks for budget expendictures.

Unfortunately about 2 months ago when these cars vansihed, there was another person in power with cronies at the wheel

[Sydebolle]

Anyone seem some car trailers heading towards the Department of Land Transport in Sisaket again lately?

[Artisi]

Well bugger me! sounds like another rice scam scheme unfolding. I wonder what it costs to have a car "lost" from your untaxed stock.

Edited September 5, 2014 by Artisi

[Artisi]

PRIVATE WAREHOUSES??? Well make the warehouse owners FIND them or PAY for them. EASY

If cars went missing sometime back, where are the police reports detailing the theft's. Easy solution, collect the tax from the original owners / warehouse owners if not the same person.

[ChrisY1]

Customs is another very lack of transparency department. That should be investigated!

With the RTP performing customs, immigration, policing....etc..........who investigates them.....??

[pb1936]

Ridiculous..... I don't believe that the cars are either "missing " or " disappeared ". More likely they have been allowed to go to influential customers.

The vehicles will have been ordered from suppliers in the counties of origin. They will have been paid for together with the costs of transportation and insurance prior to shipping, so the Customs documentation will identify the customer or agent, the supplier, and the shipping company. This information would be separate from the documents for the vehicle itself.

Thus the details of the customer etc can be easily traced (unless this paperwork has been shredded) and it would not be difficult to trace the cars. But, unless the Army Chief gets on the case, I guess nothing more will come of it. Tax free cars for the privileged.

[klauskunkel]

Customs officials are scratching their heads

What I wouldn't give to take that picture...

[MediaWatcher]

gchurch259, on 05 Sept 2014 - 16:21, said:

_{Guess an 'Ole Georgia/Texas" boy would suggest the Police stop and check the papers on all the Super Cars Speeding around town and highways.}

_{Really there is no need for such cars in this country any way, too dangerous in the wrong hands !!}

_{By the way, Where is the Red Bull Twerp that killed the policman in BKK ???}

Ssssssh, they want us to "forget" about him..... fools, they think we are like Thais.

[Evolare]

Now there's a surprise... Saying that 200 percent tax ?? A bit steep...

Yeah and that's even less than the real number....for a super car the number is actually about 328% I have never seen a super car with less than 220horsepowers

[klauskunkel]

...now they got to look for a ghost to blame

[weegee]

10 bucks says they are already in Hong Kong.....This was only a stop over point on the way there.

Edited September 5, 2014 by weegee

[Gandtee]

Wow Mr. Somchai! You amaze me with your powers of deduction.

[tifino]

cars disappear - "you not know thai culture - it thai customs"

[lazygourmet]

Our neighbor in Nonthaburi is an "exotic-cars" dealer.

According to him, most of his clients barely never drive them ; instead they are keeping them in a garage either as an investment, trophy or piece of art.

[Crushdepth]

Customs is the most corrupt part of the government IMHO. They have no shame at all and are a major impediment to legitimate businesses and trade. Seriously need the cleaners put through them.

[Albertosez]

Well, well, well officer - IMO I think it's foul play here - as the actress said to the bishop !

I think a very organized organization ( are these 2 x words allowed together Mr Oxford / Ms Cambridge ), have co-opted to move these motors out of that warehouse at night !! ?? Illegally, whilst the Guard was in the bathroom relieving himself- which of course wouldn't have taken long enough to remove all of them cars - judging by previous threads about prematurity and things like that ?

Maybe if he was pruning himself in the bathroom - then this theory might have just been feasible ...... ??