Phuket police to seize drunk drivers’ vehicles, licences over New Year

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Phuket police to seize drunk drivers’ vehicles, licences over New Year

Yutthawat Lekmak

 

Police will seize the driver's licence and vehicle of any people caught drunk driving during the Seven Days of Danger road-safety campaign over the New Year. Photo: Tanyaluk Sakoot / file

 

PHUKET: -- Police in Phuket will seize driver’s licences and vehicles of people caught drunk driving during the upcoming Seven Days of Danger road-safety campaign over the New Year holidays – and will not release them until the campaign is over.

 

 

The strict measure was aimed at deterring people from drunk driving as a way of reducing the number of road deaths and injuries during the busy period, Phuket City Police Chief Col Kamol Osiri confirmed to The Phuket News.

 

The Seven Days campaign will start at midnight as Phukiet enters Dec 29 and end at midnight at the close of Jan 4, Col Kamol said.

 

“Officers will be posted at many police checkpoints across the island to help with prevent traffic jams, to provide assistance and safety for travellers during the New Year holidays.

 

“During this period, we will have local rescue workers as well as local administrative authorities in each area to help us provide maximum safety for all,” he said.

 

Drunk drivers will be specifically be targeted, Col Kamol noted.

 

“During the campaign, we will seize the driving licence and vehicle of any people caught drunk driving. Both will be kept at the police station until the Seven Days campaign is over,” he said.

 

Full story: http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-police-to-seize-drunk-drivers-vehicles-licences-over-new-year-60358.php

 

-- © Copyright Phuket News 2016-12-23

[Thaiwrath]

Why just use this tactic for the holiday period ?

Obviously, if it proves to be a success, it would be worth enforcing it all year round.

7 days automatic jail would be a deterrent to some.

[Psimbo]

I see the article has been edited- the bit about 'unless you bung us 20k' seems to be missing!

[Psimbo]

1 hour ago, Thaiwrath said:

Why just use this tactic for the holiday period ?

Obviously, if it proves to be a success, it would be worth enforcing it all year round.

7 days automatic jail would be a deterrent to some.

Don't be silly- how would one get a taxi or a minibus? (this is sarcasm by the way, before peeps get jumpy).

[Briggsy]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, didn't they say this at Songkran or something?

[NamKangMan]

1 hour ago, Psimbo said:

I see the article has been edited- the bit about 'unless you bung us 20k' seems to be missing!

 

 

Last I heard, it was 10,000 baht. 

[elgordo38]

8 hours ago, webfact said:

Both will be kept at the police station until the Seven Days campaign is over,” he said.

Dah is there any more to this story like heavy fines license held for 60 or some sort of penalty???

[KarenBravo]

.....and why would a confiscated driving license stop a Thai person from driving?

Many of them don't have a license in the first place and that's never stopped them.

 

Just more wooly thinking by the police for local consumption.

[Khon Kaen Dave]

If its licences they are after,then out of every 100 ,over the top thai drivers stopped,i would reckon they would actually get 20 licences

[RED DOG]

They don't have a car park big enough for the confiscated vehicles also I have seen tuk tuk drivers sharing a bottle of whiskey at 6 am. in Phuket