Rolled over: Phuket officials dally over push for Patong taxi, tuk-tuk parking spaces

The Phuket News

 

Tuk-tuks and taxis continue to dominate street parking spaces in Patong, spaces the authorities are wavering over when and how they should regain control of. Photo: The Phuket News

 

PHUKET: -- Phuket Governor Norraphat Plodthong this week would not confirm or deny any imminent action pending against van, taxi and tuk-tuk drivers commandeering parking spaces in Patong, despite a senior Army officer in Phuket last Friday (July 21) revealing that the drivers had until this coming Thursday (Aug 3) to clear the curbs.

 

Gov Norraphat and all Vice Governors involved also declined to comment on an emergency meeting of the Public Transportation Management Committee (PPTC) held at Phuket Provincial Hall on Wednesday (July 26), starting at 8am.

 

The silence follows the same influential committee delaying the deadline for the Patong drivers to relinquish their tightly controlled “parking spaces” – aka “taxi stands” or “ranks” – not once, but twice already: first on May 24, then again on July 3.

 

Full story: http://www.thephuketnews.com/rolled-over-phuket-officials-dally-over-push-for-patong-taxi-tuk-tuk-parking-spaces-63207.php

 

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Spineless bunch, all of them 

Send the army in..... kick the feckers out!!


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2 minutes ago, lemonjelly said:

Send the army in..... kick the feckers out!!


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The Army is supposed to crack down on these POS's next week.  We'll see.................

How about taking the licenses from all the illegal ones? I mean the ones with the entry at the end, not on the side? That might clean up a bit, in the picture above 3 of 4 would be gone.

Is anyone surprised?

The saying 'weak as p++s' comes to mind.... 

Cowards

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Maybe ban all Patong parking except taxies and tuktuks?

2 hours ago, steelepulse said:

The Army is supposed to crack down on these POS's next week.  We'll see.................

 

Round them up. Catch all and use them as bomb sniffers in the deep south.

What's the point having a governor if he can't even govern a parking space!!!

2 hours ago, just.a.thought said:

What's the point having a governor if he can't even govern a parking space!!!

Because the Mafia control the whole Island that is why. 

It's not the drivers that pay thb500 a day to the owners that have most to lose, it's the owners.  Follow the money.

The Army will be using a diverting tactic, the brown envelopes will be diverted to the men in green. A few parking spaces will be made available for tanks.

I used to enjoy visiting Patong years ago. I liked to stay on Nanai rd and rent a motorbike. on my most recent trip, I found it difficult to find anyplace to park because the tuk tuks completely dominate the beach rd and Rat-U Thit. Same thing is true if you try to ride over from Karon or Kata. You get to Patong and face hostility from tuk tuk drivers. I think I'll give Phuket a pass.

21 hours ago, hkt83100 said:

How about taking the licenses from all the illegal ones? I mean the ones with the entry at the end, not on the side? That might clean up a bit, in the picture above 3 of 4 would be gone.

Other way around. Side entry is illegal except for Phuket Town (I think).

the photo well illustrates the issue

Back when the coup happened and the Army took over, all these thugs disappeared like cockroaches.  All we need is some heavy handedness combined with a real show of force and these scumbags will succumb for the time being until the pressure is off.  Then they'll return unless some serious penalties are in place and actually enforced.

15 hours ago, the guest said:

Because the Mafia control the whole Island that is why. 

So no need for having a Governor.