rooster59 Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 VIDEO: Thailand’s first ever drive-thru traffic ticket payment service is now open! Image: ONB News Thailand’s first ever drive-thru traffic ticket payment service is open for business at Bang Phli police station in Samut Prakan. The service, which this week was the subject of a feature by Workpoint News, allows road traffic violators to pay fines in less than 3 minutes without getting out of their vehicle. The drive-thru service was opened in order to help beat traffic congestion at the police station, which shares car parking with three other government offices. Instead of having to park up, go inside the police station and queue at the counter to pay a ticket fine, drivers simply hand over their ticket - and cash - to the officer waiting at the drive-thru the first service counter. Once payment is made, they driver to the second service counter where the officer then hands back the driver’s license and a receipt and away they go. Paying for traffic fines take no longer than ordering a Big Mac, officers say. Last year, a similar service was launched in Phuket in a bid to beat long queues and reduce delays at the island’s immigration office. The drive thru service at Phuket Immigration office enables foreigners complete 90 day reports in less than 3 minutes. Source: Workpoint News -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2019-05-11 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kotsak Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 I prefer the convenience of the KTB branch available in most shopping malls ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotBenz8888 Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 Why not let Mc Donalds handle visa extension and fine payments? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacuum Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 47 minutes ago, rooster59 said: Paying for traffic fines take no longer than ordering a Big Mac, officers say. Some of the officers should cut that habit.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mok199 Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 Convienience was never the issue here in LOS.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borzandy Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 I have never tried this process. Both policeman and driver look happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeycu Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 19 minutes ago, Borzandy said: I have never tried this process. Both policeman and driver look happy. The driver didn't have to walk 15 steps, cause he is happy and very lazy as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 They should print on the receipt: This Is Not A Deterrent But Simply The Cost of Driving As Fast and As Reckless As You Want. Happy Speeding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utalkin2me Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 Wait. People actually get real, tangible tickets?! I have been stopped four times, now, always paid my "tickets" right there onsite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utalkin2me Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 They have a system like this in place in the US too. It is called the mail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgrazing Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 10 hours ago, rooster59 said: Paying for traffic fines take no longer than ordering a Big Mac, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanaplaza666 Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 So it takes 1 person 3 minutes to pay , but what about the line if there are 100 people that want to pay ? Maybe they should do it like easy pass , just take it of your easy pass account ???? otherwise you get the same lines as at a tollbooth . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulic Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 Why not 7-11, that is where I pay my electric. Extremely efficient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneEyedPie Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 Which window do you pay the bung? It’s not clear. Is it surreptitiously tucked in the hand or drive-thru around the back? Maybe handed a brown fast food bag by the BiB and place the bribe in the Whopper box and hand back. Again, not clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 I prefer the older, faster, more convenient drive through method. Drive through a checkpoint, hand the guy a few hundred baht for some alleged infraction that may or my not have been illegal, and on my way in even less time. No queue, no long drive to the designated station, and smiles all around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisY1 Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 On 5/12/2019 at 12:58 AM, impulse said: I prefer the older, faster, more convenient drive through method. Drive through a checkpoint, hand the guy a few hundred baht for some alleged infraction that may or my not have been illegal, and on my way in even less time. No queue, no long drive to the designated station, and smiles all around. That's fine.....and as you become a part of the system, you can't complain about the level of corruption in Thailand! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 22 minutes ago, ChrisY1 said: On 5/11/2019 at 12:58 PM, impulse said: I prefer the older, faster, more convenient drive through method. Drive through a checkpoint, hand the guy a few hundred baht for some alleged infraction that may or my not have been illegal, and on my way in even less time. No queue, no long drive to the designated station, and smiles all around. That's fine.....and as you become a part of the system, you can't complain about the level of corruption in Thailand! It is neither within my power, nor on my job description to eliminate corruption in Thailand. It went on for centuries before I was born, and it will go on long after they plant me in the ground. It is within my admittedly pinhead mental ability to take advantage of the culture when it's to my benefit. Whether I agree with that trait of the culture or not. Not a fan of tilting at windmills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josephbloggs Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 On 5/11/2019 at 4:16 PM, utalkin2me said: They have a system like this in place in the US too. It is called the mail. You have drive through post offices? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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