superal Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 16 hours ago, nursebob said: I think the Thai motor show is on this December. the motor industry is already down by 17 per cent this year, so they want to encourage new car sales because of that as well. bring in proper MOTs like the UK. I am guessing that a UK type of Ministry of Transport emission test in Thailand would take 50% of vehicles off the road . I have witnessed the Thai annual vehicle testing where the probe analyser is pushed into the vehicles exhaust pipe . One old pickup filled the garage with black smoke to the amusement of all but guess what ? it still passed the test . And what about the heavy goods vehicles that do not have silencers and pollute with fumes and ear shattering loud roars . Talking sense and taking actions are rarely carried out in Thailand which is surprising as most of the time they can generate financial gains . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacuum Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 45 minutes ago, superal said: One old pickup filled the garage with black smoke to the amusement of all but guess what ? it still passed the test Guess what; I didn't complain... 555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickey rat Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 The cars and trucks have been modified to produce maximum smoke and noise. It's the first thing they do once the vehicle leaves the show room floor. More cars on the road won't fix it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 20 hours ago, johng said: Didn't the lovely Mrs Yingluck already do this ?? Yes, trouble was the incentive was in the form of a tax saving... which only benefited the rich who saw it a as a tax saving and good time to buy a second vehicle for the missus or Mia noi, the poor who really needed the help still couldn't buy one, those that did stretch the finances to get one soon realised they'd pushed themselves into debt. But then she wasn't thinking about the environment... just buying votes with a populist policy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 2 minutes ago, hotchilli said: good time to buy a second vehicle I believe it was for first time buyers..not second vehicles for those that already had one. 6 minutes ago, hotchilli said: just buying votes with a populist policy. Not unlike the recent "eat,shop,spend" populist policy anyway better to buy some new tanks and a couple of submarines..than throw some crumbs to "the peasants" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ireland32 Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 These Knucleheads tune their vehicles to spew Smoke, they think it’s “cool“ to pollute , The Stupidity knows no bounds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redline Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 More cars to decrease pollution? There are already many times more cars than the roads can handle. And, the roads are getting worse, and there is not parking ???????????? And, more Ioans???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger70 Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 22 hours ago, webfact said: Incentives explored to encourage purchase of new vehicles By The Nation So what are they going to do? why not come up with a plan First before they start flapping their jaws. There's nothing wrong with older cars .Its the people that are wrong, No maintenance/ Not enough money.so why the push for new cars? same thing going to happen with the new ones , and worse for the money situation because people are going into a bigger Debt. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cake Monster Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 On 12/6/2019 at 3:58 PM, torturedsole said: Isn't Thai household debt running at record levels? This really isn't a good idea but then what do I know. ???? Thai household debt only rose by 7.9% last Year to an Average 340,000 Baht per household So why not stick a new car on the private debt burden, and give BOT even less room to move on the Baht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natway09 Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 Get the big old trucks off the road while you are at it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billd766 Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 On 12/6/2019 at 4:50 PM, Destiny1990 said: I rather see Thais peddling on their brand new E bikes. That is fine if you live in a city and don't have to travel far, but if you live in the rural areas and are on the minimum wage there is no way you can afford a new car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaRoadrunner Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 On 12/6/2019 at 3:45 PM, webfact said: The department suggested that they should launch incentive measures to encourage people to change cars.” He added that they will discuss with their partners the types of measures that could be introduced to reduce the cost burden on consumers The above two sentences from the article contradict each other. A fine example of Thai logic. Duh, it hurts my brain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 On 12/6/2019 at 4:54 PM, nursebob said: I think the Thai motor show is on this December. the motor industry is already down by 17 per cent this year, so they want to encourage new car sales because of that as well. bring in proper MOTs like the UK. Enforcement if it fails the test???? Back in UK a good few years ago I took my bike for it's MOT. I spent two or three days getting everything checked myself and rode to the test centre. Guy checked it all and wrote out the pass cert'. Just before he gave it to me he said nip home, fit the chain guard on ( I forgor it while servicing the bike ) come back and pick up your cert'. Took 30 minutes to do and I came back and he stamped the cert' and gave it to me. Can you see that happening here??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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