Government to tighten crackdown on vehicles causing pollution

[The Theory]

A one day idea, next day will be abandoned. Just like other things that were not in favor of some.

[WorldTravellerMUC]

2 hours ago, lockyv7 said:

7,010 out of 9,539 inspected vehicles emitted excess black smoke and 2,526 were fined

 

there was 4,484 vehicles emitting excess black smoke that didn't get a fine. 

They did pay the black smoke fee to the inspecting officer

[malibukid]

they need a number you can call her up in CM to report violators, but this is not America

Edited November 14, 2020 by malibukid

[NoshowJones]

Yes of course, just like the crackdown on motorbikes riding on the pavement, maybe 24 hrs crackdown again.

[Geonoise]

If they check black smoke, let them check the noise as well !!!

[Pancho]

They will easily repair the problems with all the money flowing in from Covid.

[bipper]

After certifying them annually?? Surely the way to universally solve this problem is tightening up the test OR does that make too much sense?

[high plane drifter]

It will not help nothing, it's just another group that operate with brown enveloppes

[TERMINATOR3AB]

Black  exhaust   just   worn  rings in old motors 

No  more  pollution  that an exhaust  from a  new  car really  

It is the  exhaust gas  that  makes the pollution not the  black  carbon

Just looks  bad and get  all over  everything it settles on  

Cut  Thailand  vehicles  to  half   only way to reduce pollution  in such a small  country 

Thailand  will never  stop pollution even if every  black  smoke  breathing beast was off the road  

Good Luck Thailand

[garygooner]

How many times have we heard this. 

Just like bike helmets, littering, bikes on sidewalks, smoking... so on and so on. 

[John CS]

Crackdown following lockdowns

Try and incentivise or appeal to assist

Too much statism

[RJRS1301]

Test the vehicles, if they fail, remove the starting mechanism, tow vehicle for repairs, owner pays for repair and ccan then retieve vehicle if in their local region, only have to do that few months soon fix the problem I reckon. If owner cannot does not pay for repairs then vehicle forfeited.

[Lacessit]

I see, fine people for driving polluting vehicles, but don't put the vehicles off the road until they are either fixed or scrapped. That'll work - not.

About a year ago, I was in Malaysia on holiday for two weeks. During that time, I did not see a single vehicle on the roads emitting smoke. It is possible, with will.

[TERMINATOR3AB]

Off the road   to fix   owner pay for  repairs

With  over  50 Million  vehicles  on roads  in Thailand  ( like  a  drop of water in a  bath tub or grain of sand on a  beach)

This logistically  Impossible  

Good  Luck Thailand

[Peterphuket]

22 hours ago, Justgrazing said:

in a year .. that says they don't take it seriously .. so it'll be more talk , talk with no appreciable inroads made into the problem ..

What do you expect? When they have it seriously, about 40% of the whole fleet comes to a standstill.

[bodga]

Wake  me up tomorrow  when they've finished their crackdown will you.......

[herwin1234]

This governement is pretty serious about tackling environmental problems and polution.

 

Thai ppl also are becoming more aware about polution and fully support these type of new rules.

 

This years ban on plastic bags is such a new anti polution law that shows the goverment is serious about it, and, perhaps more important, that busineses and Thai ppl fully support it.

[johnarth]

they might have a brown envelope handy?

[herwin1234]

1 minute ago, johnarth said:

they might have a brown envelope handy?

Good grief.... serious? 

[Happyman567]

Hahhahhaha who is going to enforce that  Next joke. Next minute they will be suggesting they are going to crack down on people not wearing helmets on bikes  

[CraigInBangkok]

5 minutes ago, herwin1234 said:

This governement is pretty serious about tackling environmental problems and polution.

 

Thai ppl also are becoming more aware about polution and fully support these type of new rules.

 

This years ban on plastic bags is such a new anti polution law that shows the goverment is serious about it, and, perhaps more important, that busineses and Thai ppl fully support it.

Have you been outside lately ?

[Rimmer]

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[herwin1234]

40 minutes ago, CraigInBangkok said:

Have you been outside lately ?

yes, al the time. I have a busines mainly 99% Thai customers, i follow what this governemt does, i talk and listen to Thai ppl.

 

How about you? Have you been "outside" lately? or are you just echochambering the usual cynical farang online sentiments?

 

(fingers crossed, hope i wont be banned from TV again, for disagreeing with another negative farang.)

[CraigInBangkok]

18 minutes ago, herwin1234 said:

yes, al the time. I have a busines mainly 99% Thai customers, i follow what this governemt does, i talk and listen to Thai ppl.

 

How about you? Have you been "outside" lately? or are you just echochambering the usual cynical farang online sentiments?

 

(fingers crossed, hope i wont be banned from TV again, for disagreeing with another negative farang.)

Ahhhh ...  so you talk and listen with your eyes closed ... you must not see plumes of black smoke coming from the majority of pick-ups, motorcylces and nearly all of the HGVs and buses then. 

 

EDIT ... removed sarcastic comment ... not applicable  

Edited November 14, 2020 by CraigInBangkok

[CraigInBangkok]

double post

 

Edited November 14, 2020 by CraigInBangkok

[KhunBENQ]

14 minutes ago, CraigInBangkok said:

Ahhhh ...  so you talk and listen with your eyes closed ... you must not see plumes of black smoke coming from the majority of pick-ups, motorcylces and nearly all of the HGVs and buses then. 

Blue smoke for a change from age old two stroke motorbikes.

Last servicing in the early 2000s.

Some people really dream like this publicity stunt of "no plastic bags".

At the same time still trillions of foam boxes, most water in one way PET bottles.

Drinks served in plastic cups with a plastic "hanger" (bag with handles) plus straw of course.

I suggest a visit to a school yard Friday afternoon. Piles of garbage.

[MaiChai]

I think the thai standard for deisels is Euro 3 which is without the partical collection systems you get on euro 4 and above. Thus all these vechicals are designed to pump out the particals and smoke. Euro 3 does have egr gas recirculation in an attempt to burn off some of this but its only partly successful.

 

Even if its now Euro 4 or above (please correct me if i am wrong) there are still lots of euro 3 vechicals that are not end of life or at a stage where thais will scrap them. So they are mostly complient with the rules inplace when they were new?

Edited November 14, 2020 by MaiChai

[KhunBENQ]

3 minutes ago, MaiChai said:

Euro 3 does have egr gas recirculation in an attempt to burn off some of this but its only partly successful.

I would be happy if all trucks would fulfill Euro 3.

But this is really about the black fumes that block your sight, darken whole stretches of road.

Totally neglected vehicles.

[sambum]

On 11/13/2020 at 3:38 PM, Golden Triangle said:

But they tell us this every year, and every year buggar all is done, don't fine them, scrap the bloody vehicles, that'll stop them, these clowns think it's great & even macho to leave a trail of black smoke behind them. ????????????

 

Yes, I'm sure that this plan has been mentioned before! ???? Maybe last year, or was it the year before?

 

One tends to lose track of these brainwaves - "tighten the crackdown"? What crackdown?

 

[samsensam]

 

so that will mean pretty much all the non-aircon buses in bangkok, most inter province buses and the majority of trucks on the road, not to mention older pickups will be off the road; as well as being good for the environment that should sort out traffic congestion and road deaths at the same time; win, win, win!

 

then again, it might never happen...