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[Thaiger]

A Frenchman was fined 1,500 baht by Phuket traffic police for revving his loud rented motorbike along the Bangla Road in Phuket, southern Thailand, in the early hours of Monday morning. The incident has prompted Phuket immigration to launch a ‘red card‘ system for wayward foreigners which will see them deported after two offences. Meanwhile, …

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[Ramanathan.P]

They have to introuduce the "Yellow" card first before giving the "Red Card" that is the universally accepted rule. 

[ChrisS]

" ‘red card‘ system for wayward foreigners which will see them deported after two offences."

I presume the usual Thai caveat will apply. . . . Unless they pay a sufficiently large bribe!

[HolyCowCm]

Well this is a recipe for disaster of them acting on their own accord. Sort of renegade like. They could even classify spitting, no helmet or shirt on while riding, or pointing a foot at someone, walking drunk, saying FU to be going overboard. Anything they feel fit to administer their red card. Even being in a bar after hours if the bar doesn’t close on time, or how about sitting in the beach late night drinking beer. Bad idea if they don’t regulate it properly, and 2 oh oh’s gives you a ticket their detention center. 

[Leo]

If the fine for noise traffic violation is 1500 baht, then all that Thailand has to do to solve their budget deficit is station a few traffic police on a few BKK major roads and start fining......Thais. But the problem is, certain "fines" are "reserved" for foreigners. 

[PATRIQUE]

This time of the year ....Thailand used to be packed with visitors

If I look around its nothing like as it used to be .... except all the russians who understandably dont want to join the warscenery and lots of stuffed UAE ressis......and lots of bad mooded Thais who struggle with the new price rules and the old salaries

 

and this ........will not change anywhere as its promised