Thai Highway Police arrested forty three yr old Pakistani national for utilizing fake vehicle registration plates and evading the M-Flow motorway fare system. He was pulled over whereas driving on the Kanchanaphisek Road, on the outbound lane heading towards Bang Pa-In in East Ring, on July 11 around 10pm.
According to Lieutenant Colonel Prachya Kamlasatphitak, who commanded the operation, the arrest adopted the instructions of the Highway Police Station Chief, Police Lieutenant General Charoonkiat Pankeaw, who instructed all freeway police to apprehend autos with fake plates or vehicles evading the M-Flow system.
These acts of evasion not only represent legal offences however are also difficult for the police in the occasion of accidents and end in revenue losses, impacting road and bridge enhancements and developments.
The stated automobile, a Mercedes Benz with the registration plate number ช 5505, Bangkok, was one of many vehicles previously intercepted for utilizing a forged red plate and was amongst those with excessive outstanding M-Flow debts. Despite ongoing investigations and, with the driving force nonetheless at massive, Highway Police Number 2, and Highway Police Unit eight, determined to conduct a knowledge analysis of the offending vehicle’s travel patterns, including probable timings of utilization and location, reported KhaoSod.
Yesterday, July eleven, around 10.30pm, a black Mercedes Benz with the identical plate number was sighted, matching the description of the rogue car. Upon checking, Mohammad Sulaiman emerged as the motive force, and the physical inspection of the licence plate revealed inconsistencies with real plates. Besides, a second white plate, number 3 กณ 13 Bangkok, for a similar automobile, was additionally found during a search, which Mohammad explained was kept by his spouse.
Restricted defended that the contentious purple plate was provided by an organization after they bought the car about two years ago, and he was not aware it was solid. Consequently, on the costs of “forging or using cast official documents,” he was handed over to the investigating officers at Bang Chan Police Station.
Furthermore, a examine of the information from the Department of Highways revealed that the automobile had been noted for its failure to pay the M-Flow toll for a complete of 422 trips, thereby violating the regulation that stipulates the fee for using highways or bridges..