Phuket‘s crackdown on illegal taxi drivers continues, with two arrests made in Kathu last week. At Si Kor Intersection, Phuket Land Transport Office (PLTO) officers and Kathu Police officers set up a checkpoint to identify and apprehend drivers using their private vehicles for commercial transportation companies.
The operation occurred on the primary road to and from Patong, the island’s hottest tourist area, and was energetic for 2 hours. While the exact variety of alleged taxi automobiles checked during this time was not disclosed by the PLTO, the operation resulted within the arrest of two taxi drivers, reported Phuket News.
The announcement of these arrests got here just hours before the Department of Land Transport’s (DLT) central workplace publicly announced that Bolt, a taxi utility, had been granted permission to provide providers nationwide. Bolt drivers using non-public automobiles can now supply taxi providers to prospects in Phuket and different locations in Thailand, as lengthy as their vehicles show the “CAR APP” stickers, confirming proper registration with the DLT or PLTO in Phuket.
Thailand appears to have a perpetual problem with its taxi drivers, whether or not it is unlawful drivers, overcharging foreigners or rival taxi gang or mafia conflicts.
On Saturday, a gaggle of Win bike taxi drivers declare they have been attacked by Bolt drivers in Pattaya, following disagreements over customers and territory. Components , which happened on Saturday night, leading to injuries to 2 people.
At round 10.30pm, two motorbike taxi drivers, 50 12 months previous Paitoon Wengwipha and 35 12 months previous Anant Panyim, visited the Pattaya Police Station to file a grievance against an unidentified group of individuals. According to their statement, the group consisted of Bolt drivers who had physically assaulted them..g