New vehicles with temporary license plates to be banned
Newly-bought vehicles that carry temporary red license plates will be banned from streets starting in June if a draft law is enacted, the Land Transport Department chief said on Monday.
Sanit Promwong, director general of the Land Transport Department, said a draft law to implement the ban was being reviewed by the Office of the Council of State and would be debated at public hearings as required by Article 77 of the new Constitution.
He said the law was expected to be enacted in June, after which all new vehicles must have been registered to have license plates before they can be driven.
Currently, new vehicles can be driven for up to 30 days with temporary plates, while the permanent ones are being registered.
Pending the new law's enactment, the owner of any vehicle that continues to carry red license plates after the 30-day leniency period will face a fine of Bt10,000, Sanit said.
He added that his department had streamlined the registration process and it could be completed in just one day.