A man pays a fine to traffic police at a police station. (Bangkok Post file photo)A majority of people disagree with the 1,000-baht surcharge police recently imposed on traffic fine payments later than seven days, an opinion survey has found. The National Institute of Development Administration (Nida) found that from its opinion survey on 1,250 people during March 29-31. Some of them suggested the police give a warning before imposing the extra fine and add fine payments channels. Of the total, 31.44% supported the extra fine, saying it would improve discipline among motorists and the effectiveness of law enforcement.

Source: Bangkok Post April 02, 2017 09:11 UTC