Thailand to tighten enforcement across ride-hailing services from Oct 1

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BANGKOK: Siripong Angkasakulkiat, Deputy Transport Minister, chaired a meeting to raise standards for app-based ride-hailing services in preparation for stricter law enforcement from next Thursday (Oct 1).

Sorapong Paitoonphong, Director-General of the Department of Land Transport, attended with representatives of eight app service providers: Grab, Bolt, inDrive, TADA, MAXIM, LINE MAN, Lalamove and FINGOGO.

Siripong said the Ministry of Transport was prioritising higher standards for app-based ride-hailing services so the public would receive convenient, safe, high-quality and verifiable services, while promoting fair competition under the same rules.

This followed a declaration of intent to cooperate by the eight app-based ride-hailing service providers on June 29.

Since then, there has been a clear increase in drivers entering the system legally.

The number of new public car driving licences rose from a monthly average of 2,915 to 8,839, while public motorcycle driving licences increased from a monthly average of 2,271 to 9,383, more than three times the previous average.

Siripong said this showed that the cooperation had produced tangible results.

However, the Ministry of Transport will step up law enforcement.

From next Thursday (Oct 1), the tougher enforcement will cover app service providers, drivers and vehicles used for services.

Anyone who violates the rules will face legal action, with penalties varying according to the offence and potentially including imprisonment, a fine, or both.

The ministry will also introduce an “App report card” as a key tool to systematically regulate and monitor the operations of app service providers.

It will record and track violations or failures to comply with stipulated conditions, such as assigning jobs to drivers without public driving licences or to vehicles that are not properly registered.

The measure is intended to ensure each platform takes responsibility for checking drivers and vehicles before admitting them to its service system.

The measure will allow the government to continuously monitor the performance of each app and use the results to support legal and administrative action according to the level of violation, ranging from warnings and service suspensions to revocation of app certification in cases of continued violations or failure to take corrective action.

The ministry will also coordinate with the Electronic Transactions Development Agency (ETDA) and the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society to take further action within their respective mandates.

Sorapong Paitoonphong, Director-General of the Department of Land Transport, said that before stricter enforcement takes effect, the department had provided full assistance to enable both vehicles and drivers to enter the system legally, particularly by facilitating applications for public driving licences.

This included extending licensing service hours on a special basis and coordinating with app service providers to arrange group appointments for drivers to apply for licences, allowing them to enter the system legally before stricter enforcement begins on Thursday (October 1, 2026).

“The Department of Land Transport is ready to provide full assistance so everyone has an opportunity to enter the system legally. But from October 1, services must strictly comply with the law and the same standards, so the public can be confident that every vehicle and every driver providing services is legally compliant, safe and verifiable.”

The measures are aimed at giving the public confidence that they will receive safe, high-quality and verifiable services, while strengthening the responsibility of app service providers to ensure that vehicles and drivers in their systems comply with the law and promoting fair and transparent business competition under the same rules and standards. - The Nation/ANN

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曼谷：交通部副部长西里蓬·昂卡萨库尔基亚特主持召开会议，提高基于应用程序的网约车服务的标准，为下周四（10 月 1 日）开始的更严格的执法做准备。

陆路运输厅厅长索拉蓬·派通蓬与八家应用程序服务提供商的代表一同出席：Grab、Bolt、inDrive、TADA、MAXIM、LINE MAN、Lalamove 和 FINGOGO。

西里蓬表示，交通部正在优先提高基于应用程序的网约车服务的标准，以便公众能够获得便捷、安全、高质量和可验证的服务，同时在相同的规则下促进公平竞争。

此前，8 家基于应用程序的网约车服务提供商于 6 月 29 日宣布了合作意向。

自那以后，合法进入该系统的驾驶员数量明显增加。

新发放的公共汽车驾驶执照数量从每月平均 2915 份增加到 8839 份，而公共摩托车驾驶执照数量从每月平均 2271 份增加到 9383 份，是之前平均水平的三倍多。

Siripong表示，这表明合作已经取得了切实成果。

但是，交通运输部将加强执法力度。

从下周四（10 月 1 日）起，更严格的执法措施将涵盖应用程序服务提供商、司机和用于提供服务的车辆。

任何违反规定的人都将面临法律诉讼，处罚根据违法行为的严重程度而定，可能包括监禁、罚款或两者并罚。

该部还将推出“应用程序成绩单”，作为系统地规范和监控应用程序服务提供商运营的关键工具。

它将记录和跟踪违规或不遵守规定条件的行为，例如将工作分配给没有公共驾驶执照的司机或未正确注册的车辆。

该措施旨在确保每个平台在允许司机和车辆加入其服务系统之前，都应负责对其进行检查。

该措施将允许政府持续监控每个应用程序的性能，并根据违规程度，利用监控结果采取法律和行政措施，从警告和暂停服务到在持续违规或未能采取纠正措施的情况下撤销应用程序认证。

该部还将与电子交易发展署（ETDA）和数字经济与社会部协调，在其各自的职权范围内采取进一步行动。

陆路交通厅厅长索拉蓬·派通蓬表示，在更严格的执法措施生效之前，该部门已提供全力协助，使车辆和司机能够合法进入系统，特别是通过简化公共驾驶执照的申请流程。

这包括特殊延长驾照办理服务时间，并与应用程序服务提供商协调，安排司机集体预约申请驾照，以便他们在周四（2026 年 10 月 1 日）开始更严格的执法之前合法进入系统。

“陆路交通部已做好准备，提供全面协助，确保每个人都有机会合法进入该体系。但自10月1日起，所有服务必须严格遵守法律和统一标准，以确保公众对每辆提供服务的车辆和每位司机都合法合规、安全可靠且可核实充满信心。”

这些措施旨在增强公众对安全、优质、可验证服务的信心，同时加强应用程序服务提供商的责任，确保其系统中的车辆和司机遵守法律，并在相同的规则和标准下促进公平透明的商业竞争。——《民族报》/亚洲新闻网

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