Video evidence has shown a family being threatened with a knife after the driver said they shut the boot too hard.
The driver has been fined 2,000 baht, ordered to undergo politeness training and has also been handed over to police.
The incident was posted on Facebook and shared across social media.
It shows a family putting their stuff in the back of a taxi in Phuttamonthon Sai 5 before they were to commence a journey to Mor Chit
bus station.
But after one of the passengers closes the boot the driver is annoyed and goes to the inside of the vehicle and gets a knife to threaten the passengers. The party includes a child and old people.
The passengers “wai” and say sorry for slamming the boot while another man comes to calm the situation.
Nanthapong Chertchu of the land transport department said that the driver had been located and interviewed. He is Manas Saknupharp and he admitted everything.
He was found not to have a license to operate a public vehicle for which he was fined 1,000 baht. He was also fined 1,000 baht for impolite behaviour and ordered to undergo three hours politeness training.
He was also handed over to police though it has not been reported what action they intend to take.
The company who rented him the vehicle were fined 3,000 baht for not checking the driver’s credentials properly.
As mentioned in a previous article, serious allegations are being punished by ridiculously low fines. Having someone brandish a knife at you must be a traumatic experience and warrants severe punishment. Let us hope the police take action.
(Source:Thai News Agency)