VEHICLE FUEL
AMORNRAT MAHITTHIROOK
The Land Transport Department is to regulate vehicles which use liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). Chairat Sa-nguansue, acting director-general of the department, said yesterday that he would issue an announcement this week under the Automobile Act.
Owners of petrol-to-gas converted vehicles must report their engine modification to the department within either 15 or 30 days of installation.
This will apply to vehicles fueled by both compressed natural gas and LPG. At present, owners of these vehicles are not required to do so.
Owners of garages that offer the modification service will be subject to supervision by engineers.
The department will also announce a ban on gas-fueled motorcycle engines.
Deputy Transport Minister Songsak Thongsri said modifying motorcycle engines was unacceptable because motorcycles were accident-prone.
Violators are liable to a fine of 2,000 baht and will be ordered to restore their original engines.
The cabinet yesterday endorsed a new regulation on vehicular equipment related to the transport of LPG and the use of LPG as a motor fuel.
The regulation requires LPG-fueled vehicles to pass a standard examination and owners to attach LPG stickers on their vehicles.
The amount of LPG-fueled vehicles in Thailand has risen to a million due to the rising prices of oil, according to Energy Minister Poonpirom Liptapanlop.
The minister insisted yesterday on separating the retail prices of LPG used for transport and cooking. She said the government would subsidise only LPG used for cooking, to force motorists to switch to using compressed natural gas instead of LPG.
The government would not subsidise LPG for the transport sector. It had just cleared a 10-billion-baht debt caused by past LPG subsidies, she said.
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