To help ease air pollution in Bangkok, several car manufacturers are offering discounts on maintenance services for old cars as part of a campaign launched by the Automotive Industry Club Federation of Thai Industries, known as the FTI. Deals on car inspections, oil changes and other services will be going on from now until the end of February.
This week, the air pollutant PM2.5 has reached what’s considered “unhealthy” levels, exceeding the government’s safe threshold of 50 micrograms per cubic metre. While air pollution in Bangkok is largely linked to field crop burning in the North, those in the city working to improve the air quality.
The Royal Thai Police have set up checkpoints to check vehicles for black smoke emissions, and a commander even suggested working from home once a week to cut down on vehicle emissions.
For the campaign, the club’s honorary president Suparat…
