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The use of temporary police checkpoints when looking for traffic violators is now banned nationwide unless they meet stringent criteria.

Police spokesman Lt-General Prawut Thavornsiri said a checkpoint must be supervised by a police inspector or a higher-ranking officer and be marked with clear signs.

Police supervisors must know checkpoint locations and their purposes, he said.

Prawut said he would propose the installation of traffic cameras as a replacement for the temporary checkpoints in three months.

He will also propose that the one-year validity of traffic tickets be extended to three years.

The public had called for the temporary checkpoints to be scrapped, saying they were randomly set up so officers could earn a percentage of the fines.

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