Reasoning for truck ownership laws?

Curious what the logic is behind personal use truck laws in Taiwan. Specifically the laws pertaining to individuals cannot buy a truck if it’s not related to their work and cannot own more than one.

It seems super strange. But I’m wondering if perhaps it’s related to pollution?

How do they specify it’s related to their work? Can someone say they are a waiter at a restaurant and need the truck to carry stuff?

I thought the laws were something like you can own a truck but you can’t claim it for business and tax purposes unless you stick the name of your company and other identifying information on the side.

What kind of trucks are we talking about? I can’t own one of these unless I’m doing some kind of work to requires a truck?

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Ya. One of the only in Taiwan this that could be argued easily and never enforced so what the hell… But on our truck we just bought the paper from the seller stated it. Personal purchase also require a witness from your area…We are a company so not relevant but I was stunned.

I’m no longer surprised about this stuff in Taiwan but I’m aways curious on the reason why.

PS the kitty is a van, not relevant. Talking about actual trucks like both in first pic.

When I was involved in politics I tried to get to the bottom of why certain laws existed. I also also observed firsthand the making of laws.

What I learned: there’s a reason for everything, but not necessarily a good one. And if they’re trying hard to hide the reason, it’s because the reason won’t stand the light of day.

Seemingly stupid laws are a symptom of hidden evil. Often quite petty evil, but that’s a difference of degree, not of kind.

Usually it involves graft.

Any trucks or just blue trucks?
I couldn’t import a Ford F-150 without a business I can attach it to?

Wondering about that also because occasionally see them around.

Import is totally different as new types need to be worked through and approved. If you got cash you can do it. I tried doing the process gears ago when moving here but clearly wasn’t worth it for a ford escort. Maybe for a Ferrari. You might notice things like ford rangers and mustang didn’t exist here then all of a sudden, everywhere. ThAts cause worshipped through the hoops to ha e that model checked and approved (not cheap if its an individual importing a car model that doesn’t currently exist here). Once they get the rubber stamp for the model, they can import easily in numbers, hence the constant influx suddenly of just a couple foreign models that seem to take over. Porsche suv, Acura sub, ford ranger and mustang etc etc. They all showed up as awesome new stuff and within a year became fancy soon became common as for the needle dicks.

I am i retested in knowing as well with trucks like the ford ranger that are new imports from foreign brands if they hold this same standard. Clearly new ford trucks are essentially useless (I have one in my home country anf can attest to their shittiness), especially in Taiwan where they are oversized and people have a truly hard time with them. Like the new gunners you see here.

That all said I cannot actually figure out the needing a witness, from your town no less, to co sign for a person to buy a truck. Even in cash as we recently did…
Unless a company. Taiwan has some pretty tight and constraining laws

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