In my car, a signal goes off if you don't put your seatbelt on, and the same goes for the passenger, don't know if you can turn that off, I wouldn't be surprised if that's possible, a Thai orders that
Don't be fooled, in the past 4 weeks I see these reports only from Phuket/Patong, and every time it is 1 falang, you read it right, 1 falang, it is what Richard mentions, maybe they did not want to pay the bribe.
Some time ago, somebody mention on Sukumvit 10 a gold shop named: Liang Seng Heng, goldsmith at the corner Sukumvith 10, can find at Google streetview.