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khwaibah

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  1. "But giving you driver license on turist visa is a big risk both for you and the people who did it. If something happens, all of you are in deep shit"

    Incorrect. As said not all things are black and white in the LOS. I'm now on my second 5 years DL

    Ok. Its not much to discuss. Its your life and you do what you want.

    I only tell people that dont like to bribe people how it should be done

    Bribing...Who said anything about bribing? Naughty Naughty.

  2. "But giving you driver license on turist visa is a big risk both for you and the people who did it. If something happens, all of you are in deep shit"

    Incorrect. As said not all things are black and white in the LOS. I'm now on my second 5 years DL

  3. And remember, you need some kind of Non-O visa

    I obtained my one year temporary driver license on a Tourist Visa at the Chiang Mai LTD and has been known to be done on a 30 day visa exempt stamp.

    Legally you can't

    http://driving.infor...ng-licence.html

    snip 'If the applicant is not Thai national, the applicant must hold a valid Non-Immigrant Visa (tourists can not apply).'

    You are in Thailand and most things not done by the book. Your quoting from a private source which is advertising International Driving License which by international agreement are illegal. An International Driving Permit is legal.

  4. And remember, you need some kind of Non-O visa

    I obtained my one year temporary driver license on a Tourist Visa at the Chiang Mai LTD and has been known to be done on a 30 day visa exempt stamp.

  5. Yontrakit sell Kia, Skoda, Pugs and Citroens. They are on the superhighway heading out of town on the left. 18 46 42 21N 99 01 40 49E will take you to their front door. You can see the place on Google earth Street View.

    Yontrakit Auto Center (Chiangmai)Print


    • Address :
      3/3 Moo1 Superhighway Rd., Tambool Thasara, Ampher Muang, Chiangmai 50000

    • Phone :
      +66-5311 6230-5

    • Fax :
      +66-5311 6238

  6. What's missing?

    A lack of foreigners.

    Southern charm & hospitality.

    Realistic prices on quality merchandise (all of Thailand).

    Proper fish 'n chips shop (never going to happen).

    Proper fish 'n' chips would have to be the firm and flakey haddock or halibut fish - not the John Dory (sp?) fish that's used in Thailand.

    Reminds me of the old days. http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/449102-charlies-fish-and-chips/page__hl__fish%20n%20chips

  7. Legitimate residents are treated as outsiders because they are not Thai.

    No we're not.

    A simple show of a Thai driver's license or some cases only a Thai ATM card and you're 'treated' as a Thai.

    I have had to pay tourist price even when showing my Thai DL and house book.

    To enter a Thai National Park? I find that hard to believe.

    Sukhothai Historical Park. Two times.

  8. Fries from your phone: McDonald's testing mobile payment app

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    By Doug Gross, CNN

    August 20, 2012 -- Updated 1519 GMT (2319 HKT) | Filed under: Mobile

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    An employee displays the McBaguette, a burger-filled sandwich tested earlier this year at McDonald's restaurants in France.

    STORY HIGHLIGHTS

    • McDonald's is testing a mobile-payment app in France
    • Customers can pay via PayPal and pick up the food at a special line
    • The system could spread to the chain's 33,500 restaurants
    • The move is part of a growing cashless mobile-payment trend

    (CNN) -- As noted philosopher Vincent Vega said in "Pulp Fiction," the French may not know what a Quarter Pounder is.

    But McDonald's customers in Paris can now pay for a Royale with Cheese using their smartphones or tablets -- a concept that could spread to the company's 33,500 locations worldwide if the fast-food leader likes the results.

    Customers at 30 locations in France are now able to order their meals using the McDonald's mobile app, pay for it via PayPal, then join a separate line to pick up their food, according to a Reuters report.

    The trial is part of a rapidly growing consumer-service trend of skipping cash, and even credit cards, in favor of a quick tap from a mobile phone.

    Major retailers from Target to Best Buy to 7-Eleven have teamed up to create the Merchant Customer Exchange. The group is developing a mobile app that would allow customers to pay for goods at participating stores' registers with their smartphones. The app will also give users exclusive coupons and deals.

    Square, a mobile app and phone attachment created by one of the founders of Twitter, is gaining traction as a tool for small businesses to accept credit-card payments and this month signed a deal with Starbucks for the coffee behemoth to begin accepting payments through the app.

    And Google Wallet aims to be no less than a single tool that turns your phone into your wallet, driver's license and house key.

    PayPal, long a leader in Web transactions, is fighting to stay in the forefront of the mobile-payment game. In addition to the McDonald's deal, PayPal has signed up with such retailers as Home Depot.

    McDonald's showcased an even more in-depth mobile payment app earlier this year at a conference in Orlando, Reuters reports.

    CNN

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