ThailandBert

Only thing I have to say about this is because he is dead he cannot stand and face his accusers and defend himself. That is not cricket and seems well against what I thought was British justice.

If the case is really about those who may still be living then go after them and let sleeping dogs lie.

I simply do not agree with this; the victims deserve to be heard, it's an important part of the healing process in child abuse cases. And yes, anyone involved in deliberate cover-ups should face criminal charges.

The guy is dead. The so called victims kept quiet for 40 years and allowed this man to abuse countless other children but the real reason they all feel the need to tell us all of their tales of abuse now is they intend to sue the BBC, the NHS and the education authority for millions.

As the man concerned is dead there isn't much chance of a stiff defence now is there.

Who can honestly tell me what they did 5 years ago today ? never mind 40 odd years ago.

They all kept quiet for this length of time.

The man is dead so has escaped justice simply because they all kept quiet. They shouldn't be entitled to a penny in my view !

That isn't to say the man wasn't a monster but he has escaped justice !

To make you people here smile and thank your lucky stars I average around the 9-10,000 baht a month. month in month out. When the pool pump was kaput for the month it got down to 7,800 baht

I don't know how it is broken down as all in thai but from PEA here on Samui, 3 phase with my own transformer.

Ok, answer me on this then:

How to make a 100% legal Green Book on my bike?

80-100,000 Baht with no guarantee that you will ever get one. Sell it and buy a bike with a book.

Someone did say red baron can do it but again as above.

People selling bikes without a book will tell the buyer there is no problem to ride the bike as long as you have the import papers and that the police cannot take it off you.

The same as a real estate agent telling a Farang of course he can own the land and the house or he can have 30 + 30 + 30 Lease no problem. Just sign here.

Also never rely on knowing a policeman or other Thai official / mafia. When it comes down to the farng in trouble do you honestly think they are going to put their neck / job on the line to save your ass ?

EXACTLY.

As has been mentioned. you already know the answer to the question you ask. you just don't want to hear the answers you just want to be told the same as the guy who sold you the bike or your police friend.

I have several bikes. All with books in my name. I can and regularly do ride them anywhere I like.

If you are happy to ride your big cruiser round nakon nowhere please do. Be happy and no doubt you will be right up to the day you ride into a simple checkpoint just like my friend did where they are checking paperwork and the BIB is having a bad day.

last week I had to go pick up my friend, take him to the police station where the bike mechanic was called. he then to a rubbing of the engine number and frame number and filled in a form. cost 100 baht which included a 40 baht call out fee to go to the police station where my friends bike was impounded. I then had to drive halfway round the island to the transport department where he paid for his insurance and tax disc. I then had to drive back to the police station where he produced the said documents and they released his bike.

Or maybe I dreamt it all ?

So just how Mr Dagling could you resolve the same situation ?

They refused to release the bike till my friend produced the documents and he had even offered a few thousand Baht to be on his way to no avail ?

There were several Thai's there all doing the same thing so it isn't as if it was just hit the Farang scam.

They can and do impound / confiscate bikes on a regular basis.

I'm going to let Red Barron know about this, they could save millions every year doing the above....

Prove me wrong then Karlos, or a you calling me a lier? ;-)))

I would say delusional ! If I remember reading one of your posts you stated I think that you didn't intend to get the book as you were just going to ride it around the wilds of Issan where the police simply turned a blind eye to it.

That to me rather defeats the point of having a cruiser if you can't jump on it and cruise down to the Hatyai bike weekend or the Phuket bike weekend for fear of losing it

As has been said thousands of times already

UP TO YOU !

bring it down to Samui for a ride and I will show you lots of impounded bikes Most of the police here riding big bikes cough, cough, acquired them free of charge shall we say

Dagling if you want to risk losing your ride because somebody has told you that you do not need a green book then that is your decision. Why would anyone have a big bike with a green book that costs a lot of money if they do not need one. We would all be riding round on them.

Of course they will take your money for the insurance. this is Thailand. Once you have an accident though then they simply tell you as the bike is not legally registered to be on the road the insurance is invalid.

They will also take your money for the insurance for a bike with a book and if you don't have a bike license they will not pay.

Believe me all it takes is a BIB to take a shine to your ride and no matter how many invoices and receipts you show him he can impound your bike. They do it all over for not having a valid tax disc. They impound the bike till you turn up at the police station with one. It happened to my friend last week. Without a book you cannot get the tax disc so yes they can impound your bike.

As I said it boils down to whether you want to risk it ?

I wouldn't but I know plenty that do !

ive just put this on another thred,

20 bloody day old hens,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,that all turned into cocks,,lol

20bht each, but done us good in the long run as we kept 4 of them and now breed all our own laying hens,

jake

I have a very good chicken cookbook going cheap

Your bike may have been imported into Thailand legally but without a green book and a number plate it is illegal to ride on the road. There is no ambiguity about this. If you have an accident on it you are in serious trouble.

I know of several people who have been relieved of their very nice expensive motorcycles by the police. I also know of several people who have ridden for years and never been bothered.

Would I risk losing a bike I loved and had paid a lot of money for NO.

Up to you as they say here.

There are plenty of very nice bikes all perfectly legal with books so why anyone would buy one without beats me ?

If getting a book was as easy as the people selling the bike always tells you it is why haven't they already done it and made the bike easier to sell and at a higher price ?

EXACTLY !

Mai's bar is the one near the ferry turn off. my bar is just after or before the bridge depending on which way you are going. The woman I am thinking of was the owner not staff. Regardless it is still another shooting death here. sad times !

this pack of Van Houten chocolate, very cheap at 90 baht for four bars.

And therein is the big clue ! if something is way too cheap then you can guarantee it isn't real. I have bought many copy items here and got exactly what i paid for.

My thinking on it is that maybe it is a cobra ? I can't really tell from the video. Some cobras can spit venom hence the bag over the head ?

Will the banks be open tomorrow ?

I have managed to do all the finding and downloading to computer but I can only find the options to change a photo in my control panel and nothing that mentions an animated avatar.

Also when I download it I can only see a GIF and no animation.

Remember you are dealing with an idiot here

Pattaya Phom - At last some one with some sense on this thread. Where did the OP say he was BUYING the land ? He is buying the right to occupy a piece of the beach to sell drinks and food to tourists in an area designated by the Tessaban.

i have a been offered a beach plot for sale,

ERRRR here !

No mention of lease or the right to use the plot just a purchase ? and how can you lease something from someone who doesn't own it nor can in the first place ?

Unless the person selling it is the King then he is getting ripped off.

Please try to remember people you are conversing with an idiot

I found an avatar on an avatar site that I quite like but just need to know how to get it from there onto here. it is an animated one if that makes any difference ?

Can't find anything in the list that mentions avatars ?

Any more details on the circumstances of the shooting. The wife said nothing in the Thai papers she has seen ?

that does not mean it did not happen.As to why none of our business. If we were supposed to know then we would be told

I know it happened, I'm not disputing that fact

did we get out of bed the wrong side this morning ?

why don;t you go to the police station and ask then

I'll take that as a yes then

Any more details on the circumstances of the shooting. The wife said nothing in the Thai papers she has seen ?

that does not mean it did not happen.As to why none of our business. If we were supposed to know then we would be told

I know it happened, I'm not disputing that fact

did we get out of bed the wrong side this morning ?

Any more details on the circumstances of the shooting. The wife said nothing in the Thai papers she has seen ?

The best solution is for you to get a multiple entry visa before you arrive. Failing that a 2 day overstay isn't a big deal but not really advised. You would be fined 1000 Baht each and a stamp put in your passport. Can you not have a couple of extra days in Thailand before going to Cambodia so when you re enter Thailand you have enough left with the 14 days given ?

I would also like to add an avatar. can some kind person talk me through how to ?

this should help anyone for the future downloaded off my mates wall

Translation please Rooo ?

It is rich foreigners paying ridiculous prices for property in the UK, London and the South East in particular, which has driven UK property prices up above the reach of the ordinary Brit.

I wish the UK had similar property laws to Thailand's.

Precisely ! Once you open up the land market here the people with money will simply move in and buy it all up. Thai people would be simply priced out of owning land and property in their own country. vast parts of the prime real estate land in Thailand is already held by foreigners under company registration.

I am quite happy with the laws as they stand. I own land and houses which are in my wife's name and as such 50% belongs to, me in the same way 50% would belong to her if they were in my name. I can't see the problem !

The day they allow foreigners to buy and own land in their name is the day Thailand will change forever. The vast majority of land will be bought up in record time and it won't ever be the Thailand we loved so much we moved here for.