Boatfreak

2 hours ago, pattayadgw said:

Day in day out its very clear what this government wants.... 'Farangs out of here'.... that's fine.... we can leave and take our money and spend it elsewhere... not a problem....

That is exactly what the foreigners in the UK are saying right now.

7 hours ago, the guest said:

This xenophobic country has surely sent a very clear message, "we don't want foreigners" !

yes it seems to be the new trend, you are supposed to die where you were born. Everybody is a foreigner somewhere. 

Does anybody knows where you can have seatbelts installed?

Can anybody tell me what happens with the arrival and departure cards T6? Is there somewhere a warehouse were they keep millions of these cards?

If they need one how to they find it?

On 2/6/2017 at 9:33 PM, connda said:

TIT - since when does it matter? 

it  matters that when you are a farang they will stop you and have you to pay

Will be taking the ferry with my daughter next week, looking forward. I would never have done the 6 hours trip with a suicide minibus.

19 minutes ago, steve187 said:

i would guess to be safe do not exceed axle weights and GVW, and no more than a foot (  30cm) overhang from the body and no more than 10 foot (3M) off the ground, notice the use of both imperial measurements and metric to please all nationalities

Thank you do you know where I can find your "guess" ?

Damn when I was 19 I had sex with my girlfriend of 17, I am thus a pedofile, or are you only a pedofile if you pay for it? Thinking about it I did buy her a movie ticket after we had sex.

Where can I find the regulations about the dimensions of allowed load on a pick up?

Please refrain of sending the usual pictures of super high loads, we know about it. I just want to know what is really legal. 

Maybe I should clarify my question. I want to know which bus, truck, van whatever I can turn into a motorhome for PRIVATE use. I have read a few times the issue about the more than 4 wheels, where can I find this rule?

On 1/25/2017 at 11:52 AM, Kwasaki said:

Best ask your nearest DLT not same here like say UK  where you can.

 

My guess is a.... NO.

first you need a translator that understands what your are asking, second ask three different DLT and you will get 3 different answers. 

On 1/26/2017 at 0:19 PM, Kwasaki said:

So this is a private vehicle ?

 

You started good then lost it OK sorry l was only asking direct question no need to get over sensitive about it.

Found out the info myself thanks.

 

Private vehicles: (Text / Plate)

• Black on White- private vehicles with 7 or less seats.
• Green on White - private 2-door pickup trucks and small truck with only 4 wheels.
• Blue on White - private vehicles with more than 7 seats
• Red on White - private 3-wheeled vehicles

Commercial and Government: (Text / Plate)

• Black on Red - dealer plates
• Black on Yellow - taxis and other chartered vehicles (tour/school vans etc)
• White on Green - limousines and airport taxis
• Black on Orange - government engineering/services vehicles
• Green on Yellow - tuk tuk's
• White on Maroon - police vehicles
• White on Black - royalty and military vehicles
• White on Blue - diplomatic vehicles

• Blue on White -  vehicles more than 7 seats , for Thai national drivers only as goes for all the commercial and government plates except black on red.

I would like to know if I can drive a small truck like a Hino 300 with a Thai driving licence.

1 hour ago, SOUTHERNSTAR said:

Real refugees have very little and cant afford flights. 

You mean if you are a rich person you cannot run away from violence and bombing from US and Europe to safe your family? 

No instead they must brew the same beer just over the border and import it again so that we have to pay a ridiculous price for a decent beer. 

What about scooter licences?

50 years ago it was the opposite (female) western tourists were outraged by Thai women bathing naked and doing traditional dances with naked breasts, in those days the temples were not a problem. 

As Professor Chalidaporn explains, up until the early twentieth century many women wrapped their breasts with a piece of cotton cloth, leaving their shoulders bare. Or in the case of areas like what is today northern Thailand, some women did not even cover their breasts, but instead simple hung a scarf around their necks. (extract from https://leminhkhai.wordpress.com/2013/01/08/traditional-thai-ness-and-womens-shoulders/ )

4 hours ago, than said:

I want to warn the next tourists that go to Paris to be wary of this type of individual.

1 / Selling in the capital is prohibited;
2 / complaints for theft and rip-off are numerous against these individuals.

For any problems call the Prefecture of Police of Paris: 17 or report to our colleagues on patrols in the tourist areas

 

Selling is prohibited and if you do nothing they will complain that you are lazy. You can never win. I hope they speak Thai at the prefecture.

3 hours ago, Borzandy said:

He don't seem to be French.

No you are right he does not carry a French loaf under his arm and does not wear a berret.

ATM system in Thailand is made to loose your card so the bank can charge you 400 baht or more every time you forget your card

 Many countries have a system where you get your card before you money and guess what? Nobody losses their card. 

8 hours ago, djayz said:

I simply don't understand the concept behing Grab A Car/Taxi or Uber. 

Why not just hail / order a standard taxi? 

As far as I can see, it's a private car being used as a taxi. What about insurancw in the event of an accident? Who controls them? 

They are lots of advantages,

firstly communication: you just point on your phone your departure point and arrival point (no need to try to explain to the Thai taxi driver where you want to be),

then you get a fare price for this trip (no rounds around the block, extras etc, except in this rare case) 

which will be deducted from your private credit card or your company credit card (very easy for your book keeping and safe because you carry less petty cash money)

Additional advantages: no need to stand on the corner of the road waving at every taxi passing by (you get the numberplate of the taxi)

and lastly the taxi will take you where you asked him while most regular taxi driver will just refuse to take you if it is not far enough. 

5 minutes ago, sahibji said:

you cannot take a chance with peoples lives. if the pier is not safe then the whole exercise is a danger to everybody.

of course I meant why are the authorities concerned about the price the operator was charging

Why is everybody including the authorities all of a sudden so protective of the operators? If they think 1200 baht is a fair price it is their risk. I personally rather pay 1200 baht for a ferry than spend hours in a deadly bus. I was really looking forward to the ferry. We should be glad somebody is taking the initiative, if you stil prefer the bus it is your decision. 

6 hours ago, Thechook said:

Lock the druggie idiot up and don't call on Australia to shed a tear you idiot.

In the first year, $70 million in tax revenue has been generated statewide from marijuana sales.

Sure Thailand could use some extra bucks to compensate the loss of value tourists and the rice scheme. 

$70 million in tax revenue

2 hours ago, Jack Mountain said:

Don't see the problem, most of those boats can float so why not use the sea for parking?

No they don't. They are made of very cheap commercial plywood if

you leave them in the water for more than 72 hours they will just sink as they also don't have any buoyancy compartment.