Chelseafan

No brake failure? 

On 6/29/2022 at 2:20 PM, emeraldruby said:

I see. Contact less?  I use my UK card in UK but not my Thai  card here. They've only just stopped asking for  signatures.  So if the OP has a bank card just use it buy currency  anywhere. Even from ATM machine at airport  or he could buy traveller's cheques

ATMs at the airport are the worst places to change money. 

Watch this drag out for years... 

I don't know why so many are upset with this regulation. Its the same for many countries around the world including the UK although we are a little more Liberal with the amount we can bring in from abroad.

5 hours ago, ChrisY1 said:

" introduced in 1972 to prevent civil servants from drinking in order to encourage them to be more productive."

As with most things here....notice the closing time is 2pm....long after the civil servants should have returned to work after lunch...

Why not 11am till 2pm?

Because that's lunch time for officials. 2pm to 5pm is their siesta. 

55 minutes ago, VBF said:

Oh well at least it's free (presumably?) so if you need extra cover, that's all you need to pay.

If it was me, I might suggest to the company that they are not getting VFM. But you may not wish to risk losing it entirely and as i don't know your circumstances that may not be appropriate.

Yes it's free and I don't have the balls to suggest they update it. It's worked very well for many years to be honest, obviously we have not been travelling for a few years and I assume the company doesn't see any need to add Covid cover now the pandemic is easing. 

37 minutes ago, G Rex said:

After my 15 days of quarantine - all I wanted was to go home! I was severely pithed off - and I did follow up with the Airport- but was told that the onus was on me to move the car or inform them of our situation beforehand. It was like banging my head against a brick wall!  At the time because of the ‘medical emergency’ of Covid , there was little sympathy for a dirty farang like myself!

Sorry to hear that. 

30 minutes ago, VBF said:

That is most odd. From your user name, i assume you're a Brit, and all the UK-based travel insurances I've looked at recently include Covid cover.

2 examples from me and a friend: Nationwide and Post Office. Might i suggest that you review your long-time policy because IMO, it lags the times and isn't fit for purpose. Of course you may have valid, private reasons for keeping it so that was just a friendly suggestion.

Obviously if Thailand is abandoning the legal requirement for insurance, it becomes moot, but it's a very useful thing to have as part of one's overall cover.

I find it's good to review one's cover and needs from time to time with all insurances: travel, home, motor.

Its a work policy. Hasn't been updated for years

1 hour ago, G Rex said:

They certainly did!  We were stuck out of the country because of Covid . When I eventually returned the car had been moved (outside) and had been wheel clamped. The car park ‘guards’ had to help me jump start my very dead (bird dropping covered) car - and the wheel clamp would not be removed until I paid!   Not happy!

Wow. If that was me, I'd have gone to the media. 

On 6/16/2022 at 8:32 AM, G Rex said:

Long term under cover at Suvarnabhumi is safe and quite reasonably priced for a 2 week trip.

Just don't do what I did.....     Left LOS in February 2020, and couldn't re-enter until October 2020.  Long term parking fee - 62,000 Baht!!  

 

They didn't make you pay it didn't hey? 

On 6/18/2022 at 4:13 AM, bluejets said:

Why would you need to.....most include accident and travel insurance in the same policy anyhow.

You do use travel insurance.....????

Yes I have a separate long time policy but it doesn't cover covid hence the need to take this worthless insurance policy out separately 

On 6/18/2022 at 1:33 AM, nchuckle said:

My friend arrived yesterday using only standard U.K. travel insurance cover. You wasted your money anyway ! ???? 

I have standard insurance but it didn't cover covid so had to purchase this one. 

6 minutes ago, JoePai said:

Excellent news, hit them where it hurts

They'll never pay... 

6 hours ago, Kwasaki said:

And made to take compulsory riding lessons to teach them how to stop at a crossing. 

 

Ordered to pay for an eye test. 

 

Same as UK these days. Seen so many drivers not give away to pedestrians on zebra crossings... 

1 hour ago, doctormann said:

Why does country with, allegedly, the largest foreign reserves in the known universe need to borrow money?

Its the Thai way. Loans are endemic in Thai society and if you can borrow at such a low interest rate when globally banks are putting up there irates AND not have to pay anything for 4 years then why not? 

1 hour ago, robblok said:

Why arrest someone over this, its not as if she is going to flee. Its a fraud case do they put people in jail before courtcase in other countries ?

Certainly in my country you would be arrested and charged. 

Whether the case go's to trial is generally down to the CPS.

I'm answer to your question, yes, the authorities can hold you in jail especially for cases such as murder