bapoboy

License suspension is the only thing that would work. First offence earns 2 weeks, 2nd earns three months, and a 3rd offence or more gets a year's suspension.

Nanny state

I will arrive in Thailand in November, but I booked a one-way ticket there only, the plan is to be in Thailand to 29 days after that I will go on to Vietnam, do I need to show return ticket to my home country (Norway) or it is enough to show the ticket to a third country`?

i understand why the police are corrupt, if you probably earn only 15.000bath a month, that 300pound =nothing.... it`s not the police fault, it`s the cheap charlie goverment.

The way for them to stop corruption, is to have an anti-corruption investigative unit that does undercover stings on these cops taking the bribes. However, that would actually take some thought and organizing to do. As we have seen the Koh Tao murder investigation take many twists and turns, we all know that these guys could organize a piss up in a brewery with the taps wide open.

Here is an example for the police to start with and show everyone that they mean business-

i <deleted> love this crazy country... i love thailand, thailand loves me hahaha

hahaha, yes !

This is so backward.

It's like f$cking for virginity.

So we don't have a problem with bribes but if you don't accept one then we will give you 10,000b. In other words the new min bribe amount is 10,001b.

Dear thailand, I think the best thing is that we park the cars and motorcycles, so we use either horse and cart and bicyle: D

agree with you.

Here is my opinion...

MAKE PAYING THE FINE EASIER!

I drive a lot. and I am busy. If I get pulled over in Chantaburi the only way to pay that fine is to go to Chantaburi police station.

Waste of my time.

So bribing is just a lot easier.

Embassy refuses visa applications with double entry if you do not have tickets / reservations for out / entry visa for the first time? is this true?

Hello, i will arrive suvarnabhumi 27 November, and my return ticket back home to europe will be 25 december, is it enough with visa exemption on arrival?

Thanks for answer from Norway

i never have any problem with taxi in bangkok, i took taxi alot off times, 95% off the taxis i take use the meter, only place i have trouble with taxi was in kuala lumpur where they neve never never use the meter, they will rip you off. Bangkok taxi is good.

Back seat seatbelts should be included on the magic sticker

you are welcome back to your nannystate paradise if you dont like thailand

I'm curious did you get a 30 day visa on arrival, or already have a visa, if so what kind of visa?

First I've ever heard of them making you sign any document other the the arrival and departure cards. What was the document you had to sign?

I would presume it was the document we are all signing now regarding the penalties on overstaying.

yes it was that.

I will never overstay again!!!! i know now how serious it is... so now i will follow the rules .

I'm curious did you get a 30 day visa on arrival, or already have a visa, if so what kind of visa?

First I've ever heard of them making you sign any document other the the arrival and departure cards. What was the document you had to sign?

i got a visa extempsion, a paper for not overstay anymore, the lady was smiling to me, and we have a laugh togheter,i say sorry and everything okei.

Nice one , cheers for the info

they asked me a question, why have you overstay many times, I was honest and told I was lazy and regretted me, I said it would never happen again, they smiled, I smiled back to all good, they also said that I am welcome here, only I must not forget the new the rules,

With 5 overstay stamps in my passport and 10 visa runs, no problem entry suvarnubhumi, only sign a paper and then everthing okei.

i have just spent 10 days on samui and believe me after many years of going to Chaweng 3-4 times a year I wont be back ...there are very few tourist centres here in thailand that are even of interest anymore ...sick of all the touts, (ridicules loud promotion pickup trucks in chawang) footpaths that are a waste of time, dirty and really how they promote thailand as a paradise i have no idea......thailand really dropped the ball , too much greed and could not care less attitude

okei bye bye

i dont understand why thailand want have friendship with japan, japanese pepole are so rude and rasistic.

"If Thailand no longer wants money from tourists like me, I can afford to holiday in any country in the world."

"The Filipino lasses can have some of my money instead."

Why is it ALWAYS about the money with you guys? Do you not have any other socially redeeming values? Perhaps that's why Thailand doesn't want you.

What a totally stupid comment. It is all about tourist money Which keeps this country running. Don't believe me? Check it out.

same as europe, if the tax was lower in europe, europe will be same as africa, high tax and vat is the reason why rich countries running in europe.

asias nanny state haha

I accept that if there is a large direct contribution to the cost of a service by the Government there are a case that different charges are reasonable for non residence but based on residence not race. These could be in areas such as Education where the cost is paid out of funds raised by Income Tax, VAT, Customs Duty etc all of which are paid by a resident but may not have been by a visitor. In the Casse of services such as reduced bus fares for categories of people such as students it is also reasonable to limit those to actual students in Australia. If there are discounts for buying several trips that discount should be available to everyone. In all other cases I have seen I would consider it total discrimination.

What sort of Thai government educational services do visitors use?

I can't think of any.

95% of Thais don't pay customs duty, they don't have the money for foreign travel.

80% of Thais don't pay income tax.

Everyone pays VAT, Thai, foreigner or visitor.

Why not think a bit more before posting?

i dont think only 20% pepole pay tax, i read everyboy earning more then 15.000bath a month have to pay tax.

Had a little trip in bangkok, lived in thong lo, my friend of mine took a motorbike taxi from Ekkamai, she had agreed price with him for the stretch, it was 40bath, she came forward then, as she would to pay then 40 bath, he saw she was going to meet me, no no 200bath for taxi he says to her, he seemed quite sure that I would pay so then it was okay to raise the price i thinks, but he was wrong, because it was not I who should pay, so all ended with a great discussion between, ended with her paid 100bath ...

"Overcharging and double-pricing are also a problem for foreign tourists in some other countries."

Is it?

On the same scale as it is in Thailand?

Legally?

I wouldn't be surprised to be honest, just never seem it or noticed I guess.

have been in egypt,mexico,bulgaria,hungary,turkey and spain same shit there, overprice on foreigner.

I travel a lot throughout the world and I find BKK taxi fares to be very cheap. Also, I think a driver should be able to choose which customers he wants to drive or not drive. If I were a driver that's what I'd want.

Yeah, I get a bit annoyed sometimes when a driver won't take me, but there's plenty more down the road and I'm inconvenienced very little. Definitely no need to take it as a personal insult and get all hissy about it.

But that being said, however, there are indeed some a__hole drivers who should be banned from driving. But even there, I'm ever so slowly trying to learn to just shine it on because my getting angry will never change it and I'm the one who suffers.

yes bangkok taxi is cheap, but another countries are to expensive.