richard_smith237

Wrong! The Swiss Police only found that they have left Switzerland some time ago, probably by checking immigration or airlines. She has not been found, nor does anybody (I assume) know where she is! Not wrong... That was a quote by the Swiss police. They are the ones who claim "she has now been found," not me. Now, maybe by "found" they mean they have "found" information about her; or maybe by "found" they mean they have actually located her but are not revealing her whereabouts or status because that would be an invasion of her privacy; or maybe the "has now been found" has been mistranslated from Swiss to English somehow. But, whatever the case is, my post was not "wrong." Well, she clearly hasn't been found.... that much is obvious. Nowhere does the article mention that they or her family are aware of her current whereabouts. The only know the date on which she left Switzerland. The article is very poorly written and you made the mistake of directly quoting something that is quite misleading.

I just love what this forum drags up sometimes... Golf carts - You can't drive those on the road (for obvious reasons). Mobility-vehicles (i.e. mobility trikes) etc are considered disability vehicles and a blind eye is turned towards those. Also, so guys have their scooter 'modified' to make it a scooter trike... type vehicle... this then needs to be taxed etc as a usual motorcycle. You may get away with a golf cart type thing if using only on your sub-soi where the police are never bothered about anything, no helmets, 10 years olds on a scooter etc... so while not legal, much of what happens depends on the type of area you would drive / ride in.

Yup... my Wife was forced to open a UOB Account just to pay off the credit card... its an extra step and not a major hassle, but it gets ridiculous... ... at least with the CitiBank card it could be paid off directly from any bank - I'm not sure why UOB have this setup. From the offset UOB have had far greater teething issues than expected.... its not exactly a professionally managed 'transfer' over... There are lots of people complaining about this. We'd have already binned the card - but the points make it worth persevering... (i.e. our spend is enough to secure flight etc).

Typical oversimplified dumbed down response... We easily have a few hundred CC transactions each month... every thing is tied to our Credit Cards... From Grab Deliveries, taxis, Bolt, Tops delivery... every day shopping... as well as other daily purchases. Its impossible to keep track of it all without creating massive additional inconvenience - This is exactly was a statement is for. If people are not getting their statement, then its an issue. Additionally, its easy to say, yeah, pay it off every month, but some people are busier than others and fall into the habit of when the statement arrives, pay it off... so when there is no statement, there is no trigger to make the payment.

Wife has had different difficulties... The bill has been paid (as we do every month).... its not registering on the UOB App. It took over an hour at UOB, showing proof of payment... in the end they just said, ok, you have proof you have paid, it shouldn't be an issue... and thats where we are now...

I can't help you with how to ship... BUT... there is a reason why this is not a common process - cars in Europe are cheaper than they are in Thailand. Thus, unless there is a very specific reason why a very specific car is to be shipped - with shipping costs etc its very likely to be more costly than it would be to simply sell the vehicle here and then purchase the same vehicle in Europe. Where this might not hold so true would be for older vehicles that have been 'restored' with cheaper labour here... i.e. old VW Beetles and Camper Vans etc and some other classics.

What is wrong with you....? There's something wrong with his brain... in nearly every post, the comments highlight a complete disconnect with both reality and intelligence.

Not defending the guy - he got caught with a little meth... Silly boy. But... Firstly, the amount is tiny - its not as if he was dealing, so the faux outrage by the Police, the photo's, the pointing is all just a btt too much pantomime which highlights elements of hypocrisy considering how rife this drug is amongst the Thai populace. Secondly, yes, as predictable as a ticking clock, the obvious (known) Brit bashers have surfaced... they just can't help themselves, they'd be expressing their anti-brit outrage if these guys were caught with a viagra pill.

Ignoring the sideline pedanticism.. Did you ask them why ??... Would they not even try the card ?? Something is very 'amiss'... I suspect this is more of a response to someone being unsure and reverting to the default "Cannot" so they avoid any potential of a rollocking from the boss... ... Force the issue, ask for the manager, find a real reason...

Verily, if there ever existed a remark that cast a dazzling spotlight upon the sheer paucity of a poster's intellectual prowess, this comment must assuredly be it....

I quite agree... On nearly every flight I am on there is an announcement at the beginning of the flight... "the seatbelt sign has been turned off, we advise that you remain in your seat with the seatbelt fastened to protect yourselves in the event on unexpected movements"... (or something similar). The crew of the Flight Deck obviously turn on the seatbelt signs when they can see some weather on their radar, however, there is also clean air turbulence which cannot be seen or predicted - hence keeping on the seatbelts -------- I used to be very slack up until about 15 years ago or so and then kept my seatbelt fastened, even when sleeping etc. And now, with our Son, if he's lying on the seat, or across a couple of seats we'll ensure to keep a seatbelt fastened over him... After this incident, I'm guessing anyone on a plane will now do the same... One real concern - taking a poop when such an event happens..

With respect, NO, especially when your wallet gets stolen, lost or mislaid... This is exactly the same as the 'getting the phone stolen' argument and hence is basically flawed as a differentiator... The same could be said of your card... you can lose that, or it can stop working, become demagnetised, the chip part fails to read or become damaged etc.. so again, any comparison with a phone, fails as a differentiator... You prefer an ATM card and Debit Card etc.. thats fine, each to their own, thats a simple preference, an emotional decision... but when trying to justify that choice to avoid digital payments via phone the logic becomes somewhat 'wishy-washy' and ultimately flawed.

Thats six to one half a doesn't to the other.... Some people are slow paying with cash, it takes them an age to get their purse/ wallet out and dig around for the cash, then it sometimes takes an age for a cashier to count out check and triple check the change before handing it over... But... Some people are also luddites and just can't use their phone apps, and are thus also slow... Personally, I find paying QR Code much quicker than cash.... I find paying by something such as apple pay, even quicker. I think this is some of those shops which are are not fully initiate to the cashless system... I know the cashier sometimes takes a photo of the proof of transaction on the customers phone - that may be down the individuals 'fear' of making a mistake etc... As far as handing over an ID card and getting a photo taken - I'm not sure about this, I've never seen it, but agree, it would take a lot longer - is that related to cash-payment, or simply a different process for something else ? (even if paying by cash).

100% agree... I'm mostly cashless now... With nearly all my payments made from my phone... This year I have been in: UK - 100% Cashless France - 100% Cashless Switzerland - 100% Cashless Dubai - 100% Cashless Doha - 90 % Cashless - paid cash for a couple of taxi's Japan - 70% Cashless - paid in cash where they wouldn't accept applepay or cards. Thailand - 95+% Cashless (PromptPay, TrueMoney, Bolt / Grab + Cash when more convenient). I'm now overseas again... and have numerous options at my disposal. US$1000 in cash (just erergency money) + Some local currency. Having all options available makes perfect sense - the idea of someone saying I'll never use cash, I only want to use digital, just seems stupid to me... As does the idea of someone saying I'll never digital, I only want to use cash..... ... it seems a lot of reasoning is based purely on emotion and no logic.

Yes you... kind of... If you still hold a UK address... i.e. one to where your existing DL is registered, then you can simply renew online and they will deliver to that address. This happened to me during covid... While I was back in Thailand under quarantine my folks received a letter in the post with 28 days to pay a speeding the fine... No chance to send my DL back my UK license as I was 'locked in a room'.... The issue with paying a fine in the UK at the time was that I had to send the Driving License with proof of payment to the DVLA. Solution: Apply online for a new DL (saying I'd lost the old one) - delivery was quick... and the folks then sent the DL off to the DVLA. (Note - the requirement to send in the DL to the DVLA after accepting a fixed penalty is no longer a requirement since Nov-22).

And don't pay the last couple of months rent either... because you know for sure you are not going to get your deposit back with a landlord like this.

I know the chances are laughably slim... ..... has anyone ever said to immigration.. "sure, give me the fine document, and I'll pass it on to the landlord as its their responsibility"... As we all know - charging someone for not doing a TM30 becasue the landlord refuses to assist is clearly wrong. I'd move out of that place very quickly.

Yep thats true, so many attempted scam phone calls, so many pishing e-mails etc. Then there is the credit card - my card (both Thailand and UK) have been used fraudulently about 10x in total... But, the flip side of that is the incovenience of not being able to use them would be greater and I personally never lost anything. I've never encountered fraud using my online Banking or Paying for an item via Apple Pay or PromptPay, bank transfer etc. I'd argue to takes skill not to leave a foot-print - nether scams, cash or digital.. are easy to carry out by the average person... it takes someone with a specific skill set that most don't have.

Well, yes, how about you, you don't even know how to get a yellow book.......😂 Oh no... you walked across that draw-bridge a little too heavily and woke the forum nobhid troll !!!!

Possibly... While out on the motorcycle, I've found myself self shouting a two riders. 1) Riding down a main road... (3 lanes in either direction)... A motorcyclist (3 up - Couple + daughter) riding down the pavement towards me, I'm in the left most lane, the suddenly swerve off the pavement straight into my direction, about 5m in front of me... I have to swerve to avoid a head on collision... Luckily there was nothing coming past me... (I'd been watching and was already aware there was no one behind me)... ... But damn - the stupidity to swerved just pull out into the road, wrong directing straight into incomong traffic... ... So, yes, I shouted at him, very loudly, very angrily... an his response was strange... not one of apology or anger, just one of bewilderment... as in... "What wrong with this guy?"... he had no idea what he had done... ... my guess is that he does this every day... 2) Riding down a sub-soi... I'm in the middle of the lane, I see a motorcylcist waiting to pull out... (from my right, to turn right onto the same lane I'm travelling on, in the same direction), she doesn't bother waiting to pull out behind me, she just pulls out at exactly the same time I'm there... as if she's going to drive straight into me... ... I shout, she swerves... its simply as if she didn't see me at all... After I've shouted she looks at me as if its my fault !! Neither of these were going to turn into an agressive situation, but, sometimes you shout. 3) Another issue which had more potential to become a problem ( I was stupid to react )... Riding a bigger bike in BKK (not a scooter), with full gear - Riding Pants, Jackets, Boots, Gloves, full face helmet etc.. I'd gone around the outside of a line of traffic and cut back into the lane as oncoming traffic was approaching, the lane I'd cut back into was slow moving traffic and there was about a 5-7m gap into which I filtered / slotted into, at the same time the traffic flow came to a stop... The car being seemed not to like my 'filtering in' pulled right up to my rear-wheel and hit is horn. I put my stand down... got off my bike and went to his passenger side window (as oncoming cars were passing on the right side)... I was about to ask him what.... but before I could as anything the driver (of the Mercedes) had lowered his window and was repeatedly saying 'sorry... Sorry, Sorry...)... I asked him why he did that, but he still just kept saying sorry... I was lucky it didn't take another turn for the worse... afterwards I realised I was stupid for reacting.

Its possible that they 'don't know' how to process you... Its a fair bit of paperwork for them, and some officers at some amphur do no like doing the work... and because its fee, they see no benefit to themselves anyway... keep persevering if you want - they'll have to get round to it in the end.

Oh, I'm not so sure about that... ... Neeranam must be getting that whiff of 'forum-cat-nip' by now ... its going to be extremely difficult for him not to show up and post some misinformation, untruths or outright lies...

Good points... In the interests of balance - how much counterfeit cash is in circulation ? The United States Secret Service estimates that between $70 million and $200 million in counterfeit bills are in circulation worldwide at any given time.... and what of other currencies ? Not as much as Digital fraud - but a lot of the higher numbers of digital fraud are targeted attacks on corporations - for the every day person, i.e. us.. we are more likely to encounter countrified currency than digital fraud.

In your shoes I'd worry less about whatever emoji response another's post receives and instead spend the time understanding the tech you use if you are going to pass comment on it. [ To denigrate - to criticise unfairly ].... The criticism wasn't unfair if your comments are inaccurate !!

You make a strong and valid point... However, having a 'special' day, a 'special' 5 days or a 'special' month etc also seems to contradict the ideology of equality..... If anyone genuinely wants to be treated equally, why celebrate the difference in such a manner ?