richard_smith237

You're getting mixed up with WhatsApp which requires a phone number. Line does not need to be tied to a Phone number... Mine is tied to a Log-In and e-mail and I can switch the phone number on my account to whatever number I want.

I’m not sure you understand the issue Sparky.... The Ops friend can’t access the LINE Account at all, so is unable to restore anything. It seems to me the account has been deleted and may only be restored from Company servers, IF they even permit that.

OP... Does your ‘friend’ have a backup of her phone operating system on the Cloud etc ??? She could restore to a previous ‘time’ and see if that works..... However, as the Login and PW don’t work its possible your friend inadvertently ‘deleted’ her Line account, in which case it's inaccessible even with the correct Login and PW. This scenario is most likely if someone has two Line accounts and attempts to switch from one to the other on the same phone.... removing the old account and accidentally deleting it before logging in with the other account.

And back up to the cloud etc just incase we lose our phone... Back up our log-in details to the cloud, just incase we lose those etc etc... None of this helps recover lost info on a LINE account that cannot be accessed.

Correct - LINE contacts are not saved anywhere else. Sparky is suggesting she ‘should’ have also saved the contacts in a second location to ensure backup - sensible advice for all of us, but we know that. It offers no solution to the current problem after the fact.

Don’t be obtuse.... I have loads of ‘LINE only’ contacts which I’d lose if I lost access to my LINE account. The potential suggesting of ‘saving important contacts to the phone or SIM’ would be shutting the barn door after the horse has bolted...

Of course he lives in Thailand... accusing him of not is just some sort of juvenile cheap-shot to try and score a hit to his credibility on THIS subject. The example provided was of Being in Thailand with an Australian licence, just as I have with a UK licence. Legally, an Australian or a Brit; or anyone from any other nation whose licence is in English (with a Photo ID) is a signatory to the 1968 Vienna convention on road traffic, can drive in Thailand on their home licence without an IDP if they are not a resident of Thailand.

No violation... IF you keep a copy on your phone on the DLT App. DLT QR Licence

Speaking Thai makes a difference !!!... - At a traffic lights I was approached and told to pull to the side of the road (after the lights changed). Pulled to the side and was told I was speeding. I said I wasn’t, asked them for proof. They had none. I asked them what ticket they were going to write if they couldn’t prove I was speeding... They told me to drive safely and waved me on !!... - Turning right from the middle lane (legally)... I was pulled over after the turn and told I’d made an illegal turn. I told them to go back and look at both the markings on the road and on the sign. They waved me on. - Out of Date Tax. Asked for 200 baht, laughed and argued 100 baht... a bit of light hearted back and forth, I handed 100B as I drove away, BiB was still saying 200b, but smiling ! Plenty of examples where speaking Thai and being confidence puts them on the back foot and they know they can’t get an ‘easy score’...

Why did he get what he deserves ??? From a legal perspective - it depends on what type visa his here on and what language his licence is in and from which nation. He may be driving fully legally IF on a Tourist Visa with a British Licence (no need for IDP) - in which case the police fine is wrong.

It would be interesting to see an insurance policy which states that... Policies usually state ‘must drive on a valid licence’ or something as such. IDP is valid for a year - thus, so long as the ‘foreigners’ is on a Tourist or Visa Exempt, their IDP is valid.... (or they don’t need one IF their licence is in English).

WRONG.... there are enough threads on this... It the simplest of terms: Tourist Visa / Visa Exempt: Can drive on Overseas Licence IF in English language (with a photo) Tourist Visa / Visa Exempt: Can drive on Overseas Licence and need IDP IF not in English Language. Resident Visa (i.e. Non Imm): Need a Thai Licence. That said: unless you want to get into an argument with a Policeman who doesn’t know his own laws its just easier to get the IDP and better still to get a Thai DL on whatever visa you are on. But.. the Upshot of the Ops question is: IF he was on a British Licence (or National Licence in English from one of the 1968 Vienna convention signatory nations, then he does not need an IDP to accompany his driving licence.

I’m a little confused by your comments, installation offers and cost of cams etc... Are you looking at buying a Cam for 2000 baht then paying 2500 for Toyota to install it ??? What I can advise is something I have done with my last 4 cars. Get a decent Cam and install yourself - its very easy, especially if not hard-wiring. My recommendation (last two cars had this dash-cam). Xiaomi 70mai Pro (Lazada Link) Front and rear facing. Good specks, proven to work in the Thailand heat etc. You could simply buy the cam and ask Toyota to install for you. Recently I had an Innov K2 cam (fwd / rear facing) installed on my motorcycle by the dealer as installation requires removing of body work etc, doing it very neatly was more difficult than sampling lifting the upholstery and tucking in a wire. Two installation types: Simple: Plug into 12v port and tuck the wires of the way into the upholstery - its a 30min job. NOTE: 12v plug in will not compromise your warranty. Technical: Hard-wiring into your fuse circuit with a fuse tap is a little more technical, you’d have to chose the right circuit so that it doesn’t use an ‘always on’ circuit and drain your battery, you’d have to chose a circuit that is only on when the ignition is on - hence installation this way is slightly more risky for the uninitiated - I didn’t bother, its only useful if you want parking mode to record when someone approaches your car etc (something I don’t need). NOTE: Hard wiring could compromise your warranty (if something were to go wrong with your battery or electrics).

Fair enough... perhaps my words were harsh... but I’m still astonished that questions such as this needs to be asked.... Given the answers, clearly I’m the one at the wrong end of this as a lot of posters have suggested leaving the packaging on which to me seems extremely strange... I’d never give it a second thought and just remove the packaging / plastic cover.

Thats the ‘other thread’.... two separate germans have been at it....

Probably found a "spare" 200K baht.???????? and why they only found 0.8g of crystalmeth !!!

I think the process on this forum is to first get into debate you don’t have the intellectual or emotional tools to handle and then announce... “Thats it, you are on ignore”... as if you have won !!!!.... then it may work !! Alternatively... just don’t read the posts from the people you want to ignore..

There’s nothing to ‘rig up’... its simply receiving a signal from the cameras already there... The only thing Thailand would need to do is get the right to ‘re-broadcast’ with their own commentary... of ‘or hooooor’.... ‘geng maaak’... ‘ai-yaaaaa’...

Could it be some sort of liability insurance attached to the car.... ... i.e. it will pay for damage to someone else’s property, but not the car itself. It's then up to the insurance company to go after the ‘illegal’ driver to recover costs, no ? Isn’t this what the Government insurance is also for ?

It opens an interesting point... In other threads the matter of Driving licences, International driving Permits, Thai licenses etc have all been discussed... One point always pops up - that is the potential for insurance not to pay out if there is any minor indiscretion in licensing... Its even been mentioned that if you are here longer than 90 days the IDP is no longer valid etc... Thus... from an insurance perspective - whats the point in getting a licence at all ???? May as well just stick to our home licences and not bother !

I recall speaking with a Thai guy a few years ago who owned some massive solar farms ‘up country’... He had recently ‘pulled out’ and scrapped everything after the government stopped the subsidies - I don’t know much more about it, but it was a very interesting conversation. However in short, the farm at that time (about 6 years ago) became non-profitable. I guess those fields of solar panels were recycled somewhere.

oooohhh.... I’m feeling the seeds of another ‘Good guys in bad guys out’ campaign starting to sprout.... Big Joke himself must be tingling in anticipation of an other announcement, yet another crack-down... after all the last one is only 10 days old !!! Or... will they announce that this is the fruit of the latest ‘crackdown against overstayers’ ? https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/crime/big-joke-orders-crackdown-on-foreigners-who-overstay-in-thailand

Overstay is what they’ll likely use to ‘deal with the situation’... they’ll just hand him to immigration and he’ll be deported.... Its just much easier for the BiB that way.... Why is the Wife being charged? was any of this hers ??

The Pitbull owners will be salivating over a potential response here about how the Police wouldn’t be able to raid the house in the first place if the dog was a beloved Pittie and not a placid Labrador.... But then Mateas could have simply sent a photo of the dog as a threat and have avoided this whole drama !!!

All a bit silly but a very ‘Thailand’ experience, especially if in an area with limited exposure to Westerners. What I suspect is really going on here is that they have no idea what the actual requirements are so they are throwing everything out there to put you off. Someone on this forum has a list of requirements for the Yellow House Book (Thai and English - I’ve seen it posted on one of these Yellow House Book threads before). IF you can get hold one one of these lists and meet the requirements on that list then perhaps you may have greater success. The requirement to have the village head there is ridiculous - but you do need a Thai Witness (we used my MiL). ------- When I applied for the Yellow Tabien Baan my Wife went to the Amphur office first to ask the requirements (took a photo copy of my Passport and Visa - I was away at work at the time). My Wife was told on the spot - my Visa is not a real Visa, they won’t process the Yellow Book !!! Yes.. we were getting the runaround. When I returned to BKK we went back with my Passport, showed the Visa, again, not a real Visa !!! We asked them how I entered Thailand then !!!... If its a fake visa perhaps they should call the police, meanwhile I’ll call friends in Immigration to Confirm with her Supervisor that the visa is genuine !! Change of tune... OK.. I was given a list of requirements which included MFA Certified translation of the Embassy Verified Copy of my Passport... (I assume this is to ensure there is no mistake on the spelling of the Name... Although I was already registered with the Amphur on the Marriage Documents - its where we go to get the Kor Ror 2 & 3 from, so they already have our records, but I’m not about to argue that logic-disconnect with them)... We were told we needed an appointment... Next week?.. No, first appointment in 2 months !!!... Silly pish-taker... they really didn’t want to be doing this task which made me dig in a little more ! Two months later I found out why.... it took approximately 2 hours of what appeared to be solid paper-work (a lot of papers)... This is exactly why they don’t want to be doing this - its lot of work for the Amphur officer and its free !!!