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There is 'discussion' to go on... ....because, this is not a reading forum, it's a 'forum designed for discussion'... IF it were just a 'reading forum' there would be nowhere for discussion ! Thus, when something is reported the veracity of the report is brought in to question, particularly from Thai news articles as they are often very poorly written without any fact checking. In this article I'd question if 'over' actually means 'over' or if the Lorry just parked behind the body. OR, maybe the as other posters mentioned, maybe the lorry driver did accidentally hit him and then wonder what to do. Was the 'witness' statement accurate - isn't it widely known already that witness statements can unreliable, particularly in low lighting etc. There is a lot of potential discussion about news articles we read on this forum because of the quality of source material.... Unless of course you are someone as mentally naive as yourself (LL) who blindly accepts the 'written word' as fact and then argues with every poster who does not agree 100% with a poorly written article. Your responses on this thread are as pedantic as they are predictable.

They were actually forced to by the EU which signed off on a new law which forced manufactures of all phones to utilise USB-C for all phones sold in the EU from 2024.

Where are you in Thailand ??? If in Bangkok Paddock (on Ratchada rd) stocks Shoei helmets and appears to stock the J-Cruise-2. https://paddock.co.th/product/jcruise-2/ I can't remember what exact size my head is... But I had my Neotec-2 fitted at Paddock (they have a pro helmet fitter and they adjusted some of the forehead and check padding for a perfect fit).

And why did you have to pay this particular cab in cash..... does the reason invalidate some of the prior comment you made? Because it was a flag-fall taxi and it was late... nearly all other transactions are digital - that invalidates no comment whatsoever. I don't use the Win riders (its been years) however, I'd agree, paying these guys in cash is probably simpler and it helps to keep some cash at hand for such scenarios... (I have no idea how much cash I have in my wallet now, its been so long since I looked, it could be 200 baht, it could 5000 baht). On the Grab or Bolt Apps the setting is for 'default payment' method, thus, your payment registers to the 'driver / rider' as whatever your default payment method is unless otherwise adjusted in the booking phase of the transaction. PromtPay is incredibly simple, more so once you've used it a few times. I'm actually finding it harder and harder to obtain a Grab Taxi. Bolt seem to accept a ride and cancel it within seconds. I'm wondering if this is due to the 'Card Payment' setting I have as default and if I change it to 'cash' I encourage greater success.

Isn't that called autosarcophagy ???

How do you know that? Because one person you spoke to on the phone was able to recite the legal requirements to you? Firstly being able to recite the requirements doesn't equate to being able to recognise them on any given international document. Secondly, a different person (there was definitely more than one member of staff the last time I was at that particular office) may not even know the precise requirements in the first place [and, again, even if they do know them, they may still not be able to recognise them on a foreign license...] Exactly.... As any of us... correction. Most of us with any experience here are well aware - the knowledge and professional standards exampled in many 'official' offices around Thailand varies significantly. I've had a to correct and immigration officer who had the wrong idea about regulations he really should have been aware of. I've been able to use my yellow house book at the DLT as proof of address, yet in other DLT's this yellow house book is not accepted. Some guys are unable to get a yellow house book at all because their Amphur officer is being awkward. I would never take the word of one person over the phone when considering such matters - the only real 'proof of the pudding is in the eating'.... and many of us have 'eaten the pudding' and suggested, go ahead, give it a try. Not to give it a go would be dumb when there is no downside to trying.

Fair enough - I made a mistake in listing the A1 and A2 endorsement, I don't have those. I can see why you were confused, although, I stated the comment below. Answers contradicting the above are clearly wrong as first hand experience and other posters have proven with their first hand experience.

That is still asking for precise information. It's not in any way the same as rocking up at an office and giving it a go. Exactly - IF someone calls up and says... .... "Hey, I only have a UK licence that allows me to ride up to 50cc, can I still get a full MC licence ?" Or... "Hey, I only have a UK car licence that doesn't allow me to ride a bike, can I still get a full MC licence ?" Of course the answer is going to be no... The very nature of the question in the first place is going to return a 'nay' response - asking the question at all is naive and daft. The Cha-am office may be well informed, OR, Pilgrims wife provided already preloaded the 'nay' answer with the information she presented in the question. As you mention - Rocking up at a DLT and 'giving it a go' is the most viable option to secure a positive result - as has been proven by many posters already. IF someone has any 'scooter' endorsement on their UK Driving Licence (in the form of the silhouetted etc), then 'give it a go' at any DLT first, even Cha-am as the desk office will have a different opinion than the person on the phone who's response was quite likely influenced by the 'detail' presented in the question.

Again you are accusing me of being a liar - Why ???? I've posted a copy of my UK Driving licence - you have the proof in front of you. You are mistaken.

Did the same less than a year ago when I renewed my car license. Exactly this... Yet, even in the light of first hand experience we have fools who will accuse us that this is not possible.

You are wrong and have now accused me of spreading 'blatantly untrue' information. This is why comments in response to GOAT are less than complimentary, because he is implying the the same thing (that I am lying) when I have personal experience to the contrary. I posted a photo of the endorsements of my licence (maybe the photo was not clear enough - another posted below). I only have AM and A endorsements. I don't have A1 or A2. I had no issues getting a Thai MC licence based my on A & AM endorsements on my UK Driving licence - Nothing can be clearer than that - it is an indisputable fact yet you claim it is blatantly untrue, ergo you have accused me of lying. I keep repeating that this is entirely possible - and there are those which keep arguing it isn't - those people are wrong and deliberately muddying the thread and are being responded to with an appropriate measure of disregard. The FACT is, that a Thai MC licence can be obtained with a UK Driving Licence with A and AM endorsements - its been done !!!! AM endorsement - Ride a mopeds with speed range of 25 km/h to 45 km/h (rough top speed of 30mph) Ride small three-wheelers (up to 50 cc and below 4 kW) Ride light quadricycles (weighing under 350 kg, top speed 45 km/h)

He's trolling without any knowledge and deliberately mudding the waters because he doesn't like the OP - You'll see this pattern in other threads with the same poster.

????……. Duh, duh duh, duh duh, duh duh, duh duh….. ????.

Do what other countries do and have an ‘opt out’ system whereby it is assumed everyone is an organ donor unless they have specifically opted out.

Multitalented guys !!! OK OK…. Ridiculous reporting standards aside, this is excellent.

I can't believe anyone makes such comments without the intention to be deliberately trollish and triggering... ... that is until reading your numerous posts dripping in 'anti-westerner' sentiment. That you are now stretching this ridiculous mentality on to Thai's who have mixed Thai parentage is hilarious... You're just like the 'gone native' fool I used to work with who'd walk around offering people insects, trying to be more Thai than the Thai's and getting laughed at and receiving strange weirded out perplexed looks from the Thai's... ... You are so dosed up on your own Kool-ade you have no idea how preposterous your comments are.

Posh accents ??? - where are you from ???? these guys are fresh out of 'The only way is Essex' !!! Fair enough, they've made their Vid, they are excited about their travels... Good on them for getting out rather than the masses who never travel or experience the world outside their country. Someone didn't finish school and is getting all pitthy and jealous at someone elses freedome to travel.

With the exception of the Phuket taxi woman article, the reports of which have, so far, not been proven to be totally inaccurate! Touché, LL....

Actually, its your body reacting to the solvent cut of the fluid, there are a number of fluids which are harmful and even deadly to us yet colourless and odourless.... You knew before scientists that Diesel was more harmful to health than petrol ?. As explained above - your nose is not the answer, because your nose cannot smell NO2 - which is the reason Diesel has been 'de-popularised' after its noughties governmental push. My point is still... Governments were pushing diesel as a better alternative to Petrol in the early 2000's and then that backfired. Are we so sure EV's are the way forward compared to other alternatives such as carbon-capture, improved catalytic converters, hydrogen fuel-cells etc ??? Could there be issues with EV's in the future, something we haven't thought about or are not aware of yet?

Slightly off-topic but somewhat pertinent to the insurance point. Win-Riders (motorcycle taxis) must ride on registered motorcycles (registered for Motorcycle taxi purposes)... these have Yellow Number Plates... Look around, over half of them are white. So that means the MC taxi is not licenced to carry you ! (if you are someone who uses MC taxis). Nudging this up to cars... how can we tell if a regular taxi is taxed, insured, licensed etc we can't... We need the Police to do this for us and if they are investigating the competition in support of the taxi's neither are they likely to check. This has nothing to do with protecting the public - its about business.

As Por-Ror-Bor would cover pedestrians, occupants of other vehicles etc I think it simply covers 'everything'... (but could be wrong). Interesting point.... As far as health and medical insurance... Yes, always covered, then also take precautions to wear a *seatbelt etc... *Seatbelts !... how many taxi's do we get in where the car is in such a state of disrepair there are no seatbelts.... Don't get in the taxi then, I hear people pattering away at their keyboard with such a response... I have walked away, many times (especially if about to take a journey on an expressway), but, walking away is not always a viable option so we are forced to take the risk. I'd be much happier taking a ride in this car, than the vast majority of Taxi's I ride in. This is also why Grab-Car is much better than Grab-Taxi. The reality here is that this lady is very likely to be providing a better service than 'real taxis'.... Why is that ? shouldn't the professionals be providing the best service ?

Correct - it is an automatic assumption of mine that what is reported such news article as the Op that there is no fact checking, not checks and balances, no first hand statements... It is my automatic assumption that these articles are written by people who have never even been to the scene or taken direct comments from the people involved. It is my automatic assumption that many of these articles are written by people who are simply repeating what the police have told them, and the police are not a measure of honesty and intergirty so a lot of that is flawed information anyway. It is my automatic assumption that some reporters scour social media and then make a story out of something someone else has posted online. It is my assumption that the reasons so many of us get into these debates on platforms such as this is because the information itself is so vague, so contradictory, so unreliable, so absent of facts that half of us are left making assumptions and arguing with those who believe the written word as unadulterated fact. You and I often end up in disagreements on these threads LL... But I'm not arguing with your morals or standards, I'm arguing with your naivety in your unwavering belief that if its written in an article its fact... We have witnessed so many examples where what is reported is an outright lie.... ( the most recent one being a reports of a front wheeled car drifting !!! )...

Which makes a mokery out of the comments made by LL about insurance cover. The basic Por-Ror-Bor has better cover (as mentioned above). So the argument, legal taxi's have better cover for fare paying passengers is completely flawed.

If the taxi does not subscribe to voluntary insurance, it would likely at least have the mandatory Por Ror Bor cover which provides baht 80,000 in medical expenses and baht 500,000 for death or permanent disability. It is not necessary to establish fault for this cover to apply and would apply to passengers. In which case the female (non) taxi driver has the same insurance....

Yes, that's been proven/direct link for a long time.... IMHO Diesel really should be only used for commercial vehicles, if at all. I don't disagree with you - but I think you missed my point. When did YOU know this ? Did you know in the 1990's and early 2000's ??? In 2001 the British Government reduced tax rates on diesel cars based on their lower CO2 emissions to meet agreements outlined in the Kyoto agreement. Obviously not a lot was known about Nitrogen oxides then. Now, governments are favouring EV's and pushing those... In 20 years will we know something new about further damage to our health or environment as a result of significantly increased EV usage ?