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2 year licence is 200 baht, 5 yr is 500. I lived near Pattaya and NEVER used the DLT or immigration in that town....just go to Chonburi. You may find variations from th OP's description depending on which DLT you go to, but less s crowded ones take less time and cost your less.

You clearly haven't visited a motor factory in the last 20 years or so

I think a good knowledge of Thailand involves looking at all sorts of things - there's hardly part of Thailand I haven't seen, but for some who don't seem to make head of tale what they re looking at it would be a waste of time. I suppose you've never seen Soi 6?

I took my British ex for a drive down So i6, Pattaya one time. She looked at the street and then said "I feel sorry for them" "What? These girls?" I asked "No" she replied "The men"

I don't think you understand the technology of building automobiles these days. Your views are too simplistic to engage in a rational discussion.

Sorry but the Chinese engineers are well aware of the standards of the competition and how to achieve that Thy have even got foreign engineers training them..

that's exactly what they said about Japanese cars, Korean cars etc...... they are likely to be the ONLY cars in 20 years time.

They re in a tricky position. It involves money and ethics. They don't want you to die so they keep up a minimum care but they won't do extra work. The problem with this is that it often results in the situation getting worse - Bones set incorrectly or infections set it. So a relatively controllable situation can run away through lack of activity and withheld treatments. There should be a system where treatment is given and then the patient is billed by the hospital - they would then be in legally in debt. I think most people would pay off the debt over a period of time, but the default assumption by the hospitals is they will abscond and not pay.

Is he being "treated"? - I read he needs two more ops - will they do them?

Is that REALLY reducing the risk - have you seen how they are built?

so I'd love to know how you work out you've driven 1,000,000km in Thailand.

this shows you simply understand nothing about road safety - if you think your personal experience/record qualifies you then you don't begin to grasp the topic all. If you seriously think that is the case, my driving CV exceeds yours in every aspect. - but s I pointed out it is cr=itical thinking that enables someone to understand which you don't appear to be able to do.

...and you still know nothing about road safety - unbelievable. the arrogance of foreign drivers! ** - so you are implying that you are a better driver than Thai people? -** One strategy to avoid the Dunning-Kruger effect and other biases are, to be honest with yourself about your abilities and commit to ongoing self-education. The more we learn, the more we realize just how little we really know. This helps keep us grounded — and can help us make more informed decisions. easier said than done!

As I said earlier. however it is also worth remembering that most of the old expats who go on about the Thai test, took the most rudimentary of tests themselves. They then claim "experience" which in reality id=s just the accumulation of bad habits.

What this this case shows has little to do with the poor man himself. It shows up the dreadful healthcare in Thailand, the inevitable problems when a country has 30 to 40 million visitors per annum. It shows the lack of empathy of TV members - I wonder how they would think if they end up in a situation? It shows that the Thai authorities yet again show a lack of interest in the welfare of visitors to their country. They should be now have a system to deal with this sort of case - they just don't bother

You clearly don't know anything bout the current driving tests. THe problem is that a test - and I bet yours was too easy? - is that they don't really add up to much in a lifetime of driving. In Thailand the problem has not been the test, it is corruption and the hading out of driving licences for "favours"

totally illogical and irrelevant observation

You aren't answering the point I made - the type of incident, pedestrian, motor=bike, car it is irrelevant to what I said

Most foreign drivers on 2 or 4 wheels fail to learn and adapt to driving in Thailand. Many are just too old or set in their ways.

I would have thought twice about 3rd party only. No medical cover for yourself there.

The NHS costs nearer to £3500 per capita. This is 18% less than countries like Germany and France. It is one of the best systems in the world. When you measure this against taxes the average UK person has a very low tax level....similar to middle income America which has the worst healthcare system in the Western world. Standarts of training and care in the UK are uniformly the highest in the world. However the current government has a personal vested interest in running down the NHS in order to justify privatisation. This is not only dogma but many Tory MPs have interests in private healthcare companies. I have personal experience and knowledge of several healthcare systems around the world and few are as competent of accessible to the highest level as the UK NHS. It is a universal system who's primary function is to treat and save patients.

Why does everyone think it's never their fault but someone else's?

So is the hospital refusing to do the next 2 ops unless they are paid in advance?

Interesting that the haze is still s far South as Hua Hin. I was surprised last month to see evidence of the haze in Prachuap. A lot of people see beautiful sunsets and fail to realise that they too are a result of the haze. as for "white smoke" - that may just be normal clouds?

Be aware that visibility is not a reliable factor - Visibility - At high concentrations, PM2.5 these particles become visible to the naked eye as ‘haze’, but they are harmful to us long before we can see evidence of air pollution in the sky.