kwilco

No it's not "legit" - but what are you going to do.? Wait till it has been inspected properly and probably wait over night or be asked to do repairs before getting your vehicle back? on the other hand, corruption in Thailand is regarded as "legit" as it oils the wheels of bureaucracy - te police officer did you a favour - or at least that's how it's regarded my 60% of Thai people. The OP appears to have done the right thing though in calling the insurance company. the FIRST thing you do after an incident is ring your insurance - others can ring police ambulance but you need the insurance man to act as an intermediary between you, the authorities and the other parties involved. Without them the situation could have got out of hand. In a normal functioning democracy the police report an incident and the court/judiciary then handle any fines or prosecution. In Thailand this seldom happens as the court system is quite incapable of handling minot=r motoring offences. What happens in Thailand is the police try to "settle" the matter there and then - they apportion blame and arrange payments. This usually involves a payment to any injured parties and a "fee" of some kind to the police for their efforts. To get this on the right track it is essential that you have your insurance representative there at the scene - they normally take about 20 minutes or so to get there. One should also bear in mind that RTP don't have any police that are fully trained in dealing with road safety or RTIs I have seen quite a few incidents where a foreigner is clearly trying to argue the toss based on his interpretation of his home country's driving laws .... in the end they are just making matters worse for themselves.

That's correct - unless your are "bat-<deleted>" crazy. As you can see from the figures, most people don't ever do this or even come into close contact with a bat. The thing is in the USA people appear to try and remove bats from their property. I lived in Brisbane and approximately 20,000 fruit bats flew out from their roost over may house 4 or 5 times a week - there is no need or likelihood to come into contact with them. Except when they die on the electric cables outside, then the council disposed of them. So even if they were carrying the virus - and they also carry another "Nipah virus". But as explained the chances for them being a successful vector is ridiculously slim. however I when I see people stroking stray dogs in this country, it makes me cringe. I was only bitten once by a dog in Thailand and that was one owned by a hotel - it came out and nipped my ankle - I got straight on a motorcycle taxi and went to the nearest hospital and had a course of 3 rabies jabs - I'd had 2 before setting out from home. So I repeat - "Great way to risk catching Covid 22 or Rabies " - no it's not

TCM is one of the greatest threats to our environment - Unfortunately there is a large group of people in Thailand (and elsewhere in Asia) who think it is beneficial or traditional to eat wild animals and plants - they are just a danger to the planet

ALL mammals can contract and transmit rabies – if you are bitten by ANY mammal you need to get rabies shots. "Cases of human rabies cases in the United States are rare, with only 1 to 3 cases reported annually. Twenty-five cases of human rabies have been reported in the United States in the past decade (2009-2018). Seven of these infections were acquired outside of the U.S. and its territories." - CDC. In the States contact with wild animals is the leading cause of rabies - Racoons, Bats etc.. Most dogs and cats are more likely vaccinated or at least not feral so the risk is less. To catch rabies you need to be bitten by any mammal at all. If it just breaks the skin a little bit, you need a course of rabies injections. In Thailand, the majority of animals affected by rabies in Thailand are dogs. The affected dogs can be owned, free or semi-free roaming, and are likely to be unvaccinated. You have to consider what the chances are in Thailand of being bitten by a mammal and which mammals re most likely to bite you. How often to do come into close contact with a dog, how often do you catch or stroke a bat? The fact is that almost all rabies cases in humans in Thailand come from dogs.

It's illegal to use your passport as a deposit. As you can buy a motorcycle starting around 10K and 50 k deposit is not practical. Are you renting to holidaymakers or long term resident and Thai customers? There is a trade over the borders in bikes. You need credit/debit cards Addresses and verify these. I would also check the market - wherever you are the competition will be fierce.

I think you have lagged behind in your understanding of this topic and now you seem to have resorted to vague ad homs? Your bizarre literal interpretations, naivety and inability to understand allegory in peoples' posts are putting you outside the stream of the topic, which is, I remind you, "How racism, xenophobia and religious discrimination were woven into the fabric of the UK" - All this makes you increasingly look like a classic example of this. I won't ask you to follow up as I find discussing this matter with is just pigeon chess.

It has been said - "there is stupid, stupider and racist" - It seems some people have failed to either read or understand the post with the list "Here's a litmus test for you...... Tropes and clichés used by racists ….. ............ 1 to 30 ....... If you can tick any one of these, you are probably racist." There are limited inferences to be drawn from this - but others seem to want to interpret it is ways it cannot be interpreted

Looking through the posts on this thread it is easy to see “How racism, xenophobia and religious discrimination were woven into the fabric of the UK” and who those who contribute to it are.

Hi kwilco, Your post is a little too cryptic for me, perhaps you would elaborate for clarification. To what "list" in my post are you referring to? Glad you love my wording choice of "faux outrage" now in triple form. What exactly is in denial? And lastly, #15, is this a reference to a bus route, meal on a menu, queue number for immigration? It has me beat. Kind regards Paul https://aseannow.com/topic/1274600-othered-how-racism-xenophobia-and-religious-discrimination-were-woven-into-the-fabric-of-the-uk/?do=findComment&comment=17668555

Apart from civil liberties and the effect on the economy just try to thing about the practicalities of you suggestion.

"Thai road mentality." - totally the wrong approach. This why progress isn't made in Thailand.

This jaw-droppingly inane comment is typical of the Thai authorities approach to road safety - that of total ignorance - just simply turning their back on the accepted science. Piece-meal legislation on single issues and and intermittent dictums without any specific plan are just allowing the situation in Thailand to continue. It IS solvable - the longer they ignore this, the longer it will take to solve the situation. You have to install these measures - if you don't o them ALL then you won't make significant progress. Enforcement - Reform the police and courts Education - this goes much further than driving tests Engineering - the design and state of both roads and vehicles is a major factor in road safety Emergency Services - thousands of people die because despite surviving a crash they are let down by first responders and A&E in hospitals Evaluation - Thailand lags behind the rest of the world appallingly in the gathering and analysis of statistics and scene of accident calibration - this is vital to address why and how crashes occur.

In the UK it's the driver that's insured for a particular vehicle. It takes into account the driver's record - convictions claim etc. So did my Thai insurance as I got no claims bonus. Once you start changing vehicles and drivers, the cover can become a lot less. My UK insurance covers me for my car and only 3rd party of other vehicles. In Thailand I could allow others to driver temporarily and I was never 100% sure how fully they were covered. I'm pretty sure that the cover offered was less. All Thai cars carry very basic insurance that is paid for when you tax the vehicle yearly. This only covers the bare minimum. If you have a full insurance policy then they may expect to be notified of other regular drivers. I would suggest to the OP that they talk to the insurance company - or their agent to get a full explanation. My 4x4 with noted mods was insured for just over 10,000 baht per annum which remained about the same for years due to rises in cost against no claims bonus. I never had a major claim - a few small dings that were dropped when the other party realised I had full insurance and was capable of challenging any trumped up claims. I use AXA who were great - Originally it was some company called Safety Insurance, but I gave up with them shortly after changing vehicles as their customer service was appalling. AXA had bail bond, roadside recovery and windscreen included. I think if they are a regular second/other regular driver requiring full cover, they will be expected to add their name to the policy

It's amazing tht everything on that list is clearly apparent in many of the posts. - I love the repeated use of "faux outrage" .. it is just denial or #15.

As far as I can ascertain this article is pretty accurate - it is also infuriating It doesn't appear to be dated and there are no citations. "the highway code" that everyone uses as a quote is from 1979 - it is updated in a couple of places but it really shows how haphazard road safety legislation is in Thailand. Unfortunately Thailand still seems to govern by "dictum" and over the years many pronouncements are made by nabobs trying to make their mark - how much of this actually becomes law and how much is enforced is debatable. so the result is that almost every aspect of Thai road law is debatable and how it is enforced is a matter of contention. of course the law is only one aspect of road safer=ty and driving in Thailand - many people endanger themselves and others by simply have an arrogant attitude to driving in the country and think everyone should drive like they do in their home country

Yet again your simplistic responses show very little understanding of the issues. Ukraine is not just a military problem - it is economic and UK was, before Brexit a powerful influencer in the EU. Energy policies imports and exports. (e.g. gas) are all things that Russia worries about. Because of Boris and Brexit the UK's standing in Europe is greatly reduced - even to a laughingstock - e=why do you think Putin was so close to Boris and spent so much time persuading theBritish to leave the EU?

did you see her speech on cheese?????

Since Brexit the world has looked on at the UK dumbfounded - they watch these things unfolding and can't understand why the UK still continues and has become the laughing stock of the world with a kamikaze economy. PS - If the Tories put Boris back in, he is already an international joke.

Things have improved in he last 20 years - retailers are beginning to adopt modern customer service practices. In most western countries there are laws that relate to satisfactory performance expectations and satisfactions etc, Thailand lags behind in a lot of this even if the laws are in place there isn't a lot you can do to enforce a law as the courts take months or years..... Despite a change there is still an attitude of "the customer is always at fault" that pervades most of the big shops. Things like fake discounts partial guarantees passing the buck continue. There is one thing that annoys me in particular is the idea that you need a receipt when returning faulty goods and the like. Basically they have bar codes, and records of sale and you probably have a record of the transaction with your bank but nine times out of ten it is totally obvious where/when the item was bought from, asking for receipts is just trying to put another obstacle in your way. Another is claiming that they aren't responsible for the good and it has to be returned to the supplier. many stores now offer 7 day no-quibble returns, but many people ma well have a legitimate reason to return good after that period. Back in the days of Tesco Lotus, I bought a very cheap desk lamp and was told there was no return after 7days - I pointed out that it hadn't been. marked on the box or shelf and they replaced the item - they agreed but I felt but they weren't happy. However if you know exactly what you want to achieve to solve the issue and are polite and smiling you have a very good chance.

the way a car is insured is an assessment of how much they could potentially cost an insurance company....they take into account the value of the car and the statistics regarding frequency of claims, age of drivers etc. An imported KD car ca cost a fortune is replacement parts and they often have to be shipped in individually. and they have duty to pay on them They can also cause a lot of third party damage and their drivers may also be more likely to claim. - just a windscreen can cost two or three times the price of a car made in Thailand.

In the UK it's the driver that's insured for a particular vehicle. Once you start changing vehicles and drivers the cover can become a lot less. My UK insurance covers me for my car and only 3rd party of other vehicles. In Thailand I could allow others to driver temporarily and I was never 100% sure how fully they were covered. Thailand cars carry very basic insurance that is paid for when you tax the vehicle yearly. Tis only covers the bare minimum. If you have a full insurance policy then they may expect to be notified of other regular drivers. I would suggest to the OP that they talk to the insurance company - or their agent to get a full explanation. My 4x4 with noted mods was insured for just over 10,000 baht per annum which remained about the same for years due to rises in cost against no claims bonus. I never had a major claim - a few small dings that were dropped when the other party realised I had full insurance and was capable of challenging any trumped up claims. I use AXA who were great - Originally it was some company called Safety Insurance, but I gave up with them shortly fter changing vehicles as their customer service was appalling. AXA had bail bond, roadside recovery and windscreen included. I think if they are a regular second/other driver, they will be expected to add their name to the policy

This is a potentially misleading statement. Unlike Australia there has only been limited research on Box Jellies in Thailand and there natural history hasn't been mapped. As yet there is no evidence of a season - the numbers are way too low to identify a season statistically with confidence. In Australia the season is identified but this is connected with the source - e populations rise during wet periods and spawn in estuaries where they then swim down the coast. in Thailand as yet no-one has identified the source of the local box Jellies or a season. Te chances of being actually stung by a box jelly is relatively low but the STAKES are very high in that they are often fatal. trying to say they only exist at certain times is worrying as it may encourage people to swim without considering the dangers or taking precautions

It's important to know the species

the last one was about the same time last year.

No it isn't. Just check how these viruses are transmitted and then ask yourself what the likelihood is of this happening.