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Rent money is money lost forever.

I think it’s good to keep people aware. This maybe the first rainy season for many visitors/long stayers. I’ve had dengue, and it’s not to be taken lightly.

Normal. I’m surprised it was as few as 10.

Thanks for the information. I might well give it a try. Cheers

Thank you. Is the online one you're referring to in the form of the the DLT app?

Does anyone know if you can use the drive-through tax facility in years when the car needs inspection, i.e. when it's 6+ years old? Mine is coming up to it's first inspection this year and I'd rather use the drive-through than sit around waiting in the office. Thanks in advance.

I don’t think it matters what the Senators do, as they’ll get him on the shares. It happened before with the founder of MF. If it happens again then Pita, and the party, can only be described as incredibly naïve and very, very foolish.

Let the games begin.

That’s an average price of 3m baht each - to watch a football match? A fool and his money are soon parted.

Good point. To be honest, I don’t know. I’ll check with my bank.

I concur. I have a bank account in the UK and never get charged for any transaction (digital or physical) whatsoever. And I don’t get a monthly charge for notifications by SMS of transactions on my account, which Thai banks do.

They can’t even spell democracy.

Thanks for that insight. Very interesting. Can we assume then that these subsequent tests have now been witnessed by the Thai government, as deliveries are set to resume?

Good to see you back Trans.

My wife ordered one of these in March. Originally scheduled for delivery this week, Toyota have now said that it will be delivered in two weeks’ time, so it looks as though the problem may have been sorted.

‘Official’ results due around two months later.

Changes were made for the initial crash tests, so that the cars would pass. They reverted to standard materials/design following the test. Therefore all the cars currently on the road do not have the crash test materials/design fitted.

So, what’s all the fuss about? If, as he says, the vehicles already on the road are safe, then surely so are any subsequently manufactured vehicles, so no need to stop sales. However, if they are proven to be unsafe, hence the reason for stopping sales, then those currently on the road are also unsafe.

Maybe they think we all look the same! ????????

…..by his eyelids.

I tend to agree. The problem with leaving it to the police though is that they know how it will end; with the taxi rider being charged for damage to the car, or something equally as idiotic. Hence this trend of vigilante justice we see here. Just my opinion.

Fair point about the numbers. I did misread that. But the airlines have already said they can’t differentiate as to who’s who, so the fee being added to the ticket price is a non-starter. Plus, many tourists don’t need a tourist visa per se so paying for it during the visa application won’t work either. You’re right that immigration are in the best position to decide who’s a tourist and who isn’t, and that brings us back to the point that if the fee ends up being collected by them then mayhem at borders will ensue.

The queues at immigration are already long enough without people having to pay to enter the country.

That should teach him.

Hmm. After all the passengers, cars and crew alighted the ferry would’ve been higher in the water. Even allowing for a receding tide it’s unlikely for ‘something solid’ to be in the vicinity of a ferry terminal that has been used for years without a previous incident. My guess (having seen this type of thing before) is that the ballast/fuel was shifted to one side by the swell (or it was incorrectly balanced) causing it to list.