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3 hours ago, jacko45k said:

We get all this at the start of each and every rainy season!

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. 

2 hours ago, yang123 said:

7 seater van.  4 deceased + 6 injured = 10?

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

4 minutes ago, KhaoNiaw said:

I haven't tried the app. I do it online here: https://eservice.dlt.go.th/esvapp/login.jsf 
It's only in Thai but if you need to get someone to help you register, it's very simple to use. The inspection and insurance information are all in the system so you don't need to use any documents.

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

11 minutes ago, KhaoNiaw said:

Once you've had the inspection done, you can do it through the online system and don't even need to go to the drive-through. As long as you have the inspection document, you can just present that for drive-through anyway though. 

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. 

That’s an average price of 3m baht each - to watch a football match?

A fool and his money are soon parted.

8 hours ago, asf6 said:

Can you choose to get notifications by email instead? That's what I get and I don't get charged anything by the bank. If you have access to your email on your mobile phone, an email is as good as an SMS. 

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

They can’t even spell democracy. 

9 hours ago, HauptmannUK said:

This news is not quite as exciting as it first appears. Toyota fully took over Daihatsu a few years back (2017 I think). The new Yaris/Veloz DNGA platform is a Toyota/Daihatsu joint project and Daihatsu engineers did most of the crash test approval work. At some point whilst preparing test cars a Daihatsu engineer scored a groove into the rear surface of the door inner plastic trim - the idea being to produce a stress concentration and cause this location to preferentially fracture during side impact, avoiding the potential for creation of any sharp edges. For whatever reason, this alteration didn't appear in the production moulding. However, the production vehicles do in fact meet the ECE UN R95 regulation (which includes 50km/h side impact). Subsequent internal testing of production vehicles confirms compliance as does independent testing with external oversight from the Belgian crash test authority. The suspension of deliveries in Thailand is because Thai government representatives want to witness new tests.  Clearly something went wrong with Toyota's internal procedures - potentially it was fraud. But it appears that cars meet the required standard even without the modification that was made. 

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?

3 minutes ago, transam said:

Yep, you are dealing with Toyota.............????

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. 

16 hours ago, BritScot said:

Didn't they say changes were made before testing?

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.

3 minutes ago, 2009 said:

I dunno. I'll leave that to the lawyers.

 

They guy hanging onto his bonnet was playing sillybuggers. It was not the accident in progress. The accident was a separate event.

 

It looked like they were trying to get into the locked vehicle or trying to get the driver out.

 

If either of which had transpired, the driver could have been on the receiving end of a violent gang attack, so he/she fled to safety. Fair enough.

 

I not think the motorcycle drivers had any right to do that to someone after an accident. They should let the police handle the matter.

 

 

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. 

19 hours ago, dinsdale said:

You seemed to have misunderstood my post. I didn't actually address the payment it was about the numbers. Airlines might not know who's who but immigration does so surely a programme could be put in place to share these details and come up with a more accurate number of actual tourists. As for the queues already being long enough the payment will make absolutely no difference as it will be added to airfares or charged when getting a tourist visa if border crossing. Border hop probably have to pay at the border.

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. 

1 hour ago, ChrisY1 said:

IMO, Thais driving ability has deteriorated over the past few years….the aggression has definitely increased, the ease at which drivers “lose” it here is crazy….brake checking, swerving and stopping mid traffic to argue or worse.

That the police are useless, makes for absolute lawlessness on Thailand’s roads.

These holidays will see hundreds killed….hundreds injured and maimed and all the travelling public get, are road blocks to scam a few baht!

I concur. It has deteriorated. A few years back you might see the odd motorcycle going through a red light, now it’s many of them. And, as you say, road rage is on the up, as is aggression. A sad state of affairs.