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On 7/27/2018 at 11:46 AM, ExpatOilWorker said:

The Five Billion Pound Super Sewer 

Episode 2 is out on here.  https://1337x.to/torrent/3139677/The-Five-Billion-Pound-Super-Sewer-S01E02-1280x720p-HD-50fps-soft-Eng-subs/

19 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

After that they would need a visa to enter the country.

After that entry they can overstay, without financial penalty, up until their 14 birthday. Or may be their 15th? Memory is a little faded these days.

On 7/16/2018 at 7:54 PM, Lacessit said:

You can't legislate safety.

Yes you can but it all boils down to the police to enforce it.

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ROAD SAFETY

Proposed ban on young pillion riders sparks outrage

13/03/2015 
Post Reporters 

Parents and motorcyclists have expressed disagreement with the Office of Consumer Protection's (OCP's) proposed plan to ban young pillion passengers from riding on motorcycles. (See another article on the debate over the ban here ). 

The plan is drawing the ire of parents and motorcyclists, saying motorcycles are the best mode of transport in the city and an ideal choice for people who cannot affordcars. 

They expressed their views Thursday after an OCP executive meeting on Wednesday. It was decided at the meeting that relevant state agencies be urged to help push for the ban.  

Weerachai Chomsakorn, deputy secretary-general of the OCP, said meeting attendeeshad agreed to ban pillion passengers under the age of six from riding on motorcycles. 

The move is in response to an increasing number of motorcycle accidents leaving children injured and killed, he said.

 

https://www.bangkokpost.com/learning/learning-news/496577/motorcycle-ban-for-young-children-sparks-debate

Great reply here regarding Thai drivers.Whoever thinks most Thai drivers are tooled up are living in a dream.

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Compared to the UK, I find Thai drivers generally don't display aggression. Appalling lack of anticipation; total lack of understanding about why tailgating is potentially lethal; out in the country, total lack of road sense; etc etc. But road rage? Occasionally from a BMW driver, but in general Thais seem very accepting of being cut up etc. I put it down to a mixture of Buddhism and 'mai pen rai'.

Sounding ones horn applies to anywhere in the world. It's called 'driving etiquette';. With regards to road rage I've never seen any road rage here in 13 years and I assure all I use my horn lots when some Somchai deserves it. And I'd lay odds that road rage is more common in the UK than here. 

33 minutes ago, faraday said:

Is 'le jardin' on tpb, as usual can't find it?

 

Try https://thepiratebay.org/search/El Jardin de Bronce/0/99/0

7 hours ago, johng said:

a lot of them carry weapons of various sorts  including guns and swords and seem itching for a a showdown.

Fiction.

On 1/10/2016 at 8:39 AM, Crossy said:

A few drops of Tea-Tree oil

Just put a few drops on the scalp before bedtime and massage in. Repeat once a week. 

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Research has found that a 1 percent tea tree oilsolution is capable of killing 100 percent head licewithin 30 minutes. ... After performing a patch test, apply few drops of tea tree oil on the patient's scalp, and let it sit overnight. The following morning, the hair can be combed through to remove the dead lice.

3 hours ago, oilinki said:

Or if you mean, UK is allowed to trade only with 50 countries outside of EU, please name those countries as well. 

Do yer own Google-ing. Same as I had to.

3 hours ago, oilinki said:

EU itself has already 26 trading partners. You claim that UK trades with only 24 other countries?

No I didn't.

2 hours ago, Farang two dot zero said:

You talk about this hospital i suppose:
Nakhon Ratchasima Rajanagarindra Psychiatric Hospital 
86 Chang Phuak Road Tambon Nai Muang Amphoe Mueang Chang Wat Nakhon Ratchasima 30000

Yes. Telephone number 044 233999

 Cheap and very professional.

2 months supply of antidepressants 420 Baht. Doctors fee 50 Baht. 470 Baht total. Good luck.

4 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

The EU does not prevent the UK trading with the rest of the world.

The EU only gives the UK trading access  to 50 ish countries outside of its borders. Whereas, as I pointed out, there's 105 ish countries waiting for Brexit.

12 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

There you go, ditch the established market in the hope that we might find something else. 

There you go spreading doom and gloom. There's a whole world out there, outside the EU, just waiting to set up as trading partners.

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New study shows 105 countries that WANT better trade with UK

On 5/27/2018 at 12:11 PM, stephenterry said:

It is also a fact that the UK exports more to the Netherlands than to the Commonwealth countries combined.

Only cuz we are restricted in who we trade with. Let's see if that remains the case post Brexit. 

1 hour ago, Ks45672 said:

It's fools like yourself that make them think all Farang are dumber than dogs*** and can be hit up for any price they pull out of their ass..... 

2 minutes ago, Ks45672 said:

Everyone will tell you fines are not the same nationwide for various offences 

'Everyone? You're the only one so far.

3 minutes ago, Ks45672 said:

 

And if you don't negotiate the fines and pay the first price they ask  for they will have a good laugh at your expense, god bless America lol

'Negotiate fines'? You're having a laugh. If it's negotiable then it's 'tea money' and the chances are, being as you're so ignorant, you'll end up paying more than what the legal penalty is. On top of that, by offering 'tea money' to a policeman you're offering him a bribe. Hope you get caught in a sting one day as it's people like you who make the police what they are. By the way how much do save by 'negotiating' on a 200 Baht parking fine. Farang Kee Nok.   

2 hours ago, Ks45672 said:

No point posting up fixed prices, they vary from station to station even around bkk

 

Quite obvious that you have trouble understanding and reading a quote from a link.

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The traffic law is the same throughout the country, so all fines should be the same amount no matter where you are in the Kingdom.

On 12/21/2017 at 4:40 PM, Takeprofit said:

Today I was fined for driving against the flow of traffic. I got the bill for 400 THB to pay at the police station.

Did you receive a fine ticket issued by the police officer or did you just pay what he asked? If you didn't get a ticket you paid tea money. Not only that, you paid twice as much as a valid ticket fine.

7 hours ago, Ks45672 said:

They are always negotiable for me the last two decades

Maybe you need to work on your negotiation skills or speak to them in Thai

You are funny. You are the only person in Thailand that is allowed to negotiate on how much fine to pay. Amazing.    ?

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The traffic law is the same throughout the country, so all fines should be the same amount no matter where you are in the Kingdom.

 

The penalties for the most common violations are:

• No license plate – B400
• Running a red light – B300
• Reckless driving – B400
• Illegal U-turn – B400
• Blocking traffic – B200
• Operating an illegal vehicle – B1,000
• Parking in a non-parking area – B200
• No vehicle insurance – B600
• Driving against the flow of traffic – B200
• No helmet (Passenger & Driver) – B200
• No driver’s license – B400
• No owner’s registration – B400
• Overdue vehicle tax – B400
• Using a vehicle which makes noise louder than the prescribed limit – B1,000

Read more at https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-traffic-fines-in-clear-view-60064.php#y5bwyIfSY7IomyuI.99

 

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1 hour ago, stevenl said:

Says the one who still hasn't provided a link to his own claim.

What are you talking about? I provided a couple of links to my claim. For one, 'The Nation' newspaper article.

3 hours ago, Ks45672 said:

In bkk there is a monthly quota of official tickets that must be issued

And you can provide a link to prove that?

3 hours ago, Ks45672 said:

Why would fines be negotiable if that wasn't the case?? 

Who said fines are negotiable? As far as I'm aware all traffic violations have fixed penalties.

On 5/20/2018 at 7:15 AM, stevenl said:

Quoting a quote from somebody else is not proof.

This has been discussed on other forums and others have verified as to it being true. I was a disbeliever, as some on here, so I went and asked a policeman friend and he confirmed it. In some ways I still have trouble understanding it as I see it as a licence to make money and fail to understand why policemen don't take advantage of this. But they do.

15 hours ago, Ks45672 said:

It's a 50/50 split between the guy who writes the ticket and his boss

 

 That's why they don't mind if you pay half the official price without bothering to waste time writing  a ticket

 

He gets the same amount anyway

 

The above quote is completely wrong.

14 hours ago, jackdd said:

So according to this chart the police man who stops you would get 28.5% of the fine

All I can say is that that is wrong. I think that to be the old system used before the present leader changed it in March 2017. Which is linked to the article below.

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Mixed reaction as Prayut uses Article 44 to bar registration of vehicles involved in violations until penalties paid

 

PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha’s latest Article 44 order barring traffic-fine dodgers from renewing their annual vehicle registration has become another contentious issue for both critics and supporters.

With as many as 86 per cent of the 680,000 traffic tickets unpaid over the past seven months, authorities believed it is necessary for the premier to exercise his sweeping power to enforce the law on fine dodgers.

Supporters said the unique measure was required as vehicle owners would be forced to pay all fines for violation of traffic regulations before they could renew their annual vehicle registration.

 

In addition, the latest Article 44 order requires all vehicle passengers to fasten their seat belts while the vehicle is in motion.

Critics, however, said the premier’s sweeping power under Article 44 of the interim charter should not be used frequently and randomly as in this case where existing laws are adequate to achieve results.

According to the latest Article 44 order, traffic police officers will notify law-violating motorists that they have to pay a fine within 15 days of the tickets being issued. Such notices will be sent by post if violators are not present at the time of violations.

Police will then pass on the names of the violators who fail to pay fines on time to the local land transport office, which is responsible for renewing vehicle registrations annually.

By then, violators have another 30 days to pay the fines.

During this 30-day period, a document indicating a pending car-registration tax payment will be issued for motorists to carry. Unless the fines are settled, owners will not be able to renew their vehicle registration, effectively being barred from public roads.

Under the Article 44 order, the Department of Land Transport will get 5 per cent of each traffic fine and pass on the rest of the fine money to traffic police. The order also authorises traffic police to tow away or lock the wheels of vehicles parked in prohibited spots and vehicle owners must pay the cost of such actions as well as the vehicle parking cost if applicable.

Pol Lt-General Wittaya Prayongphun, the assistant national police chief, said only a few motorists paid their fines after receiving tickets for violation of traffic laws as evidenced by the latest statistics showing only 11 per cent of of the 680,000 fine tickets issued from September 2016 to the present were paid.

As a result, the country’s traffic laws and enforcement are not effective, prompting the government to turn to the new measure, which would be enforced in cooperation with land transport officials responsible for renewing vehicle registration.

 

 

 

 

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/national/30309980

21 hours ago, Peterw42 said:

Yes, asked my brother inlaw who is a policeman and he assured me they dont get the fine money.

 

Your BiL is a liar. 

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Under the Article 44 order, the Department of Land Transport will get 5 per cent of each traffic fine and pass on the rest of the fine money to traffic police.

3 hours ago, DJ54 said:

This is a learning experience for me in the works.

Should have done yer homework at home. Too late now. How's things going to be if you find out you've been paying too much and then try and cut it. You'll be public enemy number one. Posts #37 & 38 hit the nail.