The Fugitive
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Also to be considered is that Thai citizens don't receive free/30 baht medical treatment if their injuries were caused by a road traffic accident. They are supposed to have motor insurance to pay for that. Thai National Health Service couldn't provide free treatment to foreigners injured in RTA's and not their own citizens!
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Those three subjects certainly invite discussion! Having said that some of us want to see simple solutions which would operate to the benefit of all. The right to live and work anywhere (like a Worldwide European Union) would solve two out of three. UK style National Health Service would solve the third.
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The irony of the USA visa refusal was that my Mrs was going to work in her Auntie's Thai restaurant in Amarillo. Long established family business. Aunt splits her time between USA and Thailand. My Mrs only went working illegally in South Korea because USA turned her down for legal work. I agree that people should be responsible for their own actions. However, once the damage has been done the humane thing to do would be to fix the patient and not delay or discontinue treatment until payment can be made.
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Completely agree! UK citizens already pay more than enough. They shouldn't be expected to bail out uninsured and/or reckless tourists abroad. Brits abroad without insurance probably believe; a) It might never happen, b) If it does they can't refuse to treat me (or discontinue treatment) just because I haven't got any money because they wouldn't do that in the UK.
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As we agreed recently, very valid financial and also humane solution for Thai Government (Tourist Industry) to pick up the bill for treatment of accidental injuries to everyone. It just needs agreeing and implementing. Of course, the alternative viewpoint is that travel/motor insurance should pay or the young man shouldn't have exposed himself to such risk. However, he did, this situation occurs repeatedly and will never ever end.
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Currency exchange booths don't accept coins. Unless the gent only had (or needed) enough for maybe a beer and noodles is it not likely he did/does have a bundle of GBP?
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Why would he have a single five pound note? Or a bag of UK coins?
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Many thanks Simon! Good to know that you don't need to be on the UK electoral roll and lived at a UK address for a certain length of time. I understand Halifax permit you to have a permanent address abroad although they won't send renewed/replacement cards to Thailand. At least that is what their customer services told me approx 12 months ago.
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Good point! We have ATM's, CDM's, VTM's and passbook update machines. Another machine required!
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Depends if you already have a bundle of sterling cash with you in Thailand? Do you have access to a Thai bank account? If neither, are you contemplating 'wiring' GBP to yourself, converting to THB and collecting the cash?
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Love it! I'll bet you told them you have more confidence in a vet certifying you remain alive than a doctor. After all, they must be more capable because different animals 'work' in different ways!
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Shades of the UK here. Some time ago UK announced that 'we will never legalise/decriminalise drugs'. Being sniffed by a dog when you arrive at an airport somehow makes me think of war films and German POW camp guards. What a welcome for tourists! Clearly something fundamentally wrong with remaining subject to your home Country laws when abroad. They can't have it both ways. Hanging never prevented any crime, per Albert Pierrepoint; hanging never deterred a criminal. ″The noose and the scaffold solve nothing. They can only provide revenge,″ ...
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Another alternative is to obtain a United Kingdom mobile telephone number. If you go the physical SIM card route you would, of course, need a suitable mobile 'phone or, use a second handset (your back-up mobile). Virtual UK mobile numbers can be rented for £12 GBP per annum from 'Vyke'. This is what I use and it functions perfectly to receive OTP's via SMS from UK and elsewhere.
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joint liability of spouses in car accident
The Fugitive replied to Lolothai's topic in Marriage and Divorce
Could your Mum's information now be out of date? Are we specifically talking motor matters or accidents/injuries caused in other ways? It would, however, make sense in that wives could not drive uninsured and then, because they are housewifes (unpaid domestic duties) claim they have no money to pay compensation for injuries and damage to third parties?