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6pm, unless on occasions I realise that it is 6pm, somewhere in the world

2 hours ago, scorecard said:

Perhaps they should make a radical change and start compulsory lesson hours starting at junior high school level.

 

Structured lessons conducted by selected appropriate police officers who can get the attention of the kids (all with well constructed diagrams in compulsory handouts) , and the initial lessons focus on 'the rules of the road' (traffic laws). There's rgular tests and each kid has a progressive profile of test scores. 

 

Ultimately must pass a consolidated exam before they can get a permit to start driving lesssons which must be conducted by licensed driving instructors.

 

Pie in the sky? Probably yes.

Let the kids be indoctrinated with driving rules and laws at school instead of indoctrinated  in religion. They will learn soon enough about the afterlife if they fail to understand how to drive.

1 hour ago, Asquith Production said:

Most Thais dont have 10000 to pay for fines. So where do you go from there? Sell there property? Throw them in prison and fill the prisons with traffic offenders. You have to have a realistic system in place for it to work otherwise it will fail.

An even better reason not to break the law!. Thais can find money if they need to. Stop the gambling, drinking and monk donations.   Hold on to the confiscated vehicle beyond the initial 3 months, and sell after 6/12 months if fines not paid.  

3 hours ago, CM Dad said:

If medical insurance is required then it should be available without age limits and pre-existing conditions need to be dealt with equitably.  

so the fit subsidise the unhealthy???????.  One must plan when coming to Thailand, and if the funds or insurance are not there to look after yourself, then stay home

It might help if Pheu Thai were to remove themselves from the coalition. Prayut would then not have a genuine majority, except for his hand picked senators.

1 hour ago, Henryford said:

OK that bad but if you can't afford a car, which many can't, what are you supposed to do?

 

 

Leave the kids at home.    Did Grand-dad have a licence?

The electrician seemed quite sure the consumer unit was the cause of the problem, and nothing else.  However with the language barrier I was unable to question him fully. 

Turned out to be a fault in the consumer unit.  For the 2nd time in a month the main 63amp breaker started melting. A new unit installed and all seems fine for now

A recently lowered 200bt fine for not having a licence? ABSOLUTE SHEER STUPIDITY! The fine should 10,000bt for a first offence, doubling for every subsequent offence.

Why would anyone want to go through all the difficult and time consuming procedure of obtaining a licence when the risk of getting caught without a licence is so low, and at worst it will cost you 200bt!

VFS refused a Yellow book as anything showing name and address must be not more than 1 year old! Must also be an original document (not a downloaded bank statement or similar). If in Thai script, needs to be translated!

If you have a safety car or red flag when someone is well in the lead, that lead should be maintained when the race resumes. Under a virtual safety car it is! Pit stops should be banned under SC rules and no tyre changes under a red flag!

2 minutes ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

At 64 years old and in relative poor health this could very well be a life sentence.

The animals that were killed no doubt had good health, but received a death sentence.  Let him reflect on that!

11 minutes ago, Classic Ray said:

I think the man already has a history of poor health so will be probably allowed to serve his sentence in hospital as previously happened with another prominent prisoner.

Has he been hospitalised these past months?. If not then why now?

I imagine that as they have given him a Covid test, he will need to be quarantined until the result is known......hence the tag.  No doubt an upmarket quarantine hotel, poorly guarded with many back doors!

The Nation is not carrying the story either.   Is something happening behind the scenes?

Why have the "other" newspaper taken down the news report of sentencing?

Som Nom Na.  For once money and who you know does not work!

Has she got a younger sister?????

Uk passport applications have to be processed through VFS....by appointment, which can take up to 2 weeks............and then currently have to wait 9/10/11 weeks for thE new passport to be returned to VFS and then collected (AT BETWEEN 2-3pm MONDAYS/WEDNESDAYS and FRIDAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!