stevenl

I think Webster would disagree with your definition, but as long as it makes you feel good, that’s what counts. I just think it funny someone (seemingly) looking down their nose at someone driving on a questionable license, all the time driving around with illegal tags.

I don't, but IMO handing out teamoney to the BIB for traffic offenses is a nono. Especially for westerners, who are at the same time complaining on especially TV about corrpuption in Thailand. But when it suits them corruption is ok?

Here on Phuket: no teamoney to the police for traffic offences, if they would have stopped me with the red plates I would have to go to the police station to pay the fine. I have been fined here a couple of times, always paid at police station, and have not been fined outside of Phuket. So still have to find out what I would do if it would be very inconvenient.

Skin colour has nothing to do with this thread. Thai immigration laws do.

So you do get it, then stop using the word 'farang' when you incorrectly mean westerners. The 30 days visa exempt you mention also applies to Japanese and Koreans, by no definition part of farang' and do not apply to e.g. Argentians, by all definitions farang.

I give up, you fail to see the difference between skin colour and citizenship of a country. And believe me, citizenship of a country is important for immigration matters.

Since August? Hmmm, we're you driving the car illegally? If so, please "Don't forget to complain about corruption in another thread."

Hmm, where would be the corruption in this?

While your complicity may make it (conveniently) difficult to you see, it seems pretty clear to me. Why not give it some thought and get back to me.

Ok, let me formulate it differently: I did not pay any money or services to police/immigration or whatever part of the government or anybody in any position of power. Since definitions of corruption entail payment to somebody in power, which is not the case here, where is the corruption?

Again. farang or non farang has nothing to do with this, it is about the citizenship of a country.

And no, I can not explain why in the passport of one Vietnamese girl you found a 30 day stamp, without knowing how she entered the country. You have seen one passport, so there is a potential connection to the Ranong visa run and 30 days, and there is potentially no connection.

Could be BTW that Thailand waivers this 15 day rule for citizens of Asean countries.

Land is 15 day and by air is 30 day!

That's what I thought, but these girls all get 30 days. I have seen the passport of one of them. Definately 30 days. All I can think of is it's because Vietnam is part of ASEAN. However, it's possible some money exchanges hands, but I doubt it. These girls haven't got much and I can see their employer paying for it. I will ask some more about it and post again soon.

Farang definately only get 15 days for a land boarder crossing.

Since when is 'farang' a country?

Vietnamese citizens get, as said, 30 days exempt if entry via air, can be extended for 7 days at immigration, and get another 30/15 days for another entry.

Got my Ranger XLT on Jan 5th and still no white plates! I told the dealer I'd heard 30days is the legal limit and he said it is 30-45 days. Been driving with no plates at all, not even red ones, without a problem so far. Previous two cars did have red plates and drove at night without a problem too. Here in Chiang Rai we often don't have the same problems with the police that folk do in BKK, Pattaya, Phuket etc

My white plates just arrived, was waiting since August.

Since August? Hmmm, we're you driving the car illegally? If so, please "Don't forget to complain about corruption in another thread."

Hmm, where would be the corruption in this?

oh wow, i have been fooled many times by these fake Ferrari's then.

Good buy, have fun.

There is a sidecar running around here with a big sign on it, saying 'my Ferrari'. Was that the one that fooled you?

Got my Ranger XLT on Jan 5th and still no white plates! I told the dealer I'd heard 30days is the legal limit and he said it is 30-45 days. Been driving with no plates at all, not even red ones, without a problem so far. Previous two cars did have red plates and drove at night without a problem too. Here in Chiang Rai we often don't have the same problems with the police that folk do in BKK, Pattaya, Phuket etc

My white plates just arrived, was waiting since August.

makes sence, izu phuket has 6 months interest free credit, so they give you the run around until it expires, pay car, get docs to register and complete

No, Nissan. Right now I'm just waiting for my new Isuzu though, sold the Nissan on red plates (well, have an offer and will deliver as soon as my new Isuzu arrives). Well, my wife's Isuzu since that saves me 90,000 Baht in taxes

No more Nissan for me here.

my computer room was full of water i had to mop it every 30mins, 9hrs of hard rain

Did you check the sink?

I presume by 'VN' you mean Vietnam. Vietnamese citizens enter Thailand visa exempt, so no visa on arrival or any other kind of visa.

Extension possible for 7 days @1900 Baht, or fly out and come back in again and get another 30 days (via land 15 days).

There is also an international school in Rawai, recently started, Palm House, connected to ABC Nursery. Probably a bit far for you though.

2cm.. i had at least 45cm in phuket town. rained from 8 to 5am with only a 20mins break

cold fresh air is great

45 CM? Really, almost a half a meter of rain and you were't flooded? I think you might need a rain gauge... But I'm sure in rained more in Phuket Town then Rawai.

I think it does rain more in Phuket Town than Rawai, but agree, 45 centimeters would mean massive flooding.

Also Knox was allowed to appeal and was aquitted. No?

No similarity there. Knox was allowed an appeal against her conviction, Aldhouse is allowed an appeal against the decision to extradite him.

It is fairly common practise for people top be able to appeal against the above. This is nothing to do with the British judicial system its global. Didn't Victor Bout get the chance to appeal against his extradition to the US?

What has that to do with the similarities you claimed were there?

Also Knox was allowed to appeal and was aquitted. No?

No similarity there. Knox was allowed an appeal against her conviction, Aldhouse is allowed an appeal against the decision to extradite him.

I would not carry my actual passport with me, would just carry a good copy.

I would think out in Chachensao If you don't speed you shouldn't get pulled over and if you do, just give them a hundy. I'm in Prachinburi and it works every time for me. I have a Thai license, but once they see the money, they pretty much lose interest in documentation and I rarely have to show it. I used my Disneyland Autopia licence once...

Don't forget to complain about corruption in another thread.

Got my Ranger XLT on Jan 5th and still no white plates! I told the dealer I'd heard 30days is the legal limit and he said it is 30-45 days. Been driving with no plates at all, not even red ones, without a problem so far. Previous two cars did have red plates and drove at night without a problem too. Here in Chiang Rai we often don't have the same problems with the police that folk do in BKK, Pattaya, Phuket etc

My white plates just arrived, was waiting since August.

Amando Knoz was not cinvicted of murder, You may think she got away with it, but she was aquited.

as you say, I posted and I posted the limits. The poster with 6pm to 6am is stating old rules. Up to him. and you. feel free to post your opinion, as you did here.

I'm sure the OP in that thread would like to know the rules, that is what he was asking for. And now you're saying somebody is answering incorrectly, and you won't give the correct information in that thread. Up to you, but a bit strange, because I know from all your other posts you love to correct people.

no rain for 3weeks except 10mins last night..

hard times

And a lot more rain 3 nights ago.

Legal redplates with brown logbook, roadlegal 24/7 all over the country.

I dont cover distance at night anyway, most miles done 09-17

IMHO touchscreen I need to see what to press, ordinary buttons do not need my eyes to be operated. In addition most touch screens are positioned to low, removing eyes focus even more from road. I find new Ranger/bt50 brilliant with sound/phone display on top of dash and traditional buttons one can use without looking at them. Ad voice control, and steering wheel control, and music stored on memory stick and Ipod, and ad auto volume reduction when speed slow down, not much attention to soundsystem needed

Each to their own

Good you like a system without even having tried it, well maybe on a testdrive, but not extensively. As you say, each to their own.

Regarding the red plates, you'd better correct this thread then, where is said 'no driving between 6 PM and 6 AM'. A thread you even contributed to.

Nice, sunny and warm weather, no smoke.

... you know, this sounds as improbable that this was a bomb ... be sure, the Thai government will emphasize that in official statements again, and again, so authoritative and utterly empty.

... and I want to believe it was not a bomb, but with all the deceits and cover-ups for which the Thai government is now notorious (regardless of political stripe), I just cannot bring myself to believe anything they say ... even when it might be the truth ... who really knows?

... after over a decade here, I am conditioned to reflexively believe that if a Thai government official's lips are moving, they are lying ... I will believe it only after a foreigner, any foreigner, announces their view.

... I hate this, and what Thais have done to me in this regard.

Don't blame the Thais for that, blame yourself.

+1

You need to live here a bit longer to become quite so sceptical.

A bit longer than what or who? Judging by his post I have lived here longer than swillowbee, but he? seems to be the one who is more sceptical.

you like touch screen installed in car, I dont, I v only had it in one car for 14 months/40k km, and even if it was supported by steering wheel controls, I found it a major disadvantage at high speed. To much need to focus on screen and not on road. So I dont want it again

yes steven, new cars come on red plate, what would the problem be?

Red plate out of the province driving at night?

Touch screen does not need more focus on screen than any classic console controls.