Liverpool Lou

thats pretty rich coming from you, mate. I have read the full OP so what is it about my comments here that suggests that I need to read it again? What have I posted here that is inaccurate?

It was an article in the Bangkok Post many years go. Ah, so you do not have anything to support it.

I'm glad that I'm so appreciated. What the 'uck has my visa/extension got to do with anything? Do you have anything to support your assertion of a "cacophony of complaints"?

If you say so...I didn't.

Perhaps you should read the full OP?

Where was it reported that he had been swimming at that time?

Probably meant to report "nearly" if the other article's information is correct

Read the full OP, he wasn't trying to save anyone this time.

The 5x may have been changed because it was so unfair There never was 5X penalty for items that had their value correctly declared. There was a penalty for deliberately under-declaring the value of imported items.

You tell the delivering courier, that you dispute the duty rate/amount charged and want a duty re-assessment. They will then hand it over to Customs.

Wrong, that was not me.

Nonsense, if the duty seems to be too high on items imported by courier or post, it can be appealed and the Customs Dept will re-assess it. I have imported many items and have also had a re-assessment done on an item that came in via Thailand Post.

https://www.fatboysmotorbikes.com/thai-drivers-license-service/ Driving licence fee is B1,900 at Fatboy's according to their unlocked website.

I have used Fatboy's on two occasions and their service was excellent. Definitely recommended as long as you have the required documentation and just need a hand-holding-don't-have-to-get-involved service. Driving licence fee is B1,900 at Fatboy's according to their website. https://www.fatboysmotorbikes.com/thai-drivers-license-service/

Complete nonsense, that is not what happens with correctly declared/valued items.

"With couriers, especially rhymes with Hell, you pay way more". Nope, that is incorrect. Duty applied by couriers carries the same rate as items imported by post and laid down by Thai Customs Dept. Couriers that collect the duty on behalf of the Customs Dept. are also permitted to add on their disbursement charge for collecting the duty and paying it to Customs. If the duty seems to be incorrect a re-assessment can be requested, then it is up to Customs to decide.

The age of imported items is irrelevant, as are receipts. If dutiable items are imported into Thailand, duty and VAT is payable on the CIF value as determined here.

Thai Customs import duty/VAT is calculated on the CIF value and the category, not the weight.

This is what he is like...

If the ladder has a manufacturer's/importer's plate or any details contact them directly. I needed replacement control knobs for a Chinese-made electric stove, the local importer here in Bangkok was able to supply them.

Was yesterday news on tv. The info was: no insurance It is in this thread that the RR owner is not asking the pickup driver for any compensation as she is accepting responsibility for the accident!... "Remarkably, the Chinese driver chose not to hold the pickup driver accountable for the incident and declined any form of compensation for the damages inflicted on her vehicle. However, the pickup driver incurred expenses to repair his damaged bumper".

"...unironically "mansions"" The building itself is what the names refer to, not the flats contained therein. And it is "ironically", not "unironically" [sic]!

Yes, they do put the child in care or make them be psychologically evaluated. I know, but that is not "jail time" as the poster to whom I responded was demanding.

No "deep thoughts", at all. neither any "interesting insights".

do not need a work permit to own a restaurant. ...or two restauramts, or a Rolls Royce!