Can you actually remove the battery without taking the phone to pieces? Years ago you could easily change it not they are an integral part of the circuitry.
I have from Lloyds bank received the same. Not much use if like me you work overseas and keep the card in case you need a quick exit from the country. Quick exit as in the case of civil unrest or similar.
It is about time they did raise the flag fall price. For as long as I can remember and I was in Thailand before the taxi's had meters, it has been Baht 35. With the cost of fuel higher it is reasonable to increase the start price.
I dont know about that location but where I live in Bangkok the garbage trucks drive slowly even on the main road. Sounds more likely the guys on the motorbike were somewhat intoxicated and ran into the truck.
You cant record a number plate on the CCTV (assuming they work which is unlikely) if they dont have a number plate. As for the rider agreed you cant take what they dont have but you can take the bike and send it to the crushers.
With countries suffering high cost of living and Thailand making demands on visas etc what did you expect? Add to this double pricing and you have a good receipt at least for disaster.
If that is the case then we can say goodbye to Bangkok. It will take 80 years just to agree to get actual experts in to resolve the issue. The resistance to getting anyone who is not a Thai national will be tremendous despite the fact there is no one in the country who can work out the solution. if there is why have they not resolved this problem a long time ago?