tethys

On 3/29/2022 at 3:21 PM, champers said:

Continental, just down from Jomtien to Swampy bus terminal, have a very big variety of brekkies.

Thanks for the tip, had a great English for 165. They also have great selection of cakes.

I just fell into the same trap and now Im reading a little more profoundly the label on the back:

Ingredients: Mulberry-Roselle

Knight Black Horse Fruit Wine

Definitely, you have to carry a loop to buy red wine in Thailand.

And they have the audacity to put "Dry Red" on the front.

5 minutes ago, ozimoron said:

It will take a long time (many months) to burn belly fat.

Yes, for fast results you have to fast as much as it takes to get rid of the fat first and then you could start what I suggested.

Im trying to find a balance between having fun and staying in shape.

Lets say one day you eat and drink as much as you please and the other day you fast.

But probably one day wouldn't be enough to repair the damage.

How much days would it take? 2 or 3 days of fasting in your opinions?

21 hours ago, The Hammer2021 said:

 The OP was driving  illegally and was dealt with correctly if not too leniently. If his papers had been legal he would have been sent on his way. I know the routines and procedures at these  VCPs and have been involved many stops. NEVER has a made up crime or offence been written up. And as with this example the PO did  not take money but sent the petty criminal to be processed, correctly at the police station. All of us who live here are very pleased with  the police clamp down on vehicular criminals both foreigners and local. Furthermore- on the two occasions police took action in my precence, one in Jomtien and one in Pattaya Tai both drivers were Thai.

As stated above, you are exaggerating. An IDP is just a formality, you don't have to pass any exam to get it. My home country license is given to me for life.

Its not like I can drive for 3 years with my IDP and then I forget how to drive.

How could locals sell gas for 30 baht in whisky bottles when it costs 38 baht at the gas station?

4 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

Question: When she [the office at the DLT] told you to translate the licence - why do you need to go to Bangkok to get this done? - does the translation need to be verified at the MFA etc, or somewhere else ?

I could have it translated in Pattaya but I need to get a stamp on it from the French Embassy. Its just over done, because to begin with, it has to be an officially approved translator by the Thai government, then why do they want, above it all, a stamp from the French Embassy? When it is already official.

Just a bunch of bureaucracy.

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How easy would it be just to change the date on your IDP ??

Its very hard because its on the cover of the booklet. If you scrape of the last number of the year they will see it right away. Plus you have to modify both, the year of issuing and the year of expiration because they know its valid for 3 years.

Unfortunately they are not that stupid at the DLT.  ????

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I don’t usually advocate the use of an agent for simple things we can do ourselves, however, in this case when facing a brick wall I see justifiable scope for using an agent.  

I asked two and both of them told me that the IDP need to be valid or need translation from the Embassy.

On 4/5/2022 at 12:14 PM, richard_smith237 said:

 

You may need a valid IDP to secure a local Licence with your national French Licence - but, its also worth giving it a shot and seeing if they will issue you a Thai Licence with your existing French licence.

If they want to see an IDP then hand them yours, they may not notice it is expired. 

 

 

I tried it, it didn't work. She spotted it right away that the IDP was expired.

She told me to translate the license and she can do it but it just too much hassle for me to go to Bangkok only for this.

The whole thing cost me about a 1000 baht, with the fees and the taxi to go to the transportation office.

Doesn't matter, I gained experience, you can only win if you try ...

I think we have to look at this from two different angles: one is from the legal angle and the other is from the moral angle.

From the legal approach it's nobody's business what two consenting people do between themselves. There isn't one country on earth that forbids this.

From the moral perspective it becomes very complicated and dependent on many factors. Western countries decided to become secular, i.e. not to be governed by the morals of a religion. So moral became a simple legal matter.

In Thailand it is the same, there is no legal or moral law against it.

So those who disapprove this, what are they going to do? Rolling their eyes around?

8 minutes ago, Dart12 said:

Good question someone else brought up?  

Is the passenger even required by law to wear a helmet?   speaking law only...not common sense that they should

 

Well, you could compare it to a passenger in a car wearing his seat-belt.  Is their an international law for it or is it country dependent.

6 minutes ago, MrJ2U said:

Easier to just slip him 200 baht inside your passport or licence.

 

How many percentage of chance you have that it works?

16 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

Official fine for no  licence is 200, interesting you paid 400 for expired !!

They fined me 500 on an other occasion, license photo on phone, and went and paid it at the Police Station, so it should be the official rate.

1 hour ago, csmith said:

It cannot translate hand-written language.

Who pays the fine when you take a moto taxi and you don't wear a helmet?

You or the driver?

Also are these moto taxi drivers know how to evade police stops, or they wont get stopped by the police?

16 minutes ago, Photoguy21 said:

Would you drive without a license in your home country? I doubt if you would

Its not exactly the same thing. You dont have to pass any test to get your IDP. Its just a formality. Your license issued in your country is valid for a life time.

1 hour ago, richard_smith237 said:

A lot of good responses so far mixed in with a number of incorrect assumption: 

 

1) Which country is the Ops licence issued ?

2) Is the Ops licence a Motorcycle licence ?

3) It seems the IDP expired by a month.

4) The Police officer wrote a ticket for ’no licence’.

Issued in France, not in English, Motorcycle license included, expired in January 2022.

1 hour ago, Peterw42 said:

Unless you showed them a passport and they noted all the details, they dont know who you are.

Phew, lucky me, I didnt have a passport on me.

So that's why they don't let you to take your bike until you paid the fine usually.

1 hour ago, Moonlover said:

How long have you been in the country @tethys? You are aware I trust that if you stay here more than 90 days you must have a Thai driving license.

Only for a month now but I didnt know this thanks for the info.

1 hour ago, Captain Monday said:

An expired Intl driving permit and your "normal driving license"? From your country?

Sorry, yes from my country, not Thai license.

1 minute ago, Dave Aarons said:

Rather than worry about a small fine, what you should be concerned about is the fact that without a Licence, your Insurance is invalid.

Imagine the cost of repairing someone's Mercedes, or worse, a large hospital bill for someone you injure.

A Thai Licence costs a few hundred baht and can be done in one day.

Yep, thats a very good advice. Ill try to get a Thai license.

1 hour ago, Peterw42 said:

Did you present a valid license from home country, that covers riding a bike.

Yes.

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Did they keep your license pending paying the fine ?

What do you mean pending? They gave it back to me.

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If they didnt hang on to your license, ignore it.

So if I dont go to the police station, what will happen? Can they hit me with a higher fine at the airport when I leave?

Hi All,

Yesterday there was a police stop in Jomtien, I got pulled over and I showed my international driving license that expired a few month. I also showed him my normal driving license.

I would need some help to understand what he could tell me because I'm not sure.

He wrote me a fine and told to go to the police to pay it but at the same time he told me there is no problem I can drive my motorbike.

Also he didn't put the amount to pay on the notice,  provided its a fine, so maybe, I hope, that I just have to report and not pay any fine. (Probably wishful thinking.) 

The "other" option box is ticked on the notice and something is written there in Thai. Maybe somebody could read it?

Thank you!

Well, yeah, its well known, they are everywhere in Thailand.

If you want to avoid them you should move to a tall building, they cannot or dont like to fly high.

Im on the 9th floor and only heard one today after a week. Window always open.

It probably moved up in the staircase or in somebody's errands bags.