Not just phuket but where there is a foreigners
Waiting for traffic light surrounded by thais with no helmets, the cop signalled me out of about 50 bikes
The cop demanded 5000 I told him I want go police station to pay fine, he kicked and screamed I cannot got to pay him, until I rang my wife, first he refused to her demanding me to pay him eventually he spoke to her and after a few minutes off we went to the cop shop, (20 mtr away) after being made to wait and the descop refusing to accept a complaint about the box cop the fine was paid receipt issued FINE 400 baht!!!!! Ok I was in the wrong and accepted the fine but!!!!!!!!!!!!!!