mikebell

Wow! Which bank & how important was your account?

Is this meant to be humorous?

Then nothing changes. Only protests create change.

Yes, I am a Brit. Is there a language problem?

Just back from my appointment at 2nd Road branch. I was seen to immediately by a young man with good English. I presented him with a number of letters (translated into Thai) by the helpful Head office. He brought up my account and could find no reason why I had been summoned. He accompanied me to the bank's ATM machine to prove that my card was working. (yesterday when attempting to use it I was informed 'Insufficient Data problem' and denied funds.) Luckily the Kasikorn machine next door had no problem! He could not answer what he had done when bringing up my account that made everything right. He assured me it was nothing I had done wrongly. He expressed surprise that I was dissatisfied at having to make two trips to two branches at my own expense in terms of time and petrol.

I will when I get there! I have been in communication with - Website : Inquiry - Branch Services. Their service has been excellent: almost immediate responses in exemplary English (AI?). They have promised me an appointment with a manager, tomorrow at 11am. This to be confirmed by 2nd Road branch. Still waiting after nearly a week's worth of correspondence.

I was a Treasurer for a Mooban Juristic account. Every month (for 5 years) I went to cash a cheque for staff wages, (security, office manager, garbage clean-up.) Every time I was greeted as a suspected terrorist. Because I never knew the Thai year, I would ask the cashier to put it in. Occasionally she wrote it on a piece of paper for me to copy. One time she wrote it incorrectly reversing the date & month. I duly copied it & represented it. Then she said 'you make mistake - you need a new cheque.' After waiting over an hour, the thought of undertaking a 30 kms round trip to get a new cheque because of her mistake pissed me off. I called the manager; explained the problem & asked her to witness my altering the date in her presence. 'Cannot'. I pointed out I would close our account (nearly 2 million) if she treated me this way. She shrugged her shoulders so we became Ex-Kasikorn members.

True, but as I said before, I received a summons when accessing my account on line. My only annual visit to a bank is for a letter to Immigration.

1) I applied for and successfully achieved a Schengen Visa for my TGF. I paid for Courier delivery. The sorting office mis-labelled it. The dolt went to the wrong house & hurled it up the driveway without securing a signature. It took hours of sleuthing & a visit to the Sorting Office. The problem was solved by the owner of the wrong house phoning my GF's telephone number on the front of the package. 2) I was then summoned to attend any branch of the Bangkok Bank because there was a problem. (I have over 1 million in a current & savings account.) I duly presented myself at the Numchai Branch on Suk & received a ticket showing 8 people ahead of me. After 45 minutes, the two desks finally completed dealing with ONE customer. Aged 82, I realised I was in more danger of dying of old age then getting served and left loudly declaring the inefficiency of the staff/banking procedures. 3) My GF's daughter finally graduated and I decided we would take a bus to Korat rather than risk this geriatric driver attempting a 350 kms journey. I found a depot on 3rd Road called Sri Monkol. It operated a VIP bus for 400 baht a head so I bought 2 tickets. The VIP bus had some slight damage to the rear. During the NINE hour journey I had ample opportunity to examine the road-worthiness of the VIP vehicle. Every crack in the road impacted the passengers probably because the tires were over-inflated. There was no visible tread on any of the tires. Prior to a visit to a Weigh Station (?) the driver maintained a 15kph speed limit for 30 minutes, then hit 150 immediately after passing an inspection! On the return journey we went with NCA who managed the return journey in a mere 7.5 hours AND provided free water & cookies for 25% less than the infamous Sri Monkol outfit. I feel better now.

Thank you both. I clicked on Pattaya news which does not have that facilty. I now can find it by just clicking on Pattaya.

I wish to contribute a new thread on the Pattaya forum. The drop-down menu prevents this allowing only a few accessible areas.

What difference does it make? He could be a pensioner; a diabetic; someone lacking in mental capacity. I don't understand what point your comment is trying to make.

and his money are soon parted.

Because I noticed they now have at least four eager beavers in a uniform, patrolling Pattaya Tai on motorbikes. Have you noticed Plod enforcing any traffic violations? (Apart from the odd blitz on helmets occasionally.)

Four + two reinforcements v One farang. Almost Thai odds; SEVEN being the minimum in a Thai gang.

Half for Policemen's Benevolent Ball.

Helpful; thank you.

At 11am?

What does this mean? Is it a thoughtful reply to a request for help from an 82 year old?

Thanks for that. Bank is conveniently opposite Soi Sex.

As I rarely go into town, I am confused about parking restrictions depending on odd/even numbers. I want to park on 2nd Road next Tuesday morning to visit my bank. Is it OK to park on the left?

Standard Operating Procedure for RTP: do nothing till forced into it then make what you can from those caught in the net.

Good luck with urging the BIB to do anything resembling work. They tarnish Pattaya's reputation more than pickpockets.

S-i-L was a victim of this. Despite the thief (a woman with farang husband) being arrested & taken to the cop shop, she was NEVER charged as the fat officer wanted 10K to proceed. The nurse victim continued to pay a car loan for 4 years when the car was (probably) in Cambodia.

A very polite description of Pattaya's invisible force. The only time I went in Dongtan Police Station, a fat, high-ranking officer wanted 10K to prosecute a car thief already arrested & in the same room. When the victim demurred, he washed his hands of the case & passed it up the line to Pattaya.