On 12/14/2025 at 6:40 AM, daveAustin said:

That’s what prompt pay etc is for. 

Over the years I have ordered 160+ items from Shopee & Lazada 4 have been crap, If that had been Temu it would have been the other way around.

“largely untrue”  how large £?

Let us get practical. My problem last week was that I had a 10-meter tree fall. This makes a lot of mess and leaves branches and a trunk, you don't want. A year ago I had 6 large trees cut down the workers took the trunks and large branches away.  About 7  truckloads. They were supposed to clear the garden of all the smaller debris, as that was the deal, they got the wood free. 
They never came back, very normal with rural workers. 
What are you supposed to do with all this put it out for the garbage collectors? 
 Many people will put rubbish in their trucks, drive down the nearest dirt road, set fire to it, or just dump it. In my village, there are small fires outside houses every day, collectively making a large area of burning matter.
I put my bottles, cans, and any metal in a large bin bag, put it out on the side of the road, and it was gone within an hour and recycled.
In England, I had a large plot and had to cut and clear trees, which you can remove and take to the local refuse and reclaiming facility.  This is what is needed here.
But maybe this is too hard technically for the government at the moment or maybe there’s no money in it for them.    

Golden Rule, never let a Chanote Deed out of your site. 

You have to wait to see the outcome, but the police have already made up their mind who is at fault. 
From experience, it's your (expats) fault; even if you pay the victims family, if you pay the police, maybe not your fault.
He could have been driving sensibly, but I wonder if he has a real licence, not one you pay for, if he took the test, has insurance, or tax on the bike. If not, he's in real trouble. 
Thailand road accidents kill 215 during New Year holidays . As I have been told it can'tbe be their fault, because they are dead.   

A start might be having a test and reading a Highway Code booklet, like the UK. 
Not learning from the older generation, the Thai Dieway Code. 

Very simple to answer, yes you got old, many people don't!

9 hours ago, connda said:

I know that in America, you can't buy a beer from 2pm to 5pm every day of the week.  😁

In my time in America, I came across can't buy it at all, ( land of the free ) one place on my last vist I stayed at the  Quality Inn, Seaman OH, couldn't have a drink with my food, but waitress said over the road they sell at the garage shop you but can't bring it this side of the road. About 350 yards away.

It warms my heart to think of the fear he is going through now, thinking he will end up in jail with a non-welcoming crowd.

I took my UK son here to get a cure here > https://wat-thamkrabok.org/  stayed 3 months cured him of heroine, later he became an Alcoholic. Had many accidents in 10 years in Thailand, last cost him his right leg, he's now back in UK on benefits and drugs, costing the taxpayers more money, he's 59 years old the only time he's ever  worked is here as an English teacher.  I should have built one for him and never let him out.   You can only help people who help themselves. 

UK , Look, indicate & action.  Thai : don't look , action and sometimes indicate after.

This could also be " I'm important" , you can't overtake me. 

Yes, A well-known British name.

On 2/23/2011 at 4:36 PM, GamLing said:

My car is a Mitsubishi G-Wagon. I have had starting problems for the last few days. I bought a new battery as I thought that this was the problem but apparently not, as the car wouldn't start the morning after the new battery was fitted. I recharged the battery and then disconnected both cables immediately and left the car standing overnight. Next morning, after reconnecting the cables, the car started instantly.

So, I left the car for another 24hours with the battery cables connected and when I tried to start it the next morning, the battery was completely flat again.

Someone suggested that my car has a short which is draining the battery. How do I go about solving problem ..... or does anyone know of any auto-electrical companies (good ones) in the Pattaya area? I would be prepared to spend a few days in BKK or Chonburi or Sattahip or Rayong just to get my car reliable again.

The car has a voltmeter (standard equipment from Mitsubishi) and would that give me a clue as to where the problem lies?

Thank you..... I hope someone can help me.

About six months ago, I had the same problem, it was a door curtsy light switch. I ordered 4 from Ailexpress, changed them all, and that cured it. 
Big problem I have the same problem again, this time it's not the door switch, I have tested it with a multimeter; it loses about 1 volt every 30 minutes, i have tested it by taking all the fuse out one at a time, but it still drains at the same rate. under 11 volts iit won't turn over. Does anyone know what is conected to the power when the ignition is off?  All I can find are the curtsy light, checked them all and and all seem ok, any suggestion would be welcome. 
Denis

To cancel press *129*1#    then call

It will never change, Bike are the worst >  no rear lights, no lights at all, turning right at junction and going against the traffic, coming out of a junction without stopping, going across red lights, turning right by crossing the road 200mt before the turning. 
I was in an "accident" 4 years I turned right into my drive off the main road I was completely off the road back of my car was 2 mt from the road  ( dead straight road 2 lanes with 30mt wide )  it was 3pm . I was just about get out the door to unlock my gate, and two motorbikes hit my right side door at about 100Kph they knocked my car 2.5 tonne 2.5mt of my drive, both died they were 17 and 18. 
1: they were racing
2: no licence
3: no helmet
4: No tax 
5: Wrong side of the road Going against the traffic.  
Why they came off the road and hit my car the car behind me said there were laying on the bikes laughing at each other when they passed him and seemed to veer of the road.  My Lawyer said i need to pay the families 300,000 or go to jail for 5 years. I had to stand in the court room and hand over the cash. After the the judge sentenced me to 1 years probation and 5000 baht fine. It was explained to me that they ( the boys ) can't be blamed because they were dead. So it was my fault 50%, the Lawyer say if I didn't pay it would have been my fault 100%. 
until they take the immunity away from motorbikes and the stupid law it's always the bigger vehicle that's at fault. 
It's too far gone to put it all right, in the UK it's not your right to drive on the road here in Thailand the attitude it's my right to do what I want. It's freedom go too far.  But most of us farang are here because of this "freedom" .
   I know there are going keyboard Lawyers on here saying You should of! you done it all wrong!       

This first thing I would like to know, who was his Lawyer for future reference.
This is not that unusual I know of 2 case with the last couple of years where two farang ( both English ) who have "won" cases. 
1: He used his money to buy and build property about £1.4 mil he came to Thailand with he bought and built 6 buildings and 3 plots of land with his Wife had kids, she got a new man.  At court she was awarded 9 mil baht or choice of 4 properties in agreement with him. Him not being sound mind choose all the wrong ones unfinished projects and 2 plots of 1 and 4 rai, She got the nice places, To date 1 house and one plot has sold in Total 3.2mil, he's left with all the rubbish  EG: A unfinished 27 bed Hotel in Nong Hong "he" said cost 32mil to build. Up for sale at 11mil highest bid 3.2 in total with a lot of luck he will get another 4mil back. Conclusion  he was deported because he could afford his visa.  
2: No married house on 1.6 rai the court ordered the house to be sold. He the farang was awarded 60% of the sale price. That was 4 years ago, the house is falling into disrepair Cost him in-total about 4.5mil now for sale at 2.25 
Yes the court can order the split, but actually Farang will always lose money, but not such a big loss if you don't fight for it.          

3 hours ago, Dmaxdan said:

The (poorly positioned?) helmet cam seems to be pointed down at the speedo and the road surface directly in front of the bike rather than looking further ahead down the road. 

I wonder if the rider was also staring at the speedometer and not looking where they actually should have been? 

 

Yes i think so.

Just a thought, do the 40,000 Thai in the UK pay their hospital bills?  I have always paid my hospital bills luckily not many, but at 73 very hard to get good heath insurance. 

You cannot Transfer out of Thailand with Transferwise, or any other account as far as I know, you generally have to go through a rigmarole before you can.  I use Transferwise upto £1000 after that my bank is cheaper. 
But to pay bills from Thailand is easy, I have A Kasikorn Account and use K web Shopping card ( it's a virtual )  credit card.  You don't have a card but just an account number with the 3 figures on that would be on the back of a credit a card. Nobody can draw off the card without your permission. So it a very secure way of paying.  
It works everywhere. 
Example: 2011 while in Ohio USA i wanted to hire a car, I gave them my UK debit card and they said don't that debit cards. They had a computer in the office which I used to book the car with my K Web card. so all was ok until I got to JFK airport. They asked for my payment, they said no to my UK halifax card and need the card I booked with, I tried to explain but they insisted I pay with the credit card I booked with, if not they would draw the money from it, which I knew they could not. So they took payment from my Debit Card after they tried to draw from the Web Card, they were very confused how all this work. ????????????     

I always wonder how many "farang" have had a motorcycle licence in their own countries, very few I believe. 
I see farang ride the same way Thai's ride very badly don't take notice of the rules same as the Thai's. 
I have lived here 15 years driving 450,000 miles in one car. Had one accident whilst stationary on my drive 1 mt off the main straight Rd. Two motorbike with 3 riders hit my car in the side killed two of them and the other a broken leg. They were on the wrong side of the road racing towards the traffic 18 years old, no licence no "tax" no helmets, Police said it was obviously it was my fault. 

My son ( 52 )came here no UK licence at all, was a teacher 8 years had 7 accidents 3 bad ones and the last one drove out in front of a car killed the passenger lost his left leg, nothing happened with the police, he's now claiming benefits in England along with all the others who don't deserve it. 
The system will never change here most farangs who ride motorbike never ridden one in there life until come here consequently there drive like the Thai's. 
Yes I have both car and bike licences in UK and Thailand.            

This photo taken in Hua Hin about 2006,  it was quickly hushed up. 

There have been sharks around Hua Hin for years. There was a photo of one on the Jetty in about 2007, it was a Mako shark about 7 / 8  foot long which would put it in 2 to 300lbs area. The local gentry tried to cover it up and say that there are no sharks in the Andaman sea.  But Canadian Jim had the photo and showed it to us.  There are sharks everywhere and all sea's but attacks are rare.  Happy swimming ;-)