josephbloggs

Jeez, nobody said cheap / crappy car jacks didn't exist. However you just blamed the Chinese without knowing anything - that's quite different.

No, one hour at the office as already explained. Maybe I got lucky, no way of knowing, but other posters have said similar. I think since they moved to an online appointment system and they also moved the video online it has made things a lot faster at the offices at it is more controlled and organised. So don't think mine was a fluke. And yes, obviously I would rather do the whole thing from the comfort of my own home if that ever becomes possible.

I don't know, that's why I didn't state where it came from. You did.

When I make a bunch of burgers I use 100% beef, one egg, salt, pepper, a bit of garlic powder and very finely chopped onions. I find the onions give it a nice texture and somehow makes them juicier.

Funny that 99% of people on here criticised Thailand for having a health minister with no health qualifications (Anutin). But the same people are silent on America doing the same. At least Anutin has never spread anti-vac nonsense or conspiracy theories.

Ouch. At CW it was 200 baht and the CoR turned up by registered mail two days later. And it is required for a renewal.

Boring reading all the racist comments.

Ok Mr Pedantic. I said I was in and out of the office in an hour. Pretty obvious I had prepared everything in advance, only a moron would think I could watch an hour long video, go to immigration, a clinic, and do my license all in under an hour, but thanks for being that moron. - Online test video = one hour. - No going to DLT to get a date. Turn up, ask nicely, and get done immediately. - Immigration for residence certificate took literally five minutes at CW. I had booked an online queue, turned up five minutes before, at exactly my queue time my number came up and I was seen immediately. Very slick. But of course you still need to go to CW and back so altogether a couple of hours out of my day. - Medical certificate 15 minutes at a clinic by my house. You're welcome.

Bang Chak (Sukhumvit 99). I had watched the training video online and prepared all my documents, then just turned up at 1pm without an appointment as the online appointments were full for months ahead. They checked my documents and told me they were full and to come back for an appointment in a about a month. I asked very nicely if there was anyway it could be sooner as my license had expired. He went away, came back and said he could get me in in ten days' time. I said I was not going to be in Bangkok that week, so he went away and came back and said "ok, today". That whole exchange took about 10 minutes, he gave me my queue number, I went almost straight in to do the tests (reaction speed, red, amber, green, and depth perception - no peripheral colour test anymore). Then off for a photo, payment, and collect. I was out at 2pm. Very very fast and efficient, I was very pleasantly surprised. And because my license was a couple of weeks expired I got almost six years on my new one - 5 years plus they round it up to your birthday. My friend went there last week as a walk in and was given an appointment 3-4 weeks away but he just took it and he'll go back. It pays to be smiley and polite, they really do try to help.

Yep. Did mine two weeks ago. Literally in and out in an hour with a six year license in hand. So easy.

I see all the racists have come crawling out for this thread with the usual predictable, boring and unpleasant comments.

You bought cheap, that is on you - what do you expect? Buy a cheap underpriced AC and it won't be as good as your Mitsubishi and won't last as long. Don't blame a country for that.

Must have taken you ages to come up with that - brilliant!!

Did you? Amazing. Did a friend tell you?

Yeah, let's hope lots of people drown!

So you know where he bought it? Tell us about it then.

Tell that to the Burj Khalifa, Petronas Towers, Taipei 101 or any one of the other countless massive skyscrapers built around the world with steel (rebar) reinforced concrete.

Quite possibly! And a Thai policeman asking some questions to his Thai wife in Thai - the horror!! Human rights! Call the UN!!

"Power abusing maniac". Seriously, give it a rest. Over the drink driving limit, no valid license. Your fault and your fault only. You were treated fairly and in accordance with the law. Man up and stop bleating.

I agree with you about the make up of this forum, but disagree with the rest. You were caught over the drink driving limit without a valid license. You got the punishment that that befits. One night in a cell (with others caught similarly so you weren't singled out), court, a 10k fine and on your way. I am sure it was unpleasant, I am sure I wouldn't enjoy it, but you really need to stop bleating about it now. Try getting caught drink driving with no license in other countries and see what punishment you get. And of course we are all assuming you were apologetic, polite, and didn't get uppity or aggressive or entitled in your tone, but from reading your posts I am not sure that's the case.

Don't be ridiculous. Don't shout "Get the f*** off" at innocent women who were sitting quietly, don't kick them, don't have your wife threaten to shoot them, don't act like an entitled idiot when given the chance for a mutual apology and to both walk away. Don't do those things and the Thais leave you alone. I've never once shouted at a random woman aggressively, never kicked one, never threatened to shoot one, never tried to bully one. Weirdly no Thais have "come after me", none of my rights have been infringed. I wonder why?

I know you're not keen on women, but have you seen the video?? They're sitting there quietly chatting to themselves. No "chatting loudly", no drinking, no playing music, no "bunch of Thais". Victim blaming is ugly, especially when it was a man being the aggressor against a woman.

Yep, you are correct, it is AN bar stool nonsense. I have been in two crashes here: one was a drunk Thai who smashed in to me at very high speed (I was stationary waiting to turn in to a side road). He tried to blame me saying I was not indicating and that I had no lights on. Well yeah by the time the police showed up (remarkably quickly) I had no working lights as my car was a crumpled mess. The police took my side. Second time was, embarrassingly and shamefully, my fault. Quite a big hit to a taxi whose car would need to be off the road for repairs. Again the police treated me incredibly fairly and politely. I am sure my trite and apologetic demeanour helped. And the taxi driver refused all my attempts to pay him compensation, it was very humbling. And like you I have never paid the police for an offence I haven't been guilty of committing (speeding, U-turning where I shouldn't etc). I have never once in 30 years driving here been asked for a bribe for a made up offence.

Plenty of places to get these in Thailand.

It could have been settled there and then without police when she offered to both mutually apologise and walk away. He refused as he thought he could bully her because he's a "big man". He picked the wrong woman to try to bully. Good on her, he's a coward. If only he'd allowed the mutual apology none of this would ever have happened - he only has himself to blame and so he deserves everything he gets.