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By train probably. Why do you care?

Yawn yawn yawn, Really??

So much jealousy and bitterness in this thread (as to be expected). People angry that someone much younger than them can afford to spend much more money than they can, and the money was earned on a platform they are too old to understand. Care to explain the "karma" comment? He deserves to be cheated out of 13 million baht because......?

Yes, I used to do the same. But now you can't do that anymore.

Bizarre tangent. Are you OK?

What are you talking about?

There is absolutely no risk to doing it at the airport. It is open 24 hours and is quick and efficient. No more than 5 minutes. Personally I always get multiple re-entries when I extend my extension of stay but I did have a period where I needed to do individual ones and it was so easy at the airport (Suvarnabhumi, never tried Don Mueang).

There's alway one who makes this incredibly boring and predictable comment on any story like this. Yawn.

I think you're thinking of M-Pass. As per my earlier post explaining the differences between them that is something completely different and does need a Tag. Firs of all you have to upload your ID, car registration details and four pictures of your car (front, back, two sides) and fill in your preferred payment details. A few hours later you get an email / sms saying you are approved. It uses cameras and sensors mounted over the road where there would normally be toll gates. You just keep driving at normal speed, you don't pass through a gate. The cameras can read your license plate and the AI then cross checks the plate against the picture of your car to make sure they match, and the toll is deducted from your credit card (or debit card). In your online account you can see all your usage, you can see the pictures the cameras took of your car and close up of plates. Very slick. You can see the detection gantry here:

It's nothing to do with being a farang, that is just more ThaiVisa nonsense. You did read that she ran someone over, killing them, then seemingly carried on as if nothing had happened, right?

No, it doesn't, there is no tag at all - that's the whole point of it as it allows you to pass through the detection zones without slowing down. You just register online. I know because I have done it for two cars and used it many times. No tag. The system recognises your number plate and cross checks it with the make and model of car and the pictures you uploaded as part of the registration.

Yes, they are definitely wrong. But it can be confusing. M-Pass and Easy Pass are interchangeable and both of them work on all expressways. You need the tag in your windscreen and you top up your balance as and when you need. No credit = no go, and it is really annoying when the car in front has no credit and everyone needs to reverse. M-Flow you register online, there is no need for a tag. Currently only in use on four sections of route 9 (Kanchanapisek Ring Road) and nowhere else. You can set up monthly billing by credit card, debit card, or direct debit, or you can have one time billing the same way (so it charges you after every use). There are no toll booths, you just drive at normal speed and the technology recognises your car and charges you. Long story short, M-Flow is great but very limited, go get yourself a new M-Pass token. The stated aim is to have M-Flow on all expressways some time in 2024 and from then there will be no more toll booths in Thailand. But seeing as they haven't even started constructing them (at least I haven't seen any) I definitely wouldn't expect it sooner than 2024.

The UK pours raw sewage into rivers and seas. https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-62813573

Thanks for your input.

Most people when they pass their driving tests drive sensibly and often can drive their whole life without an accident. However there are some people that drive like lunatics, drive dangerously and end up crashing and killing people. Therefore we should ban cars.

The Red Lines (Dark Red and Light Red) run right through the station and the Blue Line (MRT) is in the basement. So they are very much "part of".

Boo Hoo, do you feel victimised? Do you need someone to talk to? It's so boring when farang shout "victim" all the time, get over yourself. It's simply that you can't refuse a Thai national entry to their own country. Anyway, they have rescinded it already so you'll have to look elsewhere for your daily dose of victimisation.

They didn't. AN shamefully made that up.

Because by saying, "#2 in the world ..... what absolute nonsense the internet tries to spread. Pathetic" you clearly didn't watch the video or know what is going on. "The internet" is not spreading anything about Pattaya being the second most beautiful beach, the second most idyllic beach, the second most amazing beach. It is the result of Tik Tok announcing where the most hashtagged and most viewed hashtags are, and Pattaya is second to Bondi. It is not "the internet" spreading anything, it is just a factual announcement from Tik Tok. Pattaya is the second most viewed beach resort hashtag. Nothing more, nothing less. And Pattaya is pretty popular for many reasons (the beach not being one of them). You obviously didn't understand that or you wouldn't have made such an old man comment. Ergo you don't follow what is going on as you react to headlines and don't follow the source.

Indeed. And the police spent hours helping him, Chuwit helped him, then the police took him home. Well done to all. And AN add a snarky comment at the end (which was not in the original report) that the police want to know what should be done about the three hours of wasted police time. It is utterly disrespectful to the police who saved a life that night, I find it really pathetic to even add that sentence, they should be ashamed. For all the faults of the RTP (and there are many) in many situations they do act with a lot of compassion that the west could learn from.

Thanks for posting and very sorry for the untimely loss of your friend. I hope the police do their job, they find the culprit and you get justice for your friend. Also sorry you have to read such insensitive dribble on here with people speculating and pointing fingers and coming up with theories about him and his girlfriend. Awful. Those posters should be utterly ashamed of themselves, it is disgusting really. RIP to your friend.

Sleeping in his room. He happens to work as a security guard at a hotel. He was sleeping in his room at the time. Is that not allowed?

Another one that doesn't follow what''s going on.

Don't take the bait. You should be able to see this was written to get replies such as yours. But no, I am sure you will do the same on the next one.

No they didn't. There is nothing like this in the original article on Thai Rath. It is a cheap dig by AN to get the negative posters posting. And the very first poster to reply has taken the bait! Perfect. The original article ends with the police taking the guy home which is the penultimate sentence here.