Video: Irate house owner takes axe to illegally parked car - but there's a backstory

[aussie11950]

Why didn't she contact a locksmith to open the car and move it, or ask the police to help and break the window to move it.

Usually cars can be opened with a coat hanger, then to release the break to move it.

Do they have tow trucks here?

 

[overherebc]

13 minutes ago, aussie11950 said:

Why didn't she contact a locksmith to open the car and move it, or ask the police to help and break the window to move it.

Usually cars can be opened with a coat hanger, then to release the break to move it.

Do they have tow trucks here?

 

Not with the way door locks work nowadays. Gearbox locks in P automatically when the key is out etc

The old Ford Cortina only needed two bent teaspoons.

[Lemonltr]

I have a lot of sympathy for the lady especially if the story about a relative dying because of being unable to get out if the driveway is true.

From the size of the house and gateway she probably is rich enough not to fear the consequences of damaging the pickup.

What troubles me however is  the probability that in turn she double parks or blocks people in just like everybody else when it suits her..

Edited February 20, 2018 by Lemonltr

[toofarnorth]

I wonder if we would be reading a different report if a HiSo had left a Benz there as these types ( Do you know who I am ) are more likely to park just where they want.

Last week a Fortuner was parked outside 7-eleven in town. Middle of the road  , indicators flashing that it was going straight on , people taking it in turns to drive round.  After I went through on my bike 2 BiB were coming through , I indicated my thoughts and the BiB stopped by the car I hope they went in to 7 -eleven and dragged the driver out . To lazy most drivers to park and walk 20 paces.  Rant .........over.

[Xonax]

The house owner should have paid the police to deal with the matter.  Police will only do their jobs, if they are paid extra.

[4MyEgo]

13 hours ago, speedtripler said:

 

She should have set it on fire..... 

The same car would park in front of my driveway 3 times, (Chinese guy), visiting the new neighbour back home, 1st time I put a note on his windscreen, 2nd time I confronted him, with his reply being, you not have car in driveway, with my reply being, that's because its parked across the road, i.e. I cannot get into my driveway, regardless, you park in my driveway again, you will not find your car, so you want to have good insurance.

 

3rd time about a month later, called my mate who is a tow truck driver, didn't take long, his car was moved, he knocked on my door, I opened it, he asked if I moved his car, I said, no, but I did see a tow truck move it, he asked if I got wrote down the tow truck companies details, I said, no as I thought he broke down, was delivered to a wrecking yard, what happened to it, don't know, but never had that guy park in my driveway ever again.

 

Feel sorry for the lady, but taking to it with a machete, that's armature, setting it on fire, also armature, having it moved, well that takes a careful plan. 

[MartinL]

Just seen this on Channel 3 midday news (but haven't read all this thread). It shows the incident from a different angle - from the pavement outside the gate, further back from the white pick-up.

 

It appears that, while this woman is somewhat justified in her anger, she has no qualms about almost completely blocking the pavement with her vehicle as it's poking out of the gate.

 

I wonder how she'd have felt and reacted if a pedestrian, who had to walk in the road to get around her car, had been hit and injured/killed by the passing traffic.

Edited February 20, 2018 by MartinL

[webfact]

Charges await furious aunties in Bangkok parking dispute

By Kornkamon Aksorndech 
The Nation

 

 

Two Bangkok women have a date with police after taking an axe and spade to a parked pickup truck that was blocking their gate.
 

The gate outside their home in Prawet district was where police posted summonses on Monday for Rattanachat Seangyoktrakan, 61, and Ranee Saengyoktrakan, 57, to come see them on February 26 and explain why they’d damaged the pickup the day before.

 

The “aunties” face charges of damaging property, making a threat and carrying a weapon.

 

Prawet superintendent Pol Colonel Alongkorn Sirisongkhram wants to ask them about a complaint filed by pickup owner Ratchanikorn Lertwassana, 37, who also provided a video recording of the incident.

 

Police said damage amounted to Bt50,000, punishable by up to three years in prison and/or a fine of up to Bt6,000.

 

Alongkorn said the truck was legally parked in terms of zoning hours, but she was blocking an entrance, a petty offence – causing a disturbance – which could have put Ratchanikorn in jail for up to a month and result in a fine.

 

Police decided to fine her Bt500.

 

Ratchanikorn said the house gate was padlocked and festooned with signs, so she assumed it was shuttered for legal reasons and thus unoccupied.

 

She parked, spent 10 minutes buying goods nearby, and returned to see the two women holding an axe and spade standing next to her damaged truck.

 

Ratchanikorn said she apologised for blocking their gate, but the woman with the axe threatened to harm her and, pointing to the signs, asked if she were stupid or illiterate.

 

Concerned passers-by pulled Ratchanikorn aside.

 

“I accept that it was my fault for blocking the gate, but I’m not from that area, so I don’t know what went on there and I thought the house was unoccupied,” she said.

 

“They shouldn’t do this to others. I’m pressing charges so they don’t do it again.”

 

 

The video of the pickup’s window, hood and bumper being smashed was posted online and widely seen, with many viewers criticising the aunties for overreacting.

 

Some people did empathise, however, with one neighbour saying a man had died because his gate was blocked and his family couldn’t get him to hospital promptly.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30339292

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-02-20

[wgdanson]

The video reminds me of the Specsavers advert featuring John Cleese....'Now I am going to give you a damn good thrashing'. 555

[sammieuk1]

14 hours ago, Slaps said:

 

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Two yellow lines work where I come from

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Black and white ones also work there to.

[webfact]

Enough was enough, pickup-smashing aunties explain

By The Nation

 

 

Bangkok homeowners Rattanachat Seangyoktrakan, 61, and Ranee Saengyoktrakan, 57 – caught on video causing Bt50,000 damage to a parked pickup truck blocking their gate – faced the press on Tuesday morning to insist they’d done nothing wrong.
 

The women said Sunday’s incident was the first time they’d resorted to attacking a parked vehicle, but they’d had plenty of opportunities previously.

 

“We’ve had this same problem for 10 years,” one of them said. “We have to wait for people to finish their shopping so we can leave our own house. Sometimes people even complain to us that they haven’t finished their shopping yet.”

 

They said the axe and spade they used to attack the truck weren’t “weapons”, as suggested in a possible pending charge, but merely tools they had handy at the time.

 

A police source reported separately that the house owner had asked Prawet traffic police to remove parked vehicles blocking the gate four times in the past three years.

 

There had never been violence at the address before, but only occasional verbal arguments.

 

Police were not called about the parked pickup on Sunday, however, the source said.

 

The women also complained to reporters that the previous Prawet district chief should not have allowed street hawkers to set up stalls in the area, where temporary trade is banned.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30339293

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-02-20

[overherebc]

7 hours ago, MaxYakov said:

Not defending the vehicle operator, but she was definitely OTT and she should pay for the damage. Not enough tow truck services in Thailand. These would get this "park anywhere" mentality corrected. She should have been able to "dial-a-tow" and gotten it towed as supported by law. Any entrepreneurs out there?

 

 

Quite a few but for that job here you would have to factor in life expectancy. ???

[Eric Loh]

Should have just smashed the window, open the door and push the pick-up. I too will be infuriated if someone block my house entrance. Still no need for excessive damage to vehicle. 

[wgdanson]

1 minute ago, Eric Loh said:

Should have just smashed the window, open the door and push the pick-up. I too will be infuriated if someone block my house entrance. Still no need for excessive damage to vehicle. 

As someone said previously, the transmission is locked in Park without the key in the ignition. Makes me wonder how car thieves in films just open the door, fiddle with a few wires under the dash, and drive off.

[robblok]

10 minutes ago, Eric Loh said:

Should have just smashed the window, open the door and push the pick-up. I too will be infuriated if someone block my house entrance. Still no need for excessive damage to vehicle. 

I would not damage a car either.. but I think the problem here is that this is a recurring problem that happens almost every day. I think the annoyance builds up and up and now finally explodes. I also don't think anything will change there as people here really don't care about others when they park their cars.

[Enoon]

 

The next time it happens will it be one of them or the parking "offender" who ends up on the ground?

 

And the next time after that who will end up dead?

 

Because now it will be forgotten about (no "authority" will take any action to forestall a repeat)..........until the next time.

 

 

Edited February 20, 2018 by Enoon

[moe666]

Actually I think these things are a set up for the outrage  a few of the posters here can shower on Thais

[shady86]

Why people here doesn’t have brain, at the the pickup driver could have left her contact on car dash board so the house owner can call her.


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[robblok]

10 minutes ago, shady86 said:

Why people here doesn’t have brain, at the the pickup driver could have left her contact on car dash board so the house owner can call her.


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Why people just don't park in front of signs that say you can't park there. What your saying is ignore the signs and leave your number so they can call you if you please can move your car and they have to wait for you call you ect. Just don't park where you are not allowed to park. 

 

But I don't agree with the damage done to the car.

[giddyup]

3 hours ago, aussie11950 said:

Why didn't she contact a locksmith to open the car and move it, or ask the police to help and break the window to move it.

Usually cars can be opened with a coat hanger, then to release the break to move it.

Do they have tow trucks here?

 

Why should she have to? Pure ignorance and selfishness by the car driver. It's the same mentality that causes motorbikes to block me in when I'm parked, inches from my bumper, front and rear. Ever had difficulty accessing the front door of a 7/11 because motorbikes have blocked access because they are too lazy to walk 2 metres?

Edited February 20, 2018 by giddyup

[holy cow cm]

As it is wrong what she did, I can agree with her anger. I would never do that and if in same predicament would have been blowing steam out my ears. But if we foreigner did that, we would be black listed and deported. 

[shady86]

Why people just don't park in front of signs that say you can't park there. What your saying is ignore the signs and leave your number so they can call you if you please can move your car and they have to wait for you call you ect. Just don't park where you are not allowed to park. 
 
But I don't agree with the damage done to the car.

Since when people here follow road signs, and we are talking about signs made by the house owner, not police or local government. Moreover the road in front of her house belongs to public, not private area. Double parking is common here, as long as you leave gear in neutral or leave your no so people can notify if car needed to be moved immediately.

[giddyup]

1 minute ago, shady86 said:

14 minutes ago, robblok said:

Why people just don't park in front of signs that say you can't park there. What your saying is ignore the signs and leave your number so they can call you if you please can move your car and they have to wait for you call you ect. Just don't park where you are not allowed to park. 
 
But I don't agree with the damage done to the car.

Since when people here follow road signs, and we are talking about signs made by the house owner, not police or local government. Moreover the road in front of her house belongs to public, not private area. Double parking is common here, as long as you leave gear in neutral or leave your no so people can notify if car needed to be moved immediately.

It's common sense not to park in front of someone's driveway, you shouldn't need a sign to  tell you not to.

[marquis22]

One way to wipe the Thai smile off a couple of Thais. (Unfortunately)

[robblok]

12 minutes ago, shady86 said:

25 minutes ago, robblok said:

Why people just don't park in front of signs that say you can't park there. What your saying is ignore the signs and leave your number so they can call you if you please can move your car and they have to wait for you call you ect. Just don't park where you are not allowed to park. 
 
But I don't agree with the damage done to the car.

Since when people here follow road signs, and we are talking about signs made by the house owner, not police or local government. Moreover the road in front of her house belongs to public, not private area. Double parking is common here, as long as you leave gear in neutral or leave your no so people can notify if car needed to be moved immediately.

In the story it said the owner went to court and after that erected the sign so i assume she got permission from the court for the sign. That is different from the sign from a home owner.  Blocking a driveway or an other car is just selfish if you can't leave it in neutral then just don't park there. 

[RotMahKid]

1 hour ago, wgdanson said:

As someone said previously, the transmission is locked in Park without the key in the ignition. Makes me wonder how car thieves in films just open the door, fiddle with a few wires under the dash, and drive off.

There is always that small button to press for moving the transmission handle.

[gunderhill]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

asked if she were stupid or illiterate

Both + selfish!

[gunderhill]

5 minutes ago, RotMahKid said:

There is always that small button to press for moving the transmission handle.

 

[gunderhill]

29 minutes ago, giddyup said:

It's common sense not to park in front of someone's driveway, you shouldn't need a sign to  tell you not to.

When they can overtake  into oncoming traffic  I think you'll find that "common sense" ain't  that "common" here.

[Bob12345]

I would have parked my car somewhere else (so it doesnt matter if people block my gate) and put a wheel lock on every car parking there (chain & lock) so they can walk home. 

 

Not sure how that would stop others from parking there and it wont free up my exit (it even blocks it longer), but it would be fun seeing the car owners get angry and frustrated.

 

Btw, this is what you get in a country without law enforcement. Everybody does as they please and from time to time someone boils over and smashes up a car or kills some people. Thanks RTP.

Edited February 20, 2018 by Bob12345