Immigration’s BMW smart car comes to Pattaya - no escape for illegal aliens

[SupermarineS6B]

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Edited February 13, 2020 by SupermarineS6B

[SupermarineS6B]

Be careful boys the smart car's out......... thankfully there's no one smart in it...... 

[CliffH]

Based on extensive research, the latest version of the GT200, the GT200 Mark 2 can not only  detect illegal aliens, but it can also detect crimes before they've been committed.  Massive order expected to be placed by Thailand shortly.

[Stevemercer]

Who is this 'machine of fun' and what is his association with the 'cool' smart car?

 

For the answer read the original post.

[Russell17au]

This is what "Big Joke" was removed from immigration for complaining about and now he has resigned altogether because his boss told him to keep his mouth shut after he went to the media and there are a lot of TVF's members that thought that they knew everything and rubbished this man when it seems that he was the only honest one there. As for those the scream about the immigration police get out and solve the other crimes just remember that every country has some form of immigration department that only works on immigration affairs and here in Thailand that department is attached to the police force instead of it being a separate government dept. so their job is specific to immigration. There have been 2 of these BMW's parked outside of Khon Kaen Immigration for months. The cameras on the roof is for facial recognition coupled to the computer in the car which is linked through to the immigration computer base.

[jimmjam]

The question is , did they pay import tax on this bmw? ????

[jacko45k]

1 hour ago, Sumarianson said:

He has to eat, buy stuff, get around on transport, live somewhere! All net contributions to taxes. I did not say all illegal aliens. I implied if he was not committing any other offences. That is why if he were doing something illegal other than staying in Thailand they should say that, but they don't.

Ridiculous, he shows disdain for the rules of the country and you praise him?

He is mooching off the country!

[jacko45k]

41 minutes ago, SupermarineS6B said:

"being illegal he is avoiding contributing".  ??  Do you think he might be spending money to live, eat.... ?   All i can see is that there'll one less peanut seller that's all.........    If you want contributions bring back, back to back visas at two grand a pop with a two grand extension at two months....... As simple as Thai logic..... All them visas well paid for and being milked daily in the land of the vertical smile......... 

He ain't paying for an Extension and is consuming immigration police resources. 

And showing disdain for the country he is living in. 

[jacko45k]

37 minutes ago, SupermarineS6B said:

Be careful boys the smart car's out......... thankfully there's no one smart in it...... 

How is this silliness related to the topic?

[Russell17au]

2 hours ago, Sumarianson said:

He has to eat, buy stuff, get around on transport, live somewhere! All net contributions to taxes. I did not say all illegal aliens. I implied if he was not committing any other offences. That is why if he were doing something illegal other than staying in Thailand they should say that, but they don't.

Why do you think that you are important enough for them to disclose to you what he is. All you are entitled to know and your not really entitled to know anything really is that he is an illegal in the country. He has broken the immigration laws of the country. Every country has the same problem but in many of them nothing is made public.

[pogal]

There is one parked in Ekamai. I went to see them and how the camera/facial recognition worked. He couldn't get it to work. Didnt seem to know how? 

He said he didn't like the BMW because it had no insurance! ????

Was worried about having an accident so they just park up in a small Soi for hours ????

Weren't interested in asking me anything ????

 

[sead]

Army chiefs doing sittups. A car with pc is called a smart car. Calling it a democracy.  Sounds more and more like Uzbekistan oh my

[keysersoze276]

They could do this on foot with a cheap smartphone.  Thailand, do you realize police in first-world countries have had what you have now for more than three decades?  They are called police cars.  No one called them smart cars.  A BMW with a tablet.  Lmao.  Have some self-respect.

[Caine]

Well the car is definitely going to be smarter that the operators because the whole nation hasn't got a brain the size of a pea between them

[brianthainess]

5 hours ago, ttrd said:

2 police officers and a IPad on a Saleng would do the job - the ultimate smart package ...  

I was  thinking supermarket trolley ????.

[brianthainess]

2 hours ago, jimmjam said:

The question is , did they pay import tax on this bmw? ????

No police do not pay tax when they buy a car. fact,

[Tchooptip]

9 hours ago, lust said:

I’m sure a Toyota Camry could yield the same results. Why BMW?

Why? Because with Toyota the brown envelope would be very small

[Kleepanna]

14 hours ago, spiekerjozef said:

So if he was walking outside his house what alarm went off inside the smart beamer ?

The public should continue to call 1178 to report infractions of the immigration laws... Someone got themeselves paid.

[Redline]

Maybe because he’s black ???? I run from all bmws now 

[revup]

16 hours ago, sniggie said:

Interesting to know. Facial recognition? No TM30? Probably a random stop of someone who fits a certain profile.  

More like someone shopped him.

[Andycoops]

17 hours ago, lust said:

I’m sure a Toyota Camry could yield the same results. Why BMW?

Or a Suzuki Swift for that matter.

[Benmart]

And not a word about the scooters screaming down the road, zig-zagging in and out of traffic and the other roadway mayhem. No smart cars out and about to deal with moving traffic? 

[JustAnotherHun]

If the driver is a moron, the car has to be smart

[hotchilli]

20 hours ago, Rookiescot said:

Busted for walking about outside his house.

Hardly Pablo Escobar is he.

But illegal all the same. !

[outsider]

20 hours ago, webfact said:

kitted out with state-of-the-art onboard diagnostics

 

You mean a laptop/tablet, some relevant software/app and data connection, something you can fit to any car, including a ubiquitous Bangkok taxi? It's really funny how you guys try to make something simple sound sophisticated, turn it into news, THEN feel good and proud about it!

 

[tinca tinca]

20 hours ago, spiekerjozef said:

So if he was walking outside his house what alarm went off inside the smart beamer ?

one will NEVER KNOW !!!

[5633572526]

20 hours ago, spiekerjozef said:

So if he was walking outside his house what alarm went off inside the smart beamer ?

There is a facial recognition camera on top of the car so keep your mask on if you are in doubt of your status.

[JohnFlory]

I've no problem with Thailand enforcing their immigration laws and have no sympathy for chronic overstayers. My question is, what happens if you are not an overstayer, but are not carrying your passport (I guess that is against the law) or a copy. Are you hauled off to police headquarters for enhanced interrogation?

[bbi1]

20 hours ago, OJAS said:

With all 'em Pattayan retirees who are unable or unwilling to comply with the OA visa mandatory insurance requirement being top of the target list, of course.

Could cut down the number of over 50's in Pattaya quite a bit if that's the case.

[mikebell]

20 hours ago, sniggie said:

Probably a random stop of someone who fits a certain profile.  

Black & foreign?  Coming back from Vietnam, people fitting the afore-mentioned profile were being singled out for specialist attention by IOs working the queues.