How are the checkpoints these days around Pattaya?

[sncoem]

Mostly at night and evening now.

 

[BigStar]

12 minutes ago, sncoem said:

Mostly at night and evening now.

 

Where exactly, when exactly, and how often have you encountered any checkpoints now?

[jacko45k]

Not traveling into town every day but the usual, once a week stop, under the motorway flyover on the railway line bypass, has not been there for about 5-6 weeks. Not seen them on Third Rd either, so must be fewer of them. See more Thai riders who seem unconcerned and that is usually a litmus test. 

[polpott]

17 hours ago, Laughing Gravy said:

????You must be visually challenged or have been in prison. I have been around (although not at the moment) a little longer than you and they were Checkpoints on a daily basis.

I am around and have driven around all parts of Pattaya on a daily basis. I have only once in 8 years been stopped at a checkpoint. Passed through a number over the years but always waved on. Less likely to stop a ferang than a Thai. The one time I was stopped was during the lockdown when there were a number of checkpoints. I was displaying an invalid tax disk when stopped at junction of Sukhmvit/Soi Siam. Given a ticket. Wife's car so she dealt with it. It cost her 400 baht. Som nam na.

[baansgr]

Everyday, everywhere, same places...what's an official stop?...if pulled over can you argue that point?. Stay legal and no problems, licence, copy of rental contract.

[polpott]

1 minute ago, baansgr said:

Everyday, everywhere, same places...what's an official stop?...if pulled over can you argue that point?. Stay legal and no problems, licence, copy of rental contract.

Copy of rental contract? Really? Driving licence is all you will be asked for although its wise to carry log book and insurance in the car.

[polpott]

15 hours ago, CanadaSam said:

Reminds me of the time I had to pay almost 10k baht for blood alcohol over 50 not so long ago...

Cheap. See how much it would cost you in a Western country. Also, I'll wager that, after paying your "fine" you were allowed to drive home. Love Thailand.

[Techno Viking]

13 minutes ago, baansgr said:

Everyday, everywhere, same places...what's an official stop?...if pulled over can you argue that point?. Stay legal and no problems, licence, copy of rental contract.

 

Don't know what the rental contract is for but for sure one should carry the green book (bike) or blue book (car) or copies of as well as the por ror bor or copy of.

 

In answering the OP, I was up in Pattaya for the weekend and saw not one single check point.

[CanadaSam]

6 minutes ago, polpott said:

Cheap. See how much it would cost you in a Western country. Also, I'll wager that, after paying your "fine" you were allowed to drive home. Love Thailand.

 

Bro, in truth, the REASON I left home (Canada) was because driving a very expensive car, on a lovely weekend, trying to pick up girls, and finding out (at a very young age) that it does not matter how wonderful your vehicle is, or how much money you have in your pocket, you get to spend a weekend in a police station jail cell, with the low life scum of the earth, because nothing matters in our "western" world, except the policies that our government decides to force upon us.

 

I simply LOVE the "underdeveloped" world because, you can use your wits, and your charm, and get through almost all the difficulties faced in life, IF you have a positive outlook, a humble personality, and enough dosh in your pocket to get through it all (don't hurt anyone).

 

Thanks for your input.

[Eindhoven]

25 minutes ago, baansgr said:

Everyday, everywhere, same places...what's an official stop?...if pulled over can you argue that point?. Stay legal and no problems, licence, copy of rental contract.

 

Of what use is this post?

[Techno Viking]

1 minute ago, Eindhoven said:

 

Of what use is this post?

 

Its proof showing he has not been in Pattaya for quiet some time !!

[BigStar]

43 minutes ago, baansgr said:

Everyday, everywhere, same places

Where's everywhere? Every intersection? What places exactly? How come people who live in Pattaya and drive/ride daily aren't seeing them?

 

OK, let's summarize the answer to the OP's question as follows: everywhere in the virtual TVF Pattaya, where at every intersection all farang are stopped, harassed, threatened, and extorted daily while Thais are waived through--but nowhere in real Pattaya, not even at Soi 9 (first time in years that checkpoint's been absent).

Edited November 18, 2020 by BigStar

[polpott]

2 minutes ago, CanadaSam said:

IF you have a positive outlook, a humble personality, and enough dosh in your pocket to get through it all (don't hurt anyone).

Absolutely the secret of dealing with police/authorities in Thailand.  A smile, a joke a bucketfull of humility and a few hundred baht will get you everywhere.

 

I was once stopped on an interstate highway doing 130kph in a 90 limit (hand held speed camera). I wound the window down and he started laughing and said, "Ah! Ferang" I was in Issan so replied, "Bo men, baxida" (Isssan for ferang). He then told me that I had been doing 130. I played dumb and asked him what the limit was. He replied ,"I don't know but you go too fast". We both started laughing, I apologised profusely, and the 400 baht and a ticket was quickly negotiated down to 100 baht for cash and on my way.

[jacko45k]

2 hours ago, Techno Viking said:

 

Don't know what the rental contract is for but for sure one should carry the green book (bike) or blue book (car) or copies of as well as the por ror bor or copy of.

 

In answering the OP, I was up in Pattaya for the weekend and saw not one single check point.

I think the new boss of police suspended them for  while, but rumours are he will be starting them up again. With the scarcity of tourists they just aren't that lucrative anymore. 

[jomtienisgood]

On 11/16/2020 at 9:25 AM, TexasDude said:

So no official checkpoints anymore?

Haven't seen any in the last 3 months

 

[jomtienisgood]

9 hours ago, polpott said:

Absolutely the secret of dealing with police/authorities in Thailand.  A smile, a joke a bucketfull of humility and a few hundred baht will get you everywhere.

 

I was once stopped on an interstate highway doing 130kph in a 90 limit (hand held speed camera). I wound the window down and he started laughing and said, "Ah! Ferang" I was in Issan so replied, "Bo men, baxida" (Isssan for ferang). He then told me that I had been doing 130. I played dumb and asked him what the limit was. He replied ,"I don't know but you go too fast". We both started laughing, I apologised profusely, and the 400 baht and a ticket was quickly negotiated down to 100 baht for cash and on my way.

That's called mangling with the population. 55555555 In other words Insertion..... VERY very good

[jomtienisgood]

18 hours ago, BigStar said:

Where exactly, when exactly, and how often have you encountered any checkpoints now?

Also my point, haven't seen them....

[jomtienisgood]

9 hours ago, polpott said:

Copy of rental contract? Really? Driving licence is all you will be asked for although its wise to carry log book and insurance in the car.

And Taxes....

[jomtienisgood]

On 11/17/2020 at 1:14 PM, BigStar said:

Just fantasy. The OP's question has been rightly answered, but we just haven't had a good thread for our paranoids and police bashers lately, so this will do. Have at it, boys.

Bring over Mr Trump. 55555555

[jomtienisgood]

On 11/17/2020 at 1:15 PM, Kerryd said:

Right. Sure.
Read it (the OP). That part that says "still as many checkpoints pulling over tourists".

Checkpoint for pulling over TOURISTS.

Get it ? 

The insinuation being that supposedly the police set up checkpoints where they ONLY pull over tourists.
Of course, if you'd read the WHOLE post you would have noted that I mentioned numerous checkpoints that have been set up in the past - where they pull everyone over - not just "tourists".

Like the 3rd line of that post where I said "All the checkpoints I've seen pull everyone over, Thai and tourist,".

I know, that thrashes some people's conceptions that all cops are just out to specifically target tourists, which, if you been here longer than I have, you'd know is total B.S.

You should know by now most of the 'oldies' ( here or not) like to complain and criticize Th. Never mind, living in Jomtien except for the lock-down and curfew period, there are almost never any check-points......