Passenger who parked at Bangkok airport for eight months slapped with 60,000 baht bill

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Passenger who parked at Bangkok airport for eight months slapped with 60,000 baht bill

 

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A deputy at the Airports Authority of Thailand has described as "a misunderstanding" after someone who parked their car at Suvarnabhumi airport since March while they were stranded abroad, were asked to pay nearly 60,000 baht. 

 

After a clip went viral Suthat Suwannapongsai was at pains to point out that the airport authority were willing to listen to hardship cases for those who had left their cars. Reductions had already been given to some people who had presented evidence.

 

Suthat said that the person in this case left their car in Zone 2 from 21st March to 14th November. They were still stranded abroad due to the pandemic and instructed a friend to come and pick up the car.

 

The fee was 250 baht a day for 239 days - a total of 59,750 baht.

 

The parking attendant explained to the friend that they could appeal for a lower fee by presenting evidence of outbound and inbound flights and cancellations.

 

The friend said they were prepared to pay and was not willing to wait and supply documentation. 

 

Suthat said that 6 people had already received help from Suvarnabhumi in reducing charges. 

 

Source: Sanook

 

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[Dmaxdan]

Okay, so you are stranded abroad but why wait for 8 months before you finally instruct someone to go and pick up your car?  

[NanLaew]

9 minutes ago, webfact said:

The friend said they were prepared to pay and was not willing to wait and supply documentation.

 

It's always a 'friend' eh?

 

So they happily paid a ~60,000 baht parking ticket? Either some hi-so really, really wanted his Merc back or someone has a 'friend' who knows what cars have been sitting there for months and is claiming ownership.

 

I read earlier that the fine for a lost Suvarnabhumi parking ticket is only maybe 5000 baht. I might send a 'friend' over to see if that red Porsche Cayman S is still sitting in Parking Garage B, level 4.

 

[OneMoreFarang]

250THB per day is not really so bad. It just adds up...

[Traubert]

Airport parking. A licence to print money. Not only Thailand.

Edited November 20, 2020 by Traubert
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[natway09]

Thailand airport parking fees are reasonable at $8 a day US.

Try parking at Heathrow 

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

The friend said they were prepared to pay and was not willing to wait and supply documentation. 

More money than patience.

[herwin1234]

uuumm, not sure, what is this news topic about?

 

you have to pay 250 baht a day for parking your car at the airport, but if you can show evidence that you were stuck abroad die to covid restrictions, you dont have to pay fully but get reduction. 

 

seems like normal to me. 

[Tropicalevo]

8 hours ago, webfact said:

The friend said they were prepared to pay and was not willing to wait and supply documentation. 

Do illegal drugs have a 'use by date'?

[Tarteso]

The last time I returned from Europe, after 3 months the Bill was Bt22,500.- It is the normal price... The surprise was that the gasoline had evaporated, but the staff kindly helped me with the matter.

[digger70]

3 hours ago, hotchilli said:

More money than patience.

If the Friend Isn't a Doctor  he be Fine He don't need Patience.  ????

[balo]

2 hours ago, Tarteso said:

The last time I returned from Europe, after 3 months the Bill was Bt22,500.-

Why not just leave your car in a private parking space and take the taxi to the airport?  

But if you like to throw money away no big deal. 
 

[Tarteso]

23 minutes ago, balo said:

Why not just leave your car in a private parking space and take the taxi to the airport?  

But if you like to throw money away no big deal. 
 

Maybe it was not the time to look for parking ... maybe my father had a heart attack and could not miss the flight ... do I need to explain? Thanks for understand me. By the way... I couldn’t say goodbye to him. ????

Edited November 20, 2020 by Tarteso