Immigration's "Smart Car" is back! Chinese overstaying woman arrested in Surat crackdown

[edogthong]

1 hour ago, Neeranam said:

Hopefully, next will be the ones that use agents to bypass immigration requirements. 

The ones that support the lifestyle of IO's all across the country? They're actually the ones following the rules, albeit the non official ones. 

 

Not a chance in hell mate. Using agents is encouraged and the safest way to stay out of trouble in Thailand. You must be new here. 

[wombat]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Chinese woman in a house 

They have super powers and can see through walls?

[Udom]

Did something change in the "overstay" rules?
Usually they gave you a fine once you were leaving the country...

[Neeranam]

35 minutes ago, edogthong said:

Not a chance in hell mate. Using agents is encouraged and the safest way to stay out of trouble in Thailand. You must be new here. 

yes, arrived in 1992

[mikeymike100]

12 minutes ago, Udom said:

Did something change in the "overstay" rules?
Usually they gave you a fine once you were leaving the country...

Correct if you go to the airport and have a boarding pass to somewhere out of Thailand, the 19 days overstay would not be a problem, just a fine?

[Kalasin Jo]

2 hours ago, Neeranam said:

Love how the Chinese Thais keep their NY decorations up all year to save money.

The French often do it too in the small poorer villages 

[Seeall]

5 hours ago, soi3eddie said:

There has to be a back story to this. Either tip-off by suspicious neighbours, or she was encroaching on someone's business, or she had stolen a Thai lady's boyfriend/husband. No way was this "smart-car" the reason for her being detected. Sure the car has a data terminal with internet connection to check the database but that's all.

 

Internet?  I never heard of this....

[mikeymike100]

3 minutes ago, Seeall said:

Internet?  I never heard of this....

Quite so the OP is trying to make out that the 'internet' and 'facial recognition' technology are the latest thing in fighting crime. Both have been out for a very long time, its just that Thailand didn't catch up until recently?????

[kennw]

2 hours ago, mjakob007 said:

moots the need for another 250 of these cars, at 3 per province & few envelopes for the procurement orders

Australian police use cars fitted with 360 degree scanners that check the cars number plate against a data base, they just cruise bye. Make sure you have a license, paid all your fines, registration fees, no outstanding warrants. Big brother really is watching. 

[Smokey and the Bandit]

2 hours ago, ChaiyaTH said:

Actually they have apps on their smartphones to even check for that nowadays, so the car is not needed. That's how they often check during nightclub raids too, never seen BMW.

Not disagreeing with you, but if they have apps on their smartphones, which would make sense, why are they asking for peoples passports?

[Seeall]

1 hour ago, wombat said:

They have super powers and can see through walls?

can do all ....  thats why all staff need new BMW's ASAP

[Seeall]

7 minutes ago, kennw said:

Australian police use cars fitted with 360 degree scanners that check the cars number plate against a data base, they just cruise bye. Make sure you have a license, paid all your fines, registration fees, no outstanding warrants. Big brother really is watching. 

well that would not get to be a thing here as the brown envelope rules..

[BerndN]

5 hours ago, soi3eddie said:

There has to be a back story to this. Either tip-off by suspicious neighbours, or she was encroaching on someone's business, or she had stolen a Thai lady's boyfriend/husband. No way was this "smart-car" the reason for her being detected. Sure the car has a data terminal with internet connection to check the database but that's all.

 

Right. Even a motorbike or a bicycle can do this. If the IM-Officer has the permit to enter the IM-Database with his smartphone , this would be enough.

[Seeall]

Just now, BerndN said:

Right. Even a motorbike or a bicycle can do this. If the IM-Officer has the permit to enter the IM-Database with his smartphone , this would be enough.

get with it pople.. need a BMW  or a benz..

[Toby1947]

3 hours ago, Neeranam said:

Are you suggesting that illegal immigrants are not serious?

 

Hopefully, next will be the ones that use agents to bypass immigration requirements. 

That's never gonna happen. Too many high ranking IOs getting very rich from it and quite a few lower ones, along with of course the agents. And good luck to them the whole country is rotten with corruption 

[Aussieroaming]

That is a good topic for future years. She can tell her friends how she was nabbed by a vehicle...Artificial Intelligence at it's best.

[Maejo Man]

20 minutes ago, kennw said:

Australian police use cars fitted with 360 degree scanners that check the cars number plate against a data base, they just cruise bye. Make sure you have a license, paid all your fines, registration fees, no outstanding warrants. Big brother really is watching. 

Here is the inside of one! UHF and VHF radios for tracking and communication, instant number plate recognition, and license status, on board speed cameras front and rear, direct access to immigration data base. Plus a whole heap of other goodies. That's what you call a proper smart car!!

[soi3eddie]

2 hours ago, ChaiyaTH said:

Actually they have apps on their smartphones to even check for that nowadays, so the car is not needed. That's how they often check during nightclub raids too, never seen BMW.

They used to park one of the BMWs in the courtyard of Jomtien immigration office. 

 

[digger70]

"Smart Car" is back. 

What's so smart about that .in Western countries the cops have been using this So called New Technology for more then 20 Yrs.

Is it because they are Baby BMW or they just want to show off or  because it's New to Thailand.

[biggles45]

'but the agents do not do anything illegal, they are merely middlemen/women,' 

 

Ha ha. I know 4 guys who do not have the funds to legally get an extension. They all use an agent with 'contacts' at the IB, middlemen alright, channeling money to the right people 

[The Theory]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

She was detained on 19 days overstay. 

Why this smart amazing machine is not used for catching foreign criminals ?!!!!

Detained for 19 days overstay ?!!!! Amazing work guys. 

[kwaussie]

At least there is no pointing fingers.

[PEE TEE]

The car is called KIT 

[Gandtee]

Wow! Nineteen days overstay.. That's worth a photo shoot.???? 

[Dogmatix]

8 hours ago, soi3eddie said:

There has to be a back story to this. Either tip-off by suspicious neighbours, or she was encroaching on someone's business, or she had stolen a Thai lady's boyfriend/husband. No way was this "smart-car" the reason for her being detected. Sure the car has a data terminal with internet connection to check the database but that's all.

 

The cops could also access that database on their phones. These BMW smart cars are obviously another way to waste taxpayers' money with kickbacks to suppliers of unnecessary, overpriced eqipment.

[Mac Mickmanus]

There have also been media reports of five people in Chiang Mai being arrested for short overstays 

[crazykopite]

Immigration have been tipped off she obviously has upset someone all she has to do is pay the overstay fine it’s pointless placing her in detention make her pay the fine and tell her to,leave the country 

[still kicking]

8 hours ago, Smokey and the Bandit said:

"The cars - usually BMWs - are fitted with the latest gizmos including something called an "internet connection" to the IB's database."

 

This infers that an "internet connection'' is somehow the latest technology? Its been out over 35 years?

Well just my 2 cents, where I live every police, car has computers as soon you go past them, they know if you are not licenced or where you live and so on so what is a smart car?

[Kaopad999]

well done and good job. ????

[Mac Mickmanus]

33 minutes ago, still kicking said:

Well just my 2 cents, where I live every police, car has computers as soon you go past them, they know if you are not licenced or where you live and so on so what is a smart car?

But people don't walk around with license plate numbers on them