IrishIvan Posted December 13, 2013 Author Share Posted December 13, 2013 If you have the correct driving license, your bike/vehicle license is current and you wear your helmet or use your seatbelt you have nothing to worry about at a road block unless you are DUI If not cop it sweet and pay the fine, they do not confiscate you bike/vehicle as they do in most countries for unlicensed driving or DUI and the fines are very low, Not wearing a helmet in Australia the fine was 4500 baht probably a lot more now Even if riding a bicycle They charged 4,500 baht - why on earth would they charge you in baht? they are bad apples those Aussie cops. Theyll take baht, rand, ringit and rubles Sent from my GT-N7100 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merijn Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 (edited) I don't for sure about the TPV but the volunteers at the Immigration Office (PIV) in Phuket Town ( They are not related in any way to the Tourist Police Volunteers) are thoroughly background checked by the Thai Police in Bangkok and the police representative of the embassy of the country where he is from. The special investigation department does not handle complaints on the volunteers for this you have to the commander of the unit the volunteer belongs to. No volunteer has any legal right to detain any body but as anybody else they have the right to prevent anybody for leaving (without fisical force) in case of a offence so he can handed over to the police. Edited December 13, 2013 by merijn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon43 Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 I'm no legal expert, but .... As far as detaining anyone is concerned, a TPV has no more authority than any other citizen ==> they can make a 'citizen's arrest' (which is not an actual arrest but a detention'), until those with authority to arrest the person arrive. For example, a pickpocket could be restrained from running away. But the force used must be reasonable and the minimum necessary. So if you run away from a police checkpoint because you don't have a driving licence (civil offence), I don't think that the TPV could physically restrain you. If you ran away because you had just crashed your motorbike into another vehicle, then I think they could physically restrain you. The TPVs who are checking driving licences/imposing fines are doing so with the authority of their superiors. You may not agree with what they are doing, but they do have the authority to do this. Simon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishIvan Posted December 14, 2013 Author Share Posted December 14, 2013 I'm no legal expert, but .... As far as detaining anyone is concerned, a TPV has no more authority than any other citizen ==> they can make a 'citizen's arrest' (which is not an actual arrest but a detention'), until those with authority to arrest the person arrive. For example, a pickpocket could be restrained from running away. But the force used must be reasonable and the minimum necessary. So if you run away from a police checkpoint because you don't have a driving licence (civil offence), I don't think that the TPV could physically restrain you. If you ran away because you had just crashed your motorbike into another vehicle, then I think they could physically restrain you. The TPVs who are checking driving licences/imposing fines are doing so with the authority of their superiors. You may not agree with what they are doing, but they do have the authority to do this. Simon They wont be stopping me thats for sure. I'll drive over to the real police if they are checking licences Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nedkellylives Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 If you have the correct driving license, your bike/vehicle license is current and you wear your helmet or use your seatbelt you have nothing to worry about at a road block unless you are DUI If not cop it sweet and pay the fine, they do not confiscate you bike/vehicle as they do in most countries for unlicensed driving or DUI and the fines are very low, Not wearing a helmet in Australia the fine was 4500 baht probably a lot more now Even if riding a bicycle They charged 4,500 baht - why on earth would they charge you in baht? OK just to make you happy $150 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andreandre Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Oooops according to the site that must not be mentioned, one of these fine examples has been arrested in a sting selling and possession of ya bah.. Jail time coming up for him i would think...crazy guy..maybe didn't pay the right mates in BIB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishIvan Posted December 15, 2013 Author Share Posted December 15, 2013 I guess there is one less pain in the ass at the circle or Sai Yuan now. Garry, one of the really annoying TVPs got busted today selling ice. So much for background checks. Sent from my GT-N7100 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpyoldman Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 What a goof. Too bad it wasn't that jerk-weed that has the Irish last name, I was hoping to see his picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinginKata Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 What an idiot - he joined the TVP to make contacts for his drug deals. I hope he gets a lot of time behind bars and then booted out of Thailand. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishIvan Posted December 15, 2013 Author Share Posted December 15, 2013 What a goof. Too bad it wasn't that jerk-weed that has the Irish last name, I was hoping to see his picture. there needs to be a big cull of these TVPs. I mean it wasnt so long ago one got charged with murder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishIvan Posted December 15, 2013 Author Share Posted December 15, 2013 What an idiot - he joined the TVP to make contacts for his drug deals. I hope he gets a lot of time behind bars and then booted out of Thailand.He was shaking shop owners down too around Chalong. I know first hand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hansgruber Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Give him the lethal injection. Just goes to show the quality guys that apply for this job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falkan Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 nice guy, meet him a couple of times, am surprised.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hansgruber Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 nice guy, meet him a couple of times, am surprised..I'm never surprised when it's tourist police volunteers. I mean really, who comes to Thailand to do that job? Someone who wasn't able to be a police officer back in their home country. Any farang volunteer to me is a loony and I ignore them completely. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Croc Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 (edited) Heard about this guy when he tried to insert himself into the middle of a mediation process. He wanted a big cut for himself to help sort out the matter. Was told to F off. Edited December 15, 2013 by Old Croc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falkan Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 nice guy, meet him a couple of times, am surprised..I'm never surprised when it's tourist police volunteers.I mean really, who comes to Thailand to do that job? Someone who wasn't able to be a police officer back in their home country. Any farang volunteer to me is a loony and I ignore them completely. well he have business running here so i think it's pretty smart strategi to make friends with cops and play around.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beechbum Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 nice guy, meet him a couple of times, am surprised..I'm never surprised when it's tourist police volunteers.I mean really, who comes to Thailand to do that job? Someone who wasn't able to be a police officer back in their home country. Any farang volunteer to me is a loony and I ignore them completely. well he have business running here so i think it's pretty smart strategi to make friends with cops and play around.. Just not with meth though..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenBravo Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Incredibly stupid to deal drugs. Even more incredibly stupid to deal to Thais....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinginKata Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 This topic started as cops at sai yuan. There is already a news topic running about the TVP drugs bust. Please make your posts there about that case. Further posts about that case here in this topic will be removed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinginKata Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Now this topic is expanding into other areas. This topic was started just to bash the TVP. It's gone on long enough. Recent off topic post removed and this topic is now closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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