Tchooptip Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Yesterday I went to the Chaweng police station to declare the lost of my wallet with 2 credit cards and my Thai driving license, we spoke 80% in Thai and they were very friendly, took my declaration, when everything was over they told me there is a ''fee''using the English word...20Bahts! Some of you have already heard about that? Of course 20Bahts is no big deal at all, so it is not a rant of mine nor a kind of Thai bashing or nothing of the sort, ortherwise I would have posted in the general topics It a real question concerning Samui! Do we have to pay to declare something to the police? So thank you (I wont tell names) to spare me the answers with the trend of ''the police force farce'' PS: Before I am asked for, I lost it before yesterday on a small soi, between a Familly Mart and my house hardly a few hundred yards away, I put my wallet absendmindedly in the back pocket of my jeans before riding my motorbike back home. Unfortunately I only realised yesterday morning, because not many people take this road. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costas2008 Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 OP, you didn't come here to bash the Thais, I believe you........but to bash the Police for asking you to pay not 1 Baht but 20 Bahts (that's the plural of Baht). You have my sympathy.................. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sketcher Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 I think 20 baht is the correct amount. They didn't have change for a 100 baht note when I went so they said not to worry about it. That wasn't on Samui though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apetley Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Of the 3 police reports I have had to make for stolen property 2 were free and one cost 20bht. No receipt for the 20bht one but then again I did not request one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samuijimmy Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 even Thais are charged 20 baht at some government offices, for paperwork, administration fee, one would guess? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billd766 Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 I have always paid the 20b fee where I live in Khampaeng Phet province. My wife explained it to me as an administration charge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokie36 Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 I wasn't charged a penny in Phuket a few years ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samui4me Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Nothing new : http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/491025-police-asked-me-20-bahts-for-reporting-bank-passbook-lost/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokin Joe Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 If it makes you feel any better they do this in other countries, The US for instance. In El Paso, Texas I needed a copy of the police report after reporting one of our company rental vehicles stolen. I needed a copy of the police report for the insurance company and found out they don't give those away for free but they will sell you one for 5$. Being the car theft capital of the world they must bring in millions in revenue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tchooptip Posted November 6, 2014 Author Share Posted November 6, 2014 OP, you didn't come here to bash the Thais, I believe you........but to bash the Police for asking you to pay not 1 Baht but 20 Bahts (that's the plural of Baht). You have my sympathy.................. No no, not to bash the police, it did seems strange to me, thats all, ThaiVisa being the place to ask any kind of question in the world, one will always have many answers,so I did it> Contrarily to many, I have nothing against the RTP, my wife more more than me to be honest so I am not totally naïve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samuijimmy Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 I wasn't charged a penny in Phuket a few years ago Must have been your charming looks Smokie .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tchooptip Posted November 6, 2014 Author Share Posted November 6, 2014 even Thais are charged 20 baht at some government offices, for paperwork, administration fee, one would guess? Thank you Jimmy it exactly answers my question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooo Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Thai got charged 20 I got charged 40 at the next desk oh well I got my report for loosing my number plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samuijimmy Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Thai got charged 20 I got charged 40 at the next desk oh well I got my report for loosing my number plate. That's cos you are not so good looking ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baerboxer Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 OP, you didn't come here to bash the Thais, I believe you........but to bash the Police for asking you to pay not 1 Baht but 20 Bahts (that's the plural of Baht). You have my sympathy.................. 1 Baht, 20 Baht, 100 Baht, 360 million baht, 2.2 trillion baht. Got it now Costa? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropicalevo Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 20 baht is the fee for a police report. I have paid this amount for every report for the last 14 years. 2 police reports 40 baht etc. What is the problem with some of you folk? Don't you realise how expensive carbon paper is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Higgins Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Complaining about 20bht? Don't be such a wuss. Accept where you are and get on with it. This aint no democracy... if you want that then go back from whence you came and take your sense of superiority with you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limbos Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 That's the best ever, go back to where you came from if you don't like it, as if we have to swallow everything that goes on in a location where you choose to live! Sense of superiority? Did you read all the responses of the OP at all. What comes to mind is; Look who's talking. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoorSucker Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 I wasn't charged a penny in Phuket a few years ago Must have been your charming looks Smokie .... Naaa, they just don't accept Scottish pennies. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costas2008 Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 OP, you didn't come here to bash the Thais, I believe you........but to bash the Police for asking you to pay not 1 Baht but 20 Bahts (that's the plural of Baht). You have my sympathy.................. 1 Baht, 20 Baht, 100 Baht, 360 million baht, 2.2 trillion baht. Got it now Costa? Baerboxer, I've got it about 7 years ago. The OP hasn't got it yet. But appreciated your effort to teach me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WitawatWatawit Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 OP, you didn't come here to bash the Thais, I believe you........but to bash the Police for asking you to pay not 1 Baht but 20 Bahts (that's the plural of Baht). You have my sympathy.................. 1 Baht, 20 Baht, 100 Baht, 360 million baht, 2.2 trillion baht. Got it now Costa? It's Costas, with an 's'. It's believed there is more than one of him, hence the plural. Got it now, baerboxer/s (in case there are two of you). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costas2008 Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 OP, you didn't come here to bash the Thais, I believe you........but to bash the Police for asking you to pay not 1 Baht but 20 Bahts (that's the plural of Baht). You have my sympathy.................. 1 Baht, 20 Baht, 100 Baht, 360 million baht, 2.2 trillion baht. Got it now Costa? It's Costas, with an 's'. It's believed there is more than one of him, hence the plural. Got it now, baerboxer/s (in case there are two of you). WW, for once in his life he was right. When somebody addresses me directly.........it's Costa. When somebody is making a reference about me..... it's Costas. I know......it sounds Greek to you......but that's the proper way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slipperx Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 OP, you didn't come here to bash the Thais, I believe you........but to bash the Police for asking you to pay not 1 Baht but 20 Bahts (that's the plural of Baht). You have my sympathy.................. 1 Baht, 20 Baht, 100 Baht, 360 million baht, 2.2 trillion baht. Got it now Costa? It's Costas, with an 's'. It's believed there is more than one of him, hence the plural. Got it now, baerboxer/s (in case there are two of you). WW, for once in his life he was right.When somebody addresses me directly.........it's Costa. When somebody is making a reference about me..... it's Costas. I know......it sounds Greek to you......but that's the proper way. Ha ha don't you just love the cultural understanding on here. Good for you Costa. Hope I got it right!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WitawatWatawit Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Sorry, Costa (singular pronoun), but Greek is all double Dutch to me. I apologise to Mr Boxershorts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsamui Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 OP, you didn't come here to bash the Thais, I believe you........but to bash the Police for asking you to pay not 1 Baht but 20 Bahts (that's the plural of Baht). You have my sympathy.................. FYI "baht"is a plural noun - 1 baht, 10 baht, 20 baht and so on. So now you know. R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tchooptip Posted November 8, 2014 Author Share Posted November 8, 2014 Complaining about 20bht? Don't be such a wuss. Accept where you are and get on with it. This aint no democracy... if you want that then go back from whence you came and take your sense of superiority with you Who said I was complaining? Not me ! I was only curious to know if it was ''normal'' or not, never I complained of anything for the simplest reason I am very happy with my life in Samui I have a wonderfull Thai familly and never in any of my post did I complained or even joined the Thai bashing brigade, so ''my sense of superiority''... ...preposterous 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costas2008 Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 OP, you didn't come here to bash the Thais, I believe you........but to bash the Police for asking you to pay not 1 Baht but 20 Bahts (that's the plural of Baht). You have my sympathy.................. FYI "baht"is a plural noun - 1 baht, 10 baht, 20 baht and so on. So now you know. R Hello Rob from Samui, Hope you are feeling well today. Thank you for the lesson and also for the like. But you are a little late........somebody taught me already. Please read post #20 Regards Costas........with an s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justanotheroldhippy Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 Complaining about 20bht? Don't be such a wuss. Accept where you are and get on with it. This aint no democracy... if you want that then go back from whence you came and take your sense of superiority with you Congratulations for being the first person to come up with the cliche '...if you don't like it then go home' ! I was wondering how long it would be till someone came up with it! ... and... if you read the post correctly, it is pretty obvious that the op was not complaining, simply curious to see if it was normal. But then... simple details like that don't stop the 'go home' wallies eh? Can't you come up with anything more original? or is it simply a troll post? Soooooooo boring! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunPer Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 Fee of 20 baht...?Yes, that is the (fair and very reasonable) standard fee for all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrry Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 Thai got charged 20 I got charged 40 at the next desk oh well I got my report for loosing my number plate. That's cos you are not so good looking ..... You should not have looked them in the eye. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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