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PATTAYA & Thailand rules driving pickups
PICKUPS AND CARRYING LOADS: Make sure you cover your loads if on a ute or pickup and keep to the left lanes and have a red material at the rear of your load. The Police will check you at Expressway tolls etc and if carrying motorcycles make sure you have copy of the tabian reg book.. If 4 lanes stay in the first and second as you can get a ticket & if you see a road check don't change lanes as they will book you. Buy plenty of rope andf tiedowns as they are cheap. Do not change lanes in Bangkok before going on an expressway as you will get a ticket. The Police are not the best but in most sitautions you can normally plead ignorant and pay an instant fine of 100-200baht. They normally will say up to you so carry lose change. If yoiu are transporting motorcycles have copy of the tabian registration at all times. Without it and you go thru road checks they can take the bike off you.
The seaside city of Pattaya in Thailand is a haven for the single minded tourists and ex pat haven boasting some 1600 bars.However with the sub prime crises affecting Thais therre are many young Thais who come to Pattaya looking for that quick buck. With them are the hire guys who use freinds bikes and cars to rent to unwary foreigners. Pattaya Beach Rd is situated on a 4 km stretch of road along the sea & along the North end are around 96 bars, hotels and restaurants. This is the seafood paradise. Pattaya is famous for its ski boats, jet skis & water sports like fishing with all night bars and nightlife. Formally a US Military rest stop and recreation from the 60s and 70s it saw a rapid change in its development. Today it is a premier beach resort with over 1 million tourists visiting a year. HOW TO GET THERE: From Don Muang Airport, Bangkok, buses leave directly 6.00am,12.00, 6pm daily & cost 200 baht. Avis offer a limo service for 2,200 baht with chauffeur to the airport. From Bangkok buses leave Ekamai Bus Depot along Soi 63 Sukhumvit Road. They leave every 20 minutes every day. Cost is 120 baht. Taxis will take you also for 2200 baht from Bangkok to Pattaya a 3 hour journey. Pattaya North Rd station has many buses daily from 5.30am to 21.00hours. Also buses go to the Northern Bus Station Bangkok every 30 minutes t & here you can connect to a bus to Chiangmai. From Chiangmai there is a direct Bus from the Arcade Bus Station: Nachonchai Air. This is an excellent service & costs 600 baht leaving every 2 hours. This service includes 2 meals, pillow supplied plus snacks and drinks on board. Takes approx 14 hours and you can stretch out as only 32 seats. Once you reach Pattaya take a Songtaew pickup for 5 baht per stretch of road unless you negotiate before hand. Or take a train from Pattaya to Bangkok 33 baht then hop on the overnight to Chiangmai-choice of 3 trains leaving 6.00pm, 7.40pm & 10pm to Chiangmai. HIRING MOTORCYCLES IN PATTAYA The Police can't or won't help you if you hire a BIKE nor will your embassy so if you can't pay then you shouldn't have hired in the first place. Hire anything at your own risk. Need shipping in Pattaya then Please click on the banner:
As you will find when it happens to you hiring a Jetski Bikes or cars can be bliss or a nightmare. Many of the jetskis are thrashed by their Thai owners and they can be bought second hand at JSSR auction for 100,000baht or so. But most people who hire them are never asked to see a check sheet of damage or any dents rips etc in the coulings etc so once you bring it back the nice ride can turn into a nightmare. The owners want as much out of you as they can so a small dent will cost you around 3000 baht and a blown motor maybe up to 120,000baht. If you walk away you will be pounced on & locked up or beaten up so heres what to do: 1/. Get someone to call the Thai Tourist Police --or even the foreign Police volunteers who are at the Police station during the day?? and have patience. 2/. Be calm--do not yell or make a scene. It will just mean a jacked up price even further. 3/. You will need to settle at some price so saying "youre not paying anything" may find you in hospital!! so you need to negotiate the priced asked. This can take some time but never admit anything until you do see the Tourist Police and only then maybe watch while the story unfolds ot gets bigger. They will negotiate as its the Thai way. 4/. Rememeber anything you hire you pay for any damage, blown motors, stolen while you have hired the same and in September now with less tourists the chances of them using Jetski scams to extort money from hiring them out is higher than ever. The same scratch to extort 3000 baht for a 70 baht spray can scratch are high and the chances of them even fixing it is slight as long as its going and gives them grounds to hit the next unwary foreigner. 5/. Our motto "You hire, you pay" [ BANG SAEN BIKE WEEK 2008 ] [ Chiangmai Bike week Dec 2008 ] [ Pattaya Useful tel numbers ] [ Pattaya digital film ] [ Pattaya English breakfasts ] [ Pattaya Best food ] [ Pattaya Tesco, Big C ] [ Pattaya beach ] [ Pattaya Tourist handy tips ] [ Pattaya Beach road ] [ Pattaya Best Restaurants ] [ Pattaya Buffet Dinners ] [ Pattaya Tesco, Big C ] [ Pattaya beach ] [ Pattaya Tourist handy tips ] [ Pattaya Beach road ] [ Pattaya Best Restaurants ] [ Pattaya Bars ] [ Pattaya Jet Ski hire ] [ Pattaya Hire Cars / Bikes ] [ Pattaya driving license ] [ Pattaya Car hire ] [ Pattaya Motorcycle hire ] [ Pattaya Pickups & Loads ] [ Pattaya Car/Motorcycle Reg office ] [ Pattaya Police & foreign volunteers ] [ Pattaya scams ] [ Pattaya Property scams ] [ Buying Cars in Thailand ] [ Buying Motorcycles in Thailand ] [ PATTAYA BIKE WEEK 2009 ] [ BANG SAEN BIKE WEEK 2008 ] [ FISHING NEWS ] [ Check out BANG SAEN ] [ More Bang Saen pics ] [ Philippines DIRECTORY ] ALL THE INFO YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT TRAVEL TO THE PHILLIPINES AS AT 2009 APRIL [ More Thailand Finance News] [ Pension Funds ] [ Depression looms 2008 ] [ Hedge funds 2008 ] [ Investing fund guidelines ] WHY YOU [ DO NOT INVEST in Finance Companies ] [ Buy Gold not shares or invest in finance companies ] [ Thai Property Speculation & Sub Prime crises ] [ Thai Property Speculation & Sub Prime crises ] [ Investment property guide] [ Borrowing money] [ Using Thai Company to hold Property ] [ Best Option for foreigners buying ] See [ SUVARNABHUMI AIRPORT BANGKOK ]
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