@Stefan ***********

Yes I am better than you. For starters I don't pay farang rates for traffic fines. Only stupid people do that.

@Stephan **********

I'm a smart person, not a dumb farang who pays more than they should.

@Toni ******

Learn Thai and be a little more assertive. I rarely pay anything and if I do it's the standard 500 that you pay when you get a ticket. No ticket = no pay.

@Stefan ***********

Yes dumb farang who pay more than they should

@John *********

No it didn't. It's 500 Baht. I have received several speeding fines recently. Only farang suckers pay more. It remains 500 Baht. If they increased it, no one would pay it anyway. Thais can't afford to pay more than 500 and the police have enough trouble collecting fine payments as it is.

@John *********

No, it's not. It's 500 Baht.

@Chris *********

I agree; on DTV visas there are no such checks.

Anonymous participant 603 Driving is more fun and low cost airlines suck. However, I wouldn't do a same day return like the OP did. I'd drive across to Laos, spend a night or two then come back. Always worth hanging out somewhere like Vientiane just to grab some nice French or Lao-French food, catch up with a friend or two and for a change of scenery.

Speeding tickets are 500 Baht and you can pay later. You got fleeced if you paid 1000.

Anonymous participant 166 I wonder if it was when the account holder applied for a new debit card. That's usually the only time you actually need to have any interaction with your bank, once every 5 years.