Buriram Expats

Buriram Province - General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: nookiebear on March 15, 2014, 08:38:49 AM

Title: Police breathaliser check on the way out of Korat last night
Post by: nookiebear on March 15, 2014, 08:38:49 AM
A large force of police were conducting brathaliser checks on every vehicle last night very close to 'DO HOME' on the road to Chok Chai
Title: Re: Police breathaliser check on the way out of Korat last night
Post by: davu on March 15, 2014, 08:55:58 AM
So what happens to you if you test positive?
In the evening I am often over the limit.
Title: Re: Police breathaliser check on the way out of Korat last night
Post by: nookiebear on March 15, 2014, 09:15:18 AM
Quote from: davu on March 15, 2014, 08:55:58 AM
So what happens to you if you test positive?
In the evening I am often over the limit.
Its been well documentated before..........You can't buy your way out of it,banged up for the night,in court next morn,fined 10,000 baht,warned a 2nd time it'll be 30k & or 3/6 months inside plus your visa could be cancelled!
Title: Re: Police breathaliser check on the way out of Korat last night
Post by: keith on March 26, 2014, 11:02:15 PM
I was thinking drink driving was compulsory in Thailand  party9
Title: Re: Police breathaliser check on the way out of Korat last night
Post by: nookiebear on March 27, 2014, 04:31:00 AM
Quote from: keith on March 26, 2014, 11:02:15 PM
I was thinking drink driving was compulsory in Thailand  party9
Times are changing!
Title: Re: Police breathaliser check on the way out of Korat last night
Post by: CO-CO on March 27, 2014, 07:38:48 AM
Quote from: nookiebear on March 15, 2014, 09:15:18 AM
Quote from: davu on March 15, 2014, 08:55:58 AM
So what happens to you if you test positive?
In the evening I am often over the limit.
Its been well documentated before..........You can't buy your way out of it,banged up for the night,in court next morn,fined 10,000 baht,warned a 2nd time it'll be 30k & or 3/6 months inside plus your visa could be cancelled!


It happened to the wife's brother last Songkran on his way back to Bangkok - exactly as Nookie describes and he had to report to Prakhonchai police station every 3 months for a year.