Thanks for sharing Stiggy, good to hear some real life experience. My experiences are on the same level, as already told earlier, I was basically told by the men in brown to bugger off afetr I witnessed an incident where the Westerns were not at fault and in a different case, Thai police were not even interested in listening to Thai witnesses who clearly stated a Thai person was at fault.
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What To Do In Case Of Not Serious Motorbike Accident?
Started by khman, 2012-02-10 20:17
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BigC
Platinum Member Posted 2012-02-24 15:34:12
Thanks for sharing Stiggy, good to hear some real life experience. My experiences are on the same level, as already told earlier, I was basically told by the men in brown to bugger off afetr I witnessed an incident where the Westerns were not at fault and in a different case, Thai police were not even interested in listening to Thai witnesses who clearly stated a Thai person was at fault. yes we have to adapt to our surroundings you really need to own your own car out here and have full inssurence. #78
ObsessiveAddict
Advanced Member Posted 2012-03-07 05:22:18
If you crash on a moped then use your head and common sence, do what you have to do and pay who you have to pay. If you weren't driving then realisticly you shouldent have to pay.. but dealing with thais as a Farang espiessialy over large amounts of money can in most cases, be a dead end. If the damage isen't too fatal on the bike it shouldent be more then 10,000 to 15,000 baht.
It is very easy to get ripped off by moped rental businesses. Don't get pushed around, be aggressive and bargain with them until you get the lowest price ( don't be rude ofcourse.) I crashed my moped and got it repaired at a private repair shop for 2,000baht. ( new mirror, whole front, siding, ect.) I then took it back to the rental shop and got yelled at, he took all the parts off I repaired and tryed charging me 12,000 baht. He said his parts were custom made. fair enough. I talked him down to 9,000 baht which isent too scary. I've heard people paying 15,000 for a single scartch, up to 30,000 for more damage. #79
BigC
Platinum Member Posted 2012-03-07 21:31:10
If you crash on a moped then use your head and common sence, do what you have to do and pay who you have to pay. If you weren't driving then realisticly you shouldent have to pay.. but dealing with thais as a Farang espiessialy over large amounts of money can in most cases, be a dead end. If the damage isen't too fatal on the bike it shouldent be more then 10,000 to 15,000 baht. It is very easy to get ripped off by moped rental businesses. Don't get pushed around, be aggressive and bargain with them until you get the lowest price ( don't be rude ofcourse.) I crashed my moped and got it repaired at a private repair shop for 2,000baht. ( new mirror, whole front, siding, ect.) I then took it back to the rental shop and got yelled at, he took all the parts off I repaired and tryed charging me 12,000 baht. He said his parts were custom made. fair enough. I talked him down to 9,000 baht which isent too scary. I've heard people paying 15,000 for a single scartch, up to 30,000 for more damage. Single scratch is stupid but you have to rememeber that like it or not business is a business and you really have to take photos before you rent. there is a chance that someone did not even do the scratch. If you have a smash and you pay more in the rental shop than in a motor bike shop then that is your fault. as it is there bike and they are a business. oh coarse they make a profit if they crash. Then u have to account for the hours off the road plus the bike shall never ride the same after it has been smashed. i had an accident on the go karts a while back . we were all racing and had a pile up. we had to pay more than the parts were worth but i dod not complain if i did not crash then i would not pay and they are a business so if you buy a part your self or order it to get it cheaper then fit it your self then u r missing the point. The company charges what they want as it is there company and there prices. some bike rentals have a price list for damaged parts. set prices. u cannot argue with that |
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