Vaping in a car in Thailand

So sorryy I screwed up the title. Can admin please change it to something else?

A vlog I follow and caught it and seem important to share.

E cigs not allowed in car or public in Thailand? ?

REALLY??? WTF!!!

 

LOL @ the guy "here you got the voltage, wattage, battery life..."

 

WTF indeed.

 

Apparently a great way to make the police go away.

 

He should have ended with "i'll let it go for 3000 thb but honestly, i'm not sure it's the box you need..."

 

They make up the rules as they go.. there is no law that doesn't allow personal use. YET

Kurt

 

I did try once vape while walking along Ekamai but so far no police non people warn me bout it


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I think the guy in the clip and also the police miss understand something.
IMO,

1. He try to tell you that the government not allow to buy and sell e-cig because it is imported without TAX. (he said the word "VAT" and "government".)
2. The police try to suggest you that you should not carry the device when you go outside. (he try to tell with the word "cannot" and "pocket".)

The guys in that clip is lucky. I think that police have a goodwill on telling him (even he probably miss understand).
In many case I found myself, they won't let me go without paying "Fine". (If you live here long enough, you would know what I mean by "FINE")

BTW, that police smile when the guys said "here is voltage, wattage and battery life". LMAO

 

I think you are actually right, it is probably more a misunderstanding than anything else.

I get stopped often by police with my bike but I never have to pay a fee as everything is in order, they like to point out I "could" be fined for various bogus reasons tho, last time because I was riding on the right side of the road for example while you have to ride on the left when on a bike (on the little crappy side lane, no matter if you are actually riding faster than everyone else).

BTW smoking in public is actually forbidden in Thailand, except in areas that are clearly indicated as smoking areas, the law is never applied tho like so many others but I used to get fined in Bangkok for smoking in public a few years back.

On a side note, speaking Thai actually helps a lot when you get stopped by the police but it is always a flip of a coin whether you will have to pay a "fee"or not.

 

Thats how i used to do, never got a fine or a friendly talk with the police.. And i Vaped arround nana station, walked by 4-5 cops while i was vaping, they just smiled and nodded and smiled, maybe they just was rental cops or they supported me getting of the stinkies
Overall i must say i never had any problems with cops/security i offer them to look in My bag at stations and malls but they just wave me by..


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I've seen several coppers in Pattaya that Vape..

Kurt

 

I disagree with LOTD-- I used to drive all over Thailand, just about every province, and my spoken Thai is fairly good but I NEVER speak to Police at roadside check points on Thai-- this can open up a means of communication and, without that, they usually send you away very quickly, and with Thai they want to know a lot of stuff.

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Ridiculous, I had no issues in general but was asked to refrain from vaping indoors at 2 bars in Pattaya