Goo61 Posted May 27, 2019 Author Share Posted May 27, 2019 47 minutes ago, sanemax said: What did you actually pay for though ? I do recall you said that you paid 3500 Baht . That would be about the cost of a return trip and the hotel . Another company charges 5000 Baht a day , if you want personal assistance with immigration . Maybe you just paid for the trip and expected personal assistance ? Paid 3500 to the company plus visa fees. They advertised that they assist with the entire process 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Denim Posted May 27, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 27, 2019 18 hours ago, Goo61 said: or to buy expensive service station food. Ah ........ so 7/11 is selling haute cuisine now is it ? Nice to know. How much were the truffles ? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geisha Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 Did you say you were with your girlfriend, who called for you using her phone ? Is she Thai ? Were you all alone’ in the middle of nowhere ? How old are you, and are ou a tourist ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Muton Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 Quote If ever they make a show "The Young Victor", this would make a great episode, OP keep the anecdotes coming and we might end up with a complete first series. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketDog Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 17 hours ago, BestB said: You are paying for taxi service not for immigration clearance . Tourist visa full service is 5500 baht not 3500 Well, it certainly sounds like the OP very definitely got the 'full service '. OP: Go economy next time and bring a bag lunch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane Dough Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 What video evidence do you have to back up your story? You need that these days then everything will be fine. Rooster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricTh Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 1 hour ago, leeedwards said: In future just get a flight to udon thani, take mini van to the border( only 50 mins in a van ), get across border, do the visa yourself. Take border bus from Vientiane bus station to udon bus station and a tuk tuk to the airport. Done this last 3 times. Get 12.50 flight to udon and 9.40 pm back next day so no rush. Just 50 minute van on way and 1 hour bus back. Less chance to die on the road. It is difficult for a first timer new to Thailand and Laos to understand what all these words mean. Once we have done it for the first time, then the second and subsequent times, we don't need an 'visa run' agent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeycu Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 Do you think they will give a rats arse about your complaint No food may have been a blessing in disguise As for his drinking, you could have called the cops or said something at the border, instead of just sitting there like a lost sheep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALFREDO Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 19 hours ago, elviajero said: The only question is why you didn’t, once you knew what was going on, leave the van on route or once you got to Vientiane! 19 hours ago, Goo61 said: And be stuck on the side of the road in the middle of nowhere thailand about to get an overstay on my visa...? I thought the trip was to Savannaketh? Anyway - I never used any visa service and tried always to find my way by myself - except Visa Agents in Cambodia - Phnom Penh and Sihanoukville, And - I travel - when possible myself or by plane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritManToo Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 9 hours ago, JimmyJ said: Downloading it now. Thanks for mentioning it. Sounds great and the reviews are 4 and 5 stars (5 is best). Don't bother it only shows tourist transport and the results are wildly overpriced (normally x2). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flexomike Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 9 hours ago, visarunner said: We received also the follow up Email: "Okay then I will proceed my lawyer. I will also make sure this story is known well among the expat community in Thailand via social media and make sure the police and tourist police are aware of your companies indiscretions and illegal behaviour. Thank you for your concern. I will send you the evidence of your driver, so that you can believe me, fire him, and save lives of future people on your trips. You will also be hearing from others from the trip shortly who share the same concerns. Kind Regards" NAME REMOVED How you going to pay for a lawyer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suradit69 Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 20 hours ago, BestB said: Now about your complaint. There is nothing you can do and no one will help you. I doubt anyone at the Visa Service (and very few on TV) will even read most of what he wrote. And foaming at the mouth, figuratively speaking, will not motivate anyone to reimburse him, not that there was much chance of that ever happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerkinsCuthbert Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 20 hours ago, elviajero said: You got to the capital city of Laos. You could have gone anywhere. I only used a van service from Bangkok to Vientiane once, and it was years ago. The driver was sober, but drove like a maniac, so I left the van once I’d got my visa and took the train back. You and others seem not to have noticed that the OP went to Savannakhet, not to Vientiane. No matter, but I dislike the accusatory tone of comments here, though, on past experience, they are only to be expected. The OP paid in good faith for a service, which he found wanting. He wrote a letter of complaint which may or may not have an effect. That's about as far as he can go, beyond thoughts turning to Molotov cocktails. Once he has calmed down, not doubt he will chalk it up to experience. Should the OP wish for some solid advice on how to go to Savannakhet independently, cheaply and efficiently, I would be happy to help if he will PM me. It is not difficult, relatively safe, and at the end of it does not result in torrents of smartarse comments and abuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 1 hour ago, monkeycu said: No food may have been a blessing in disguise As for his drinking, hahhahha .... you made me laugh alot ... maybe the drinking assisted his driving technique Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldragon Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 Fly to Udon Thani and take a van to the border. Nuff said.Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanemax Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 44 minutes ago, PerkinsCuthbert said: You and others seem not to have noticed that the OP went to Savannakhet, not to Vientiane. No matter, but I dislike the accusatory tone of comments here, though, on past experience, they are only to be expected. The OP paid in good faith for a service, which he found wanting. He wrote a letter of complaint which may or may not have an effect. That's about as far as he can go, beyond thoughts turning to Molotov cocktails. Once he has calmed down, not doubt he will chalk it up to experience. Should the OP wish for some solid advice on how to go to Savannakhet independently, cheaply and efficiently, I would be happy to help if he will PM me. It is not difficult, relatively safe, and at the end of it does not result in torrents of smartarse comments and abuse. He made a post about his situation and we gave our opinion . I do think that it was wrong of him, if he wrongly accused the driver of breaking numerous laws , telling his boss and requesting that the boss fires him . There has been no "abuse" , just that some posters disagree with him 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BestB Posted May 27, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 27, 2019 52 minutes ago, PerkinsCuthbert said: You and others seem not to have noticed that the OP went to Savannakhet, not to Vientiane. No matter, but I dislike the accusatory tone of comments here, though, on past experience, they are only to be expected. The OP paid in good faith for a service, which he found wanting. He wrote a letter of complaint which may or may not have an effect. That's about as far as he can go, beyond thoughts turning to Molotov cocktails. Once he has calmed down, not doubt he will chalk it up to experience. Should the OP wish for some solid advice on how to go to Savannakhet independently, cheaply and efficiently, I would be happy to help if he will PM me. It is not difficult, relatively safe, and at the end of it does not result in torrents of smartarse comments and abuse. Perhaps people would have been more sympathetic if the story was more truthful with less exaggerations and bs. 1. Overpriced food at service stations? 2. Driver drinking at every service stop from a pick up truck?Ever seen pick up trucks selling alcohol at service stations? 3. Expecting some "meal" on the way, never ever has any company provided meals on the way there or on the way back. Back in good old times,visa run to Cambodia provided free meal at Casino, but never ever during the trip 4. Expecting for driver to check his exit stamp 5. Paying the cheapest price on the market and yet not only expecting but demanding full service 6. Crying about being left behind. Did he expect for other 10-11 people to stay back just for him? 7, To put a cherry on top, he has threatened the company with a lawyer, yet he cried being short of cash just to buy 60 baht meal. Why and how on earth can anyone take this drama queen seriously? What will be his next post, paid 500 baht for a guesthouse and they did not have bell boy to carry his bags or 24 hours rooms service? 4 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post steven100 Posted May 27, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 27, 2019 3 minutes ago, BestB said: Driver drinking at every service stop from a pick up truck yes ..... what a load of BS pickup is going to drive all that way supply this guy with piss .... lol , give me a break ! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeycu Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 22 minutes ago, steven100 said: hahhahha .... you made me laugh alot ... maybe the drinking assisted his driving technique It may help them to stay ON the road for short periods Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaanbiker Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 3 hours ago, Denim said: Ah ........ so 7/11 is selling haute cuisine now is it ? Nice to know. How much were the truffles ? Mama is still affordable. Even for little kids who've left mom's basement. I've made that trip alone and with my wife and never had a similar experience. Sorry, but now I'm asking for a new keyboard because I'd to spit my hot milk all over it after reading the full post. Please page me to arrange the best possible solution to it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackThompson Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 5 hours ago, darrendsd said: Agreed - The first van is the lookout who let's the other vans know of any checkpoints They certainly don't have a leader truck for this - what would be the point? Unless the van were the lookout/cover for a truck carrying non-human cargo, or a friend of the driver going there at the same time - who knows? We weren't there. @Goo61 Did you smell alcohol on the driver? Or just see him drinking something out of a bottle? Those vans driving fast and passing crazy is nothing unusual, in and of itself. The drinks are often "energy drinks" - which could contribute to manic-driving. 5 hours ago, darrendsd said: A chancer farang trying to get some funds back - nothing more Going to so much trouble? No. There are often 2 sides to the story, but the OP seems to feel he was mistreated. He may have never been on a "Thai Van Ride" before, so simply unaware what the "norm" is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieH Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 Ok, its time to call it a day here. The topic has degenerated into repeated troll comments to the OP. CLOSED 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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