webfact Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 Brit arrested for tuk-tuk robbery in Phuket Phuket Gazette CCTV footage shows Mr Walter walking up to the tuk-tuk after the driver left. Photo: Karon Police PHUKET: -- A British tourist was arrested and charged with theft yesterday after stealing a tuk-tuk driver’s wallet and other possessions from inside the taxi's cab while it was parked in Karon last week. After reporting the theft to Karon police on Saturday, the tuk-tuk driver, Tawatchai Namwong, posted a warning about the pilfering farang on social media. The post read: ‘A foreigner in a white car drove up and parked behind my tuk-tuk while I stepped into a Family Mart outlet in Karon. I had not locked my vehicle. The man opened the driver’s side door and stole my ATM card, driving licence and other documents. Please be very careful and lock your car door every time in order to protect your belongings.’ Full story: http://www.phuketgazette.net/phuket-news/Brit-arrested-tuktuk-robbery-Phuket/65773?desktopversion#ad-image-0 -- © Copyright Phuket Gazette 2016-10-27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercman24 Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 i would call that a baht bus not a tuk tuk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z42 Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 And yet the daylight robbery these same tuk tuk drivers perpetrate with their overpriced fares and boorish behaviour when on duty everyday goes completely unpunished. Another fail for the BIB. And am not saying this idiot deserved to get his stuff stolen, but not locking his door is a pretty dumb move by any standards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docshock13 Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 In addition to the theft, he should be charged for whatever that is that appears to be on his head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schlog Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 CCTV works to protect the Tuk-Tuk guys. Wow. To protect tourists against Tuk-Tuk guys it's always out of order. TIT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 Whenever I think I have learned about the worst farang lowlifes and scumbags there is another superlative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercman24 Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonw8uk Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 2 minutes ago, mercman24 said: Tuks tuks in phuket are small converted izuzu (or similar) vans. They aren't songtheaws. Does it change the story? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FritsSikkink Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 26 minutes ago, mercman24 said: i would call that a baht bus not a tuk tuk. that would be a minimum 200 baht bus then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masuk Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 26 minutes ago, mercman24 said: i would call that a baht bus not a tuk tuk. Song Taew in other parts of the country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suradit69 Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 17 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said: Whenever I think I have learned about the worst farang lowlifes and scumbags there is another superlative. Well it was inevitable. Once you allow economic refugees in the country, crime is bound to escalate. Maybe allow visa exempt entries only for G6 countries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumbleweed Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 Stealing from one of the most upstanding members of society. How low can you get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumbleweed Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 Just now, alex8912 said: Some Brits need a new country to be losers in. Not a week goes by without a new thread like this. Sorry to affect the thin skinned ones. Well that didn't take long before the thread degenerated to its usual level Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suradit69 Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 12 minutes ago, grumbleweed said: Well that didn't take long before the thread degenerated to its usual level Presumably you mean the Thai bashing comments posted by some in an attempt to divert attention from the miscreant in the O/P. 14 minutes ago, grumbleweed said: Stealing from one of the most upstanding members of society. How low can you get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey4u Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 50 minutes ago, docshock13 said: In addition to the theft, he should be charged for whatever that is that appears to be on his head. Reminds me of the hat Elmer Fudd wears in Bugs Bunny cartoons Is this son of Elmer??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thechook Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 Headline says robbery, its not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandrabbit Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 1 hour ago, docshock13 said: In addition to the theft, he should be charged for whatever that is that appears to be on his head. He looks Dick Dastardly or Casey Jones . I was also mislead by the headline, I assumed he had stolen a TUK Tuk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotBkk Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 53 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said: Whenever I think I have learned about the worst farang lowlifes and scumbags there is another superlative. Even with this evidence I'm still not convinced!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukeleto Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 I've always said you can tell an idiot from his head dress and this proves the theory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiang mai Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 You can't see it from the photo but in Phuket they have a hybrid song tao/tuk tuk which is a cross between the two - it's closer to a tuk tuk than anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denkiblue555 Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 Gotta love the headline: Brit arrested for tuk-tuk robbery in Phuket ...when there was certainly no tuk-tuk stolen, and furthermore not even a tuk-tuk involved in the story...lol Maybe the headline could have accurately stated: Brit arrested for wallet theft in Phuket But TIT - never let the truth get in the way of a good headline! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denkiblue555 Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 4 minutes ago, chiang mai said: You can't see it from the photo but in Phuket they have a hybrid song tao/tuk tuk which is a cross between the two - it's closer to a tuk tuk than anything else. Does this "hybrid" have 3 wheels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emster23 Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 This would fit nicely into the "Man bites dog: now that's news!" category Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baerboxer Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 46 minutes ago, grumbleweed said: Well that didn't take long before the thread degenerated to its usual level He obviously ignores all the articles about Aussies, American, Dutch, Scandinavian, French etc etc criminals here. Amazing how racist bigotry can blind the ability to read, comprehend and think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumbleweed Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 34 minutes ago, Suradit69 said: Presumably you mean the Thai bashing comments posted by some in an attempt to divert attention from the miscreant in the O/P. Here we go again, my resident stalker Ever thought of lightening up and developing a sense of humour? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiang mai Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 13 minutes ago, denkiblue555 said: Does this "hybrid" have 3 wheels? No it has four, just google tuk tuk puhuket pictures and you'll get pages of these: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberfarang Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 Thailand is the land where I never take anything literally, even if something seems obvious. The English guy could have simply been lost, saw a parked taxi, stopped his car, walked up to the front of the taxi in the hope of asking the driver for directions, saw the driver was not there and then went on his merry way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mettech Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 What a scum bag if he has no money to be here he should be kick out and make him to apologize to us farangs we are the one who stay behind and face the retaliation . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teacherpaul Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 1 hour ago, jonw8uk said: Tuks tuks in phuket are small converted izuzu (or similar) vans. They aren't songtheaws. Does it change the story? They are songtaews, not tuk tuks. ok? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustNo Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 Was it just me or did anybody else think he stole the actual TukTuk according to the headline? I was mildly disappointed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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