[This would be GREAT! Save time and money coming to Thailand!]

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[This could cause all kinds of problems....]

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[Contacting a fellow Brit.]

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[Easy-Pass in Pattaya?]

They work interchangeably.

 

Easy Pass tokens work in M Pass gates. M Pass tokens work in Easy Pass gates.

[UK units of measurement after Brexit]

3 hours ago, Puccini said:

Are British racetracks for horses still measured in furlongs?

 

Yes, but for longer races such as the Grand National, Miles, Furlongs and Yards are used.

[old to new passport]

Keep your old passport just in case. There may be a time in the future when you need to check which country you were in on a particular day, or if you apply for a visa to a different country they may ask your travel history for the last x years.

 

If you have a bank account, have you updated your passport with them? 

[U.K. Citizen stuck in Thailand.]

Nothing and nobody has stopped UK citizens leaving Thailand to go to the UK. There have been direct flights available at least on a weekly basis, every single week (or more frequently) during the past year.

 

EVA, as an example, were charging a little over 400 GBP for a one way direct flight to London from Bangkok.

 

Your friend could have taken any of these flights, but instead chose not to.

 

It is only in the last few days that everyone travelling to the UK is required to show a negative Covid 19 test in order to board their flight to the UK.

 

The British Embassy can help arrange a loan to cover the cost of a one way flight, but your friend's passport will be cancelled on arrival in the UK and a new passport will not be issued until the loan is repaid.

 

To qualify for an emergency loan of this kind your friend would have to be destitute and have no family, friends or charities that would support him.

 

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/financial-assistance-abroad/financial-assistance-abroad#returning-to-the-uk-emergency-loans-for-repatriation

[Gambling and Covid: Foreigners arrested in big show of force in Pattaya this morning]

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[What Historic Bangkok Bars Do We Have Left?]

Just a thank you to all the contributors to this topic. It's a great read.

[Marry thai. Witnesses problem]

You can choose any two Thai people to be witnesses. All they need is their Thai ID card.

 

You can literally get a couple of motorcycle taxi guys to be witnesses and give them a bit of thank you money afterwards. It really is that simple.

[What Historic Bangkok Bars Do We Have Left?]

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[UPDATE: Health officials urgently want to trace anyone who visited these locations in Pattaya and Sattahip]

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[future condo builds from the land registry]

The Land Office will not know of any plans to build a condo until they are approached to issue condo title deeds. This will happen after all approvals and permissions have taken place.

 

The first people to know will be the District Office as they will have to approve an Environment Impact Assessment (EIA). After that a building permit needs to be issued from either the District Office or the Engineering Department.

 

Enquiries at the District Office will yield the fastest results.

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[Bank book scam]

This is quite normal and not a scam. One reason why companies do this is because customers, believe it or not, do mistype their banking details. In my experience it happens more than it should.

 

Also, requesting a copy of the front page of your bank book helps cut down on staff fraud and malicious behaviour from others.

 

It shouldn't be easy to cancel an insurance policy. It should take more than an email with your banking details.

 

Can you imagine if someone with a grudge cancelled your building insurance then set fire to your house?

[How important is religion if you are marrying a thai woman?]

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[PCX 150 VIN search]

6 hours ago, FRUXNU said:

Thats odd ! 

 

Not really. The site is UK based, and as such it more than likely accesses the UK DVLA database. Access to the DVLA database is sold commercially.

 

As a result the website will have access to UK VIN numbers, not VIN numbers from Thailand.

[PCX 150 VIN search]

I just input a PCX VIN number for a Thai bike that I know to be genuine. The website did not recognise the VIN number.