MartinL

All ABS systems I've had dealings with don't come into effect until the vehicle has travelled a certain distance after start, e.g. 50 metres. Therefore an ABS fault shouldn't affect starting. Shouldn't even affect running.

Thanks yet again. Yes can get the Mobile Banking app. by changing region to UK and still use Thai phone number but ........... now all that's needed is a new phone on iOS >= 13. Still on steam at the moment but more and more apps. becoming unusable on iOS Steam so perhaps it's time to think about a change. Not urgent, though. Just food for future thought. Thanks for your trouble Andrew.

Had an account with them with THIS account since at least '88. Other - now closed - accounts since the mid-70s.

But surely that wouldn't change the phone number from +66 to a UK or number from an acceptable country.

Interesting, Andrew. Thanks for that. It doesn't change the fact that I tried to download the app. 10 minutes or less ago and got the message "App. not available in your country or region". Maybe a call to NW customer services is in order. My registered address is in UK but phone number is Thai (+66...)

NatWest.

No, I mean that the app. isn't available to Thai (among many other) mobile phone numbers. Just to make certain, I just tried to download the app. again. Popup says "Not available in your country or region".

I'm not too worried about this as far as my Thai bank accounts go. What IS more worrying, for me, is if it's introduced in UK - and, personally, I think that's almost inevitable - where I keep most of my meagre savings for occasional transfer to Thailand. Going back to UK just for a photo at the bank branch won't be a sensible option. My UK bank don't make their mobile app. available in Thailand.

The "My AIS" app on my phone has worked well for ages but very recently has become unusable. If I open the app., the green opening "My AIS" page pops up for about 2 seconds then disappears. Nothing further happens and it returns to desktop. I've restarted the phone, deleted and reinstalled the app. with no improvement. iOS 11 and above is required - OK on that. Anyone had similar problems or have a solution? Thanks.

Just some additional info. Appointment 20th. April. We had an e-mail yesterday to say the passport was back with VFS and on its way to us by courier. So a decision in 6 working days. Don't know, until we get the PP back, whether it's approved or denied but since my wife's had 3 VVs approved before, I see no reason this one won't be approved too.

Made online visa app. on 9th. April this year. Booked an appointment at Trendy in BKK at the same time for 20th. April. Could have got an earlier one but that time suited our schedule.

I got the information below many yeas ago but it's probably just as true today. If you have a UK driving licence, you MUST use it when in UK. Don't ask me how that'd be enforced 'cos I've no idea. If you HAD a UK licence in the past and it's lost/expired/etc., you must have a foreign licence for the vehicle you're driving and IDP if the foreign licence isn't in English.

Looking back at old emails to them, [email protected] has always got a quick response.

I'm putting together a UK VV application for my wife. She's had 3 successful apps. over the past 13 years. Most of the documents that require translation can be carried-over from previous apps. but there are 2 that are new for this app. - her monthly pension statement and recent bank account activity. Both very simple docs. Both translate very easily with GT and I'm inclined to use this rather than wait for an independent translator, signing both myself and acknowledging GT. I'm her sponsor and will pay everything apart from a very small amount for her personal expenses which can easily be provided from her bank account. Anybody tried with GT and either succeeded or failed miserably in getting the VV?

I've got 4 dogs. Father aged about 13, mother of 12 and 2 daughters of 9. All in the weight range 17 > 25 kg so 'medium sized' dogs I suppose. They live outside but, until recently, have all been very healthy. I've had to take mother and one daughter to the vets recently and both times (different vets) the vet has said "They're old now. Maybe they won't live long". I've never had dogs before coming to Thailand so have no real experience of their longevity but "old" at 9 seems wrong to me. I'd accept that the father is old at 13, maybe mum too. Do dogs have a shorter lifespan in hot countries like Thailand?

The notice seems to be saying that these fee increases are due to "the covid-19 situation". Perhaps tell them that the "covid-19 situation" has ended and they can also end their dual pricing.

Wrong. Perhaps YOU should read the Thai Highway Code. Documents in both English and Thai attached, just to confirm what others on this thread have already told you. English version: Sect. 73, p.27. Thai version; Sect. 73, p.31/84 Road Traffic Act (English) BE 2522 (1979).pdf Road Traffic Act (English) BE 2522 (1979).pdf Road Traffic Act (Thai) BE 2522 (1979).pdf

First hand experience for you rather than hearsay. I had a Suzuki-based Stallions 250 for 6 years. Totally reliable. It was thrashed everywhere, frequently 200-300 km. a day, often at full throttle for miles. Nothing ever fell off or broke. Spares were quite cheap and easily available from Stallions via LINE. Nothing was ever 'unavailable'. No 6 month wait for spares - try that Ducati!! Delivery was often next day. Engine parts from the old Suzuki engine would probably have fitted in most cases but I never needed to find out. I sold it last month and the lad that bought it thought it was almost new, not 6 years old. Sold because I no longer wanted 2 bikes so I sold the smaller one. As in all things, look after something and it'll last. Others' experiences might differ but it's not all doom 'n' gloom with these bikes.

I've signed a number of these plus passport apps. and have never had a stamp to use. I always provide a copy of the Membership certificate from my old engineering institution to return with the form. Never a problem - quite likely they never look at it or check. Membership expired long ago but it shows I WAS an "engineer with professional qualifications", to quote the eligibility criteria for signatories.

Nonetheless the judge mistakenly ruled it was a shared path. Corrected it for you. Also, that 'ruling' was on a matter that's outside of his powers therefore invalid.

The judge doesn't have the power to make that decision. It's a local authority responsibility. The local authority confirmed at trial that they are unsure of the situation in that vicinity. But no markings or signs there on that side of the road - there are a number of signs on the opposite side. Having no signs on the side of the road where the incident occurred while they ARE present on the opposite side suggests that one side is a shared path while the other side is not.

This place can be easily found in Google Earth - search "Huntingdon Sainsbury's". Incident date 2020, GE dated 9/21. From the OP's link, " ... police could not "categorically" state whether the pavement was a shared cycleway Cambridgeshire County Council subsequently reiterated that ,,, ". If neither police nor local authority - who authorise these traffic arrangements - can definitely say it's shared, then it's likely it wasn't shared, whatever the judge said. I don't see how the judge can say it WAS shared when neither police nor council can confirm. No markings on the pathway, no signage indicating a shared cycleway, either in the immediate vicinity or for some distance in either direction on that side of the road - although that might have changed as a result of this case. On the opposite side, in both directions, there IS a sign indicating shared use but that doesn't apply here. This report says the pedestrian, Auriol Grey, has cerebral palsy and is partially sighted and she can be seen in the video to be awkward on her feet. Doesn't she have the right to use the pathway without being threatened by cyclists? Maybe Mrs. Ward wasn't riding aggressively but many cyclists do on pavements and perhaps Ms. Grey had learnt to 'strike first' when approached by a cyclist on the pathway to avoid problems for herself. Still a tragic case but the death of the cyclist doesn't warrant a 3 year sentence for the pedestrian.

Look on the wheel rim. It will probably have some ID marks cast into it. Look for 'WM' or 'MT'. Might be 'WM xxx' or 'MT xxx'. xxx will be a number - 2.5, 3.0 for example. If it has 'WM' >>>>> tubed tyre only or tubeless tyre WITH A TUBE. 'MT' >>>>> suitable for tubeless tyres. If there is no ID marking - be safe and assume tubed type tyre only.

There isn't "only one hole in the rim for the valve", there are LOTS of holes for spokes too which would permit the escape of air. Use tubeless tyres by all means BUT use an inner tube too.

As DrJack said, just keep refreshing and you'll get a different background. I just got this one which is much easier to read.