Pumpuynarak

How ridiculous...........????

Source from a fellow farang if possible, a farang/car you know would be even better, i would'nt trust a Thai second hand dealer.

''Use it or lose it" is my experience. Having previously had a UK credit card account closed by the provider due to lack of use despite being in credit !!! i now use my CC a couple of times a year here in Thailand. Prior to use i inform them online of my intended travel to Thailand despite the fact that i live here, that ensures they don't decline the transaction. I have no intention of informing them that i live in Thailand and thus giving them the opportunity to close the account. I use a UK address that i used to own but is now owned by my son. My new cards are sent to my son's address in the UK and he sends to me by secure post.

IO can and do have their own local rules regarding the requirements. I have never been asked in 15 years for a copy of my Thai wifes passport just her ID card copy and her blue house book copy. Good luck

I think where you live in Thailand also plays a big part in the availability of competent workers. Also IME Thai workers are very transient people and the guy you've always used has just moved on somewhere else so the search continues.

Yes indeed, i find asking my local Homepro for a recco usually provides a competent local.