JAS21

30 minutes ago, NE1 said:

Thank you ...problem sorted.

Hi guys

Does anyone hgave a phone number to contact them please ...

1 hour ago, treetops said:

 

Would you like to share which office and whether you have left the country or renewed a permission to stay or passport, or anything else that might otherwise have affected your submission?

Nonthaburi …haven’t left the country since 2014. Renewed my extension of stay last month.Renewed my passport about 4 years ago…..hope this helps

PS they always send an e-mail telling me it’s time to do my 90 days

17 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

Op - very simple this one.

 

You 'should' have Red Plates and an accompanying brown book which theoretcially you fill out for each journey. 

Police are very slack on this so its not usually an issue, but it an issue the Police 'could' pull you up on if they wanted to. 

 

Dealers in Thailand are notoriously lazy when it comes to getting the vehicle registered, often taking months. 

 

A while ago, it was reported that there is a 'months leeway' between collecting the vehicle and picking up the car (announced in one of the many crackdowns etc a few years ago... numerous other crackdowns on other things since then).

 

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Resolution: 

Go to the DLT and get your own Plates...  This is something I have done with my last two motorcycles and last 3 cars. 

 

Its a fairly simple process and easily done by yourself.

 

Once you have the 'slip' from the DLT you take that back to your dealer who gets 'official' number plates made up and about a week later they should be ready to affix to your car (and you receive the Blue Book).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I believe that white plates cannot be issued until the dealer has paid the tax on the car…he wants to hang on to that money as long as possible. My wife always registers any new can we buy. Many dealers charge for this simple process, and sometimes quite a lot.

Well, I sent my request in last Friday, received the confirmation that they had received it later that day. Received the approval e-mail a few minutes ago …so working for me.

We did play a course in that area many many years ago but neither of us can  remember anything about it.

Usually, EGAT courses have accommodation but sometime it is a bit basic although the food is normally okay. Ubonrat Dam course might be worth a visit and try the accommodation in the villa.

Our local Bangkok Bank will supply a 6 month printout on demand …a 12 month one takes about 1 week.

Agoda shows a price without the ++.  So we never bother with them.  We look up the hotel on Booking.com.  Then my wife phones and asks the price with breakfast …usually get a better price.

But this doesn’t normally work with 5* hotels …they either seem to offer a higher price or say use our agent.

Buy a CTEK and put it on every time you get home ...its designed for that anyway.

On 4/24/2024 at 5:23 PM, nglodnig said:

Do you mean megawatt HOURS as a megawatt is a megajoule PER SECOND

I think that what is being talked about is Max Demand and if that’s the case then is actually Megawatts ..

Our air con runs whenever we are at home …Solar and battery covers most of our usage …using about 25units/day…but that does include charging our PHEV several times a week.

Supak Physio in Sriracha … my back is quite bad and I play far too much golf with my wife.

Have known her for many years from when she worked at a clinic in Bangkok and of course now has her own place.

I still drive up to see her from Bangkok when needs must. Haven’t been there for a few months now though.

No problem with english …she is also a bit of a triathlete …

6 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

Making this about me now...    as my Bike is attached to a CTEK 5.0... But, the bike wont start....

 

I thought it was the battery not being up to 'muster'...  however, the photo of the trickle-charger below indicates that an issue I initially thought was the battery is in-fact, something else....     The power comes on, but the engine will not turn over and start.

 

 

I'm going to have to go and have a 'fettle' and find out why... 

 

 

 

 

As you realise that’s showing fully charged … https://www.manua.ls/ctek/xs-0-8/manual?p=2 … in case you have lost your manual …as you say have to look elsewhere ….

Bit late now but best would have been for her to get a UK licence in the past. 
 

Maybe a little different now but when we lived in the UK … in 2002 onwards …MrsJ studied the Highway Code for six weeks and during that time had driving lessons … passing her test seemed no problem.

Plenty on the internet for her to practice the multi choice questions and the videos. I don’t recall having to pay any extra car insurance … was insured through Cornhill.

She very quickly learned that ‘the Thai smile’ doesn’t help when you want to push in … initially roundabouts scared the <deleted> out of me and the driving instructor … lol

I bought a CTEK 5.0 many years ago … try to remember to put it on our batteries every couple of weeks or so … never had a battery fail and usually get 4 years out of them.

20 hours ago, sirineou said:

41 c and sunny. 

Earlier today I got bored sitting inside the house in the AC and decided to ho to our play farm, about 5 minutes from our house and do some work. Specifically make a concrete base for a  2M tall water tank tower I am making for watering some gardening . 

It was very hot and I found myself huffing an puffing. I had the state of mind to pack it in and go back home. 

  Another . also older member, in a conversation we had mentioned that he was having a hard time with this heat and his A/C wasn't working well. 

So it got me Thinking , some of us are no spring chickens and even those who are need to be careful with this weather. 

Heat stroke can easily sneak up on you.  So take it easy and be careful out here! 

20 hours ago, sirineou said:

41 c and sunny. 

Earlier today I got bored sitting inside the house in the AC and decided to ho to our play farm, about 5 minutes from our house and do some work. Specifically make a concrete base for a  2M tall water tank tower I am making for watering some gardening . 

It was very hot and I found myself huffing an puffing. I had the state of mind to pack it in and go back home. 

  Another . also older member, in a conversation we had mentioned that he was having a hard time with this heat and his A/C wasn't working well. 

So it got me Thinking , some of us are no spring chickens and even those who are need to be careful with this weather. 

Heat stroke can easily sneak up on you.  So take it easy and be careful out here! 

Yes..it was ‘kin hot on the golf course this morning. 

On 3/27/2024 at 1:19 PM, JAS21 said:

Has anyone actually been there either playing golf or staying…if so what is it like?  I understand that most of the Koreans who were there earlier this month have now gone back home.

 

We have to do the annual family thing in Kanch next week so MrsJ is suggesting afterwards that we have a few days there. It’s quite cheap …700thb all in and 800thb to stay with breakfast.

 

Also at Bangkok Motor Show I’m told that there is an offer available for playing at Grand Prix golf club if anyone is interested.

It’s about a two hour drive from Kanchanaburi town. The course condition is really great and so are the greens. Unfortunately dual pricing 700thb for Thai and 1000 for none Thai. Nowhere did it say that until we went to pay. Anyway  good price so not a real problem. We stayed two days.
 

There were about 30 Koreans staying so we had to go off after them, so started playing about 8am. Play was quick, good job really as temperature soon got up to 41C.

Our room was quite large and could be described  as quite okay. Other than breakfast we had meals in a restaurant about 4kms away.

Their swimming pool has been closed since Covid, so not a lot else to do…golf course appeared empty in the afternoon ………probably best to visit when it’s not quite so hot ….

We drove up to Vajiralongkorn Dam Golf Course with the idea of staying there and playing …took one look at it …very very dry and decided no.

Off to Grand Prix GC for a couple of days ..

At present weekday all in price at Grand Prix Golf Club is 1800thb and 1400thb to stay. Weekend price is more and towards the end of the year both are much more. The offer is valid for wd and we until the end of the year.

Grand Prix stand is next to the Merc stand. We also wandered through the BMW stand …didn’t recognise it at first …no oil on the floor ……..

1 hour ago, topt said:

Where exactly is "there"?

I think it’s actually called Rose Garden at Suan Sampran …MrsJ phoned up and asked about staying … they said 6000thb but that included one activity. As we were only interested in playing golf we stayed at Xen in Nakhon Pathom ..room 420 can recommend 1600thb …only problem with Xen is that breakfast was outside .. no air con obviously … and even at 7am it was quite warm.

Quite a few years ago we did stay there with friends … did the handicraft things eg made a clay pot … went on the water …bicycle ride etc wasn’t that price though!

Has anyone actually been there either playing golf or staying…if so what is it like?  I understand that most of the Koreans who were there earlier this month have now gone back home.

We have to do the annual family thing in Kanch next week so MrsJ is suggesting afterwards that we have a few days there. It’s quite cheap …700thb all in and 800thb to stay with breakfast.

Also at Bangkok Motor Show I’m told that there is an offer available for playing at Grand Prix golf club if anyone is interested.

Just in case anyone is interested we were there earlier this week … the course is really lovely and the greens fast. All in price very reasonable at 1500thb.

Staying there is another matter though … needed to have been in bitcoin years ago!. 

On 3/9/2024 at 11:16 AM, TroubleandGrumpy said:

Google Maps has it listed as 'Temporarily Closed'.  But just found another lisitng with number 034 910 311. Maybe renovations? 

Thanks ...Yes ...that is what we were seeing and no reply from 034 910 310/311. Renovations? not long since that course was re-opened...Koreans only? (Waterland is Koreans only now 365days a year) Anyway MrsJ says that Kanch will be a bit hot.

So have decided to play Khao Cha Ngok (N-Nayok)... Chiraprawat (N-Sawan)  and Dong Phu Koed (Phitsanulok) ... it will get us away from BKK for a few days.

Have been trying to find out their promotiond fo this month ... they are not answering their phone and their FB ipage has not been updated for nearly a year.

Anyone any updates please.