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Talking of total farses - i took the oppertuity of ringing the "international pension centre" help line ....

auto answered by a computer ....  giving you 4 options (you know the dope "press 1 for..." etc .....

mine was option 4 - just after i pressed, was disconnected !

so rang back - pressed 1 - disconnected

so rang back - pressed 2 - disconnected....

And you guessed it - rand back - pressed 3 - disconnected ......

The UK is a total mess .....

The irony is that if arrived in a rubber dingy, a free lawyer would advise me free of charge how to get the application through.....

i could scream ....

54 minutes ago, Jaggg88 said:

You qualify for your state pension when you reach 66 years old and not 64. You need to contact the overseas pension centre by email. https://www.gov.uk/international-pension-centre

Fer hooks sake - If you read the thread, i said i made a typo - 66 is my retirement age - and if you see Bob - can you tell him ...

4 hours ago, The Fat Controller said:

@piston broke EDIT due to mistake.


I have never seen any reference at all regarding purchasing missing years at anything else other than the Class 1 rate of around £800.

 

my pal did at the class 2 rate and subsequently advised 2 of his friends, who also did the same .....

i'm hoping to be next !

18 minutes ago, The Fat Controller said:

@piston broke EDIT due to mistake.

I have never seen any reference at all regarding purchasing missing years at anything else other than the Class 1 rate of around £800.

Each year purchased increases your pension by £5.29 a week (IIRC) 

 

it was my pal who told me .... like me has lived in Thailand for 15 years and not worked ... he said it was tricky as they wanted him to pay class 1 - but he argued the point and they buckled in the end - he has helped pals in similar situation and they all have paid class2 rather than class 1 - quite a considerable saving .....

So i'm on the class 2 route .....

30 minutes ago, Scott Tracy said:

Really? How so? I'm 65 and not entitled until I'm 66... I should read all before commenting....

typo ...i meant 66 !   sorry ...

17 hours ago, cleopatra2 said:

For the Government Gateway the credit reference does not have to be recent. However you need a uk address that can be linked to yourself.

The system will go through a number of credit reference questions and responses can be negative if correct.

Such as 

Question: How long since you opened your last current account.

It will then give a number of options for you to choose such as 1 year, 2 year etc,. The final option will be 

More than 5 years ago. 

There will be approx 5 questions of this nature.

 

I successfully registered only last week with just passport and no credit history using the option of  more than x years, and using an old UK address that is no longer connected to me.

 

 

Thank you so much,  your "credit" method worked - i'm now registered !

The next problem is that they are asking for 9 years contributions for class 1 N.I. @ 824 GBP p.a - whereas i qualify for Class 2 contrib which is 160 gbp p.a... (as i left the uk  over 15 years and have not worked) ....

Just got to find a way of getting them to agree this and to ament my records ......

All before 31 july 2023 .....

1 hour ago, simon43 said:

I had the same problem some time ago.  I tried messaging but no luck.  The only way was to telephone the international section.  If you don't have 2 valid proofs of ID (my DL was lost/no photo ID), then you can still get registered by answering their probing questions.  I can't recall what additional questions they asked me (name of my pet cat, bust size of my ex-wife etc).  Whatever it was, I passed the test and managed to register.

 

As others have said, you will retire at 66.  If your missed years are more than a few years ago, then I think you have just missed the deadline to top these up (or you might have just a week or so to do it!).  You need to check asap.

31 july....

1 hour ago, transam said:

You can get the answers using the pension service site, just fill in the boxes.

As far as I am aware, you still need 35 years national insurance payments, if not, you will get a % of a pension, depending on years N.I. paid. You will get what ever is due at age 66.

 

https://www.gov.uk/state-pension-age

you have to register for a Gateway account ...... went down the line and come to the "proof of identity" - needed 2 things ...passport - ok - driving licence card - not ok (expired years ago !) - proof of recent credit transactions, old P60 slips - don't have any, so couldn't complete registration and was told to ring them....

i'm 64 and been living in Thailand for 18 years....  I am entitled to the UK state pension at age 64 .....

I know i missed a few years, so a month ago, tried contacting DWP to find out how many years i need to pay to get full pension entitlement.........

So you have to register for a Gateway account ...... went down the line and come to the "proof of identity" - needed 2 things ...passport - ok - driving licence card - not ok (expired years ago !) - proof of recent credit transactions, old P60 slips - don't have any, so couldn't complete registration and was told to ring them....

Dialled the number - auto reply said they were very busy and there was a 1.5 hour wait time to speak to someone - how dreadful is that ?..

Managed to find a way to send them a message  - told them whats what, and asked someone to contact me .....

1 month later - heard <deleted> all ....

So this afternoon tried ringing again .... A new tactic this time - the computer answers the call asks you loads of questions, each time confirming what you've said - after about 5 or 6 min, the computer says they are very busy and "goodbye" - then disconnects the call ....

What an absolute <deleted> state of afairs .....

i'm not holding out much hope - but anyone out there managed a way to either register or speak to a human ?

tia ...

people in the know use Maneerat  ......

It will be a very brave parole board that lets him out .....

IMHO - He's a loose cannon and on the outside, only needs the slightest thing to make him go off on one .....

Not worth the risk, .....

On 2/20/2023 at 9:40 PM, Kinnock said:

Happened to see this on Shoppee .... new ADV 350 for 230,000 THB ????

 

Profiteering?

 

That's more than a new CB500X.

 

Anyone managed to get one yet?

 

 

230,000 baht ? wow .

There's a 6 week old one on Bahtsold for 200,000 baht, which on the face of it don't sound too bad.

A couple of months back my pal was quoted 205,000 baht (OTR) for a new one, but no guarantee as to when he would get it - "maybe 3 to 6 months" the sales lady said .

It's one hell of a popular bike thats for sure.

8 minutes ago, volsfan said:

I ordered mine last week of November from Mityon and still no sign of it. Was originally told 2 months, then Monday told could be a couple more months. i ordered the Roadsync version, so that has something to do with it i think.

the roadsync option has noting to do with it (totally pointless imho - you cannot get the gps map onto the bike's screen) - it's all about the huge backlog Honda has with this model .....  your bike's turn on the processing line will come eventually, i'm sure ....

5 hours ago, yankee99 said:

same dealer had one 2 weeks ago i could have bought 

no posts for months - then suddenly out of retirement, backing up Mr J ....  You mates or summat  .... ?

The waiting list is 3-6 months ......

Click 160, ADV 160 or ADV 350 - There you go - Sorted - Mods please close the thread ....

the cheap aftermarket Tidly levers are likely to be ill fitting and rattle like ferk after fitting ....

i'd go to a place like K Speed - pay the proper price and get them fitted - if you ain't 100% happy, they will put yer old ones back on and won't charge  you .....

Or you could just keep the OEM levers - what's wrong with them ??

What's wrong with a 500 X  ?

17 hours ago, MrJ said:

was in Pattaya Mytion south Pattaay opp. Tukcom about 6 weeks ago - there eas a ADV 350 I could take on the spot, mayve just luck? Anyway just asked for a friend because not my target...

Couple of tips Mr J ......

1)  Don't post when drunk - The spelling / Grammar police will have a field day....

2) Don't go into dealerships when drunk - you'll think you've heard things when you didn't .....

You cannot walk into any dealership in Thailand (or possibly the world) and buy an ADV 350 there and then, and drive it away immediatly ....  there has been a waiting list from the very second this model was launched ... "Tricky Dicky" Smith will confirm that ....