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And that is one of the main reasons why I am here, not there.

I call it a forking shovel.

Add in corruption, nepotism, ignorance and deliberately induced stupidity.

Impound any vehicle that is double parked, even for a few seconds. Especially out side banks and food outlets. Heavy and escalating fine to get it back.

Bullets are the cheapest option.

Define a small tank. I buy cartridges of N²O for my cream whipper, they come in boxes of 10, I generally have one box unopened and one box in use. It takes 3 cartridges per litre of cream, so I might easily have a "large number " of these around. It would be quite difficult to get a dose up my nose without freezing it off!

Update:- So I downloaded the transfer form as above, and made all the copies asked for, for self and wife, plus the VFS Global paperwork, and took the whole lot to Jomtien. No queue ticket was required, go straight to desk 8, where I was greeted with a friendly smile. "Two passports?". "Yes". The officer looked through the paperwork, threw back the VFS stuff as irrelevant, gave me two tickets. "Collect them tomorrow after 1:00". Which I did. In an abundance of caution, after collecting them, I did online TM30s for myself and my wife under the new passport number, which were accepted by the system. I did a screenprint of the result, to put in the passports by way of proof. I should add that before I went to Jomtien I did our 90days online, due in a fortnight, under the old passport numbers.

Please respect your dog. Donald comes from his rear end.

Makes a change from the usual pink Aholes!

I have had many phishing emails carrying the Wise banner. I forward them to Wise. Never click on a link in one of these.

As I recall, it is not the "home owner" that is responsible, but the "house master"... which is not necessarily the same thing. If you are in a yellow book, you may be the housemaster, rented properties not so sure.

Thank you for all the constructive replies! As a follow up:- once transferred, can I do 90 days online as usual, or do I have to go to immigration?.... and what happens about TM30, do I have to do another, and if so can I do it online?.. indeed, does my registration for online services even remain valid?

I have just received my new UK passport from VFS in Bangkok. I need to get the stamps transferred at Jomtien Immigration. Historically, I know a letter from the embassy was required: is that still the case? and I have read mention of an application form..... does anyone have a link to it?

Given their positions, its their meat and two veg!

It's a while ago now, but I tried to book a hire car online, from Los Angeles (LAX). The price quoted using my Thai licence was nearly double that quoted against my UK one. Can't help wondering about using a dodgy IDP, but so far as I am aware the IDP is invalid unless the supporting licence is also produced.

I suggest you go to Building 10, 3rd floor, International Relations. The team there are friendly and speak good English, they will be able to tell you what you need to know, and help you register.

Which I suppose leads to the next question: Is it illegal to have an illegible plate? and who decides when it's too far gone?

Of course, in any civilised country, like Thailand for example, defamation laws would ensure this could never happen.

Whilst I agree with your sentiments, I get the impression that you think both the victim and the perpetrator ended up dead. Not so. The perp was subjected to a failed lynching, the cops intervened and saved him.

To deflect slightly, my registration plate is now 17 years old, and the black numbers are worn to the point of it being unreadable at a distance. I was told by a Thai that it is illegal to repaint them. Is this true?

What about helmets with antlers, bunny ears, go-pro cams.....?

That is not far from where I live. Since Sukhumwit was widened between the Marina and Sattahip, the number of screaming motorbikes all through the day, and more particularly night, has increased exponentially. Some are so distinctive I can tell them apart by the time of night/morning and the evil revving-up annoyance pattern. Night racing has become a local sport. No doubt these two were indulging their addiction, and richly deserve the consequences.

Our ex-colony is so obviously unfit to govern itself, perhaps we should take it back. Oh wait............ so are we!

Before putting down the stones, be sure to lay weed control fabric..... you can buy it on Lazada. Otherwise, as @ChrisKC says, you will have a bigger problem! https://s.lazada.co.th/s.s5KZe