steve187

21 minutes ago, Startmeup said:

I'll check out what youtube says. These two seem to be the most popular. Do you pay for the apps?

no

18 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

Vehicles are in your name or Thai wife ?

 

why

you need an Android box or a fire stick, but not plug and play will need some apps adding and setting up, will also need updating periodically. get the best box you can afford, do some you tube research. 

1 hour ago, fceligoj said:

Here is a statement that I found on Google, "To get married in Thailand, the Thai authorities require a Certificate of No Impediment to Marriage (CNI) to prove you're free to marry."  Your Embassy would be able to issue CNIs.

 

Once you have that, take the CNIs, your passports (may need them translated), along with 2 witnesses to the Amphur.  Should be able to process the Certificate easily.  I don't think you need any type of health certificate.

 

If you need assistance, contact Siam-Legal.  They are very competent and speak English.

once the forms (CNI )are obtained from your embassy, they together with a translation of both your passports need to be taken to the MFA ministry of foreign affairs in Bangkok, where they are stamped and certified, make several copies of everything, the local Amphur will take possession of the the CNI so make sure you have copies, the amphur can provide the  witnesses, choose an amphur that is familiar with foreign residents. best of luck, an agent in Bangkok may make the process of MFA involvement easier.

On 3/3/2023 at 12:07 PM, Ralf001 said:

My address is in Chonburi, that is why my vehicles have Chonburi plates.

 

buying new in BKK it still has to be registered in Chonburi

 

no it doesn't, we have a Bangkok registered car with an address in Rayong, bought new from Bangkok,

we also have a Bangkok registered motorcycle, with an address in Rayong

we also have a car registered in Chon buri with an address in Rayong, recently our address changed from chon buri to Rayong, wife changed the address in the Pattaya DLT

so not a shared path and a one way street, i think shw will win the appeal

22 hours ago, Bluespunk said:

the pavement was 2.4 metres wide where the accident happened, and it was a “shared path on the ring road”.

the article does not say its a shared path, in fact it posted ''The trial was told that police could not "categorically" state whether the pavement was a shared cycleway.'' and '' Cambridgeshire County Council subsequently reiterated that and said it would review the location, but in his sentencing remarks Judge Sean Enright said it was a shared cycleway.'' so the judge stated it was a shared path, but against what the police and the council have stated, that must be grounds for an appeal, either the council have made it a shared path or not, signs etc should show one way or another.

6 hours ago, KhunLA said:

My calculations, about 500k saved on just petrol over the battery warranty period.   Should get double that, keeping for another 8 yrs, so 1 mill alone saved just on petrol, at today's prices.  Pays for any new car down the line

so your thinking that over 18years, the car will pay for it self in saved petrol. so the running costs will be wear and tear on tyres and parts, not sure about the money saved to be used buying a new car at 18 years in the future prices, but i get your point, what sort of mileage do you expect to drive in those 18 years to save the 1million? 20,000km per year

looking at all the pros and con for an EV as opposed to an ICE machine, i think battery costs as highlighted in the BYD crash, are prohibitive, yes some come with a long warranty, and yes advances in the future will make them cheaper and extend the distances between charges, but that's in the future, not know, and in the future EV may be replaced by the next advancement, (look at cd's replaced bu mp3's) but at some time everyone buying an EV vehicle now to keep long term, will need a new battery sometime in their ownership, and that comes at a huge cost, also taking into account the charging of the vehicle, queues on motorways waiting for chargers etc, ICE is well tried and tested, and has been around for a 100 years,   all these points are why i choose a new ICE car over EV, i still think nearly a year later i made the right choice,

regardless of all i posted above, it may make sense for some owners to go EV, as in the op 's case, but  looking at the cheapest EV that is fit for purpose would be the way to go, almost a disposable vehicle after a set number of years.

19 hours ago, Kwasaki said:

Nissan Kicks" e power looks ok. 

hybrid

i think the best value would be the MGEP, in the 700,000thb range, the zs is in the 900,000+ range, the good cat is no longer having orders placed, due to demand but again in the 900,000thb range i believe, the really cheap ev vehicles are not road legal, the volt city ev is for the 4 door 385,000 or 425,000thb, not sure is they can be registered, or if they are safe enough especially if  carrying children

On 3/1/2023 at 1:36 PM, keithcresswell said:

I got my license last week and it shows my birthday as the expiry date.

but how long is the licence valid for, less than 5 years or more than 5 years??

21 hours ago, acepredator said:

No. It would still expire on your birthday, but it would be the birthday five years after your expiration date rather than the birthday six years after. If you renewed your license after the expiration date you would only get four years and some months to use it before the next expiration date. 

12 hours ago, chrissables said:

Wrong i just 6 years less the 2 months late of renewal. 

it seems to be a difference of opinion, it seems one is from personal experience, the other ''it will'' so a guess

8 hours ago, FriendlyFarang said:

There is no need to change the address.

If you do it you will get new plates.

To change the address you definitely need the green book, a certificate of residence, and your passport.

I'm not certain if you also have to bring the bike, I've never changed just the address. If you want to change the owner as well the bike itself is definitely required.

my wife changed address in Pattaya office to a Rayong address for a car registered in chon buri, another car registered in Bangkok has a Rayong address in the book, so can be done but needs to be done in the dlt where the vehicle is registered, 

3 hours ago, The Fugitive said:

Following arrest and questioning you are given police bail to return to the police station on a particular date pending their decision whether to; 1) Take no further action 2) Issue a police caution 3) Charge you with an offence. Sometimes you can return upon that date to be told that they need more time and you are again bailed to another future date. Whilst on police bail they are not permitted to restrict travel.  

he is past all the police involvement, he has already appeared in magistrates court, failed to turn up at crown court

42 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

not true

 

I have personal experience -  I came on UK passport, became Thai and went to immigration, who cancelled my visa extension, wrote I was Thai.

you became Thai after entering Thailand on a non Thai passport, if you were already Thai on entry using a non Thai passport, you would have to obtain a 1 year extension to non Thai passport entry, until you entered on a Thai passport

27 minutes ago, Seppius said:

All entitled to at least 600 euros compensation

 not sure that would be the case, if they missed the flight

53 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

Thai immigration don't know what they are talking about. 

Your friend is Thai, so doesn't need to leave the country. 

 

only way to stay in Thailand if having entered on a non Thai passport is to get a yearly extension for being Thai, 1,900thb and the required 90 day reports

2 hours ago, MrJ said:

it used to be like that - not anymore, now 5 years only

so doesn't expire on birthday

45 days not 30 until end of the month, pong nam ron/ban pakkard would be my choice, unless your north or south Thailand, flying is easy

21 hours ago, DUS said:

Hi,

 

Feeling a bit overwhelmed with UK and international tax regulations so I thought I try asking on here. Who knows, maybe someone can provide some info and clarity. Would be great!

 

I have a German passport, used to work in the UK a while back and have now been living in Thailand for the last 6 years or so. From my time in the UK I still have a SIPP which I can start dipping into come the end of this year.   I contacted my pension provider (HL) and asked them about the process. They mentioned the 25% lump sum tax free payment and that the rest would be taxed according to my (PAYG) tax code. When I told them that I don’t have one they wrote back that in that case they would apply an emergency tax rate (I think that was the term they used) which I didn’t like the sound of. Lol

 

Without going into too much detail with this first message, I wondered if there are users on here (Brits or Non Brits) who started drawing down their SIPP whilst not having a UK tax code. How did you go ahead with it? Paying high taxes at source and then claiming it back from HMRC? I am mentioning claiming back tax because my SIPP is fairly small at £20k and I plan to take out an amount below the UK’s annual tax allowance in each of the next 2 tax years.

 

I am just trying to understand what the process is, which forms and supporting documents HMRC would require and so forth. I expect this process to be quite complicated but if someone already went through it maybe he or she can shed some light on it. Looking at gov.co.uk etc is rather intimidating :))

 

I would appreciate any suggestions, info and advice. Thank you!!!

 

Cheers

DUS

 

 

 

 

can you not register on gov.uk, use NI number etc, should be able to sort out coding on there

On 2/27/2023 at 10:36 AM, steve187 said:

renew after it runs out

6 hours ago, DrJoy said:

The License expiration date will be pinned to his birthday

as i posted if applied after expiry, it will be for 5 years + time to next birthday so a day or so short of 6 years