Moonlover

Lucky for whom?

No that is not true. If you are returning to live there permanently you're entitled to NHS treatment from the moment you arrive. See para 5 in the reference below. https://www.ageuk.org.uk/globalassets/age-uk/documents/factsheets/fs25_returning_from_abroad_fcs.pdf

No there won't be any 'court decision letters'. @BritManToo, that's not how it works. I also knew of 2 cases whilst I was living in Egypt. DWP simply told the culprits (a husband and wife) that they will have to repay the over payments and have their pensions pegged, just as @Stanton681 said. They were also told that if they wished to protest, they may do so, but that would result in a prosecution for fraud with the inevitable consequences. Their pension payments were withheld until they agreed to DWP's decision. Needless to say, they agreed.

It might be helpful if you were a little more specific in your enquiry @Tariya. 'Unable to use' is just a little bit vague.

We have a large bedroom and we do use a fan to 'throw' the cooled air across the room to our sleeping area. It works very well but it certainly does not reduce our bills by 50%! I cannot see how that would be possible.

Who was Alexis when she was around?

A lot of them are funded by Thailand would you believe. The ROI is a cheap hydroelectric power supply.

There is always a price to pay when man meddles with nature.

Sit down and think about that for a moment and one realizes what a dumb question that is.

ASEAN NOW continuous its slide into ignominy with this offering.

And don't forget to smile. 😃 😃

What a bucket full of rubbish. I've dealt with the DLT 3 times since being here and immigration for 10 years. Never have I used an agent and never have I had any issues whatsoever. In fact I have always found them to be helpful and reasonable. I rather think that it is ones own attitude that produces ones opinion. Bad attitude results in bad impression. And for your information, neither of the above entities are 'government agencies' as you called them, they are government departments. Get it right!

What a dumb comment!

It could have been damaged by a dust devil. They are a short term event that would go unreported unless it caused significant damage somewhere. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dust_devil

The Shinawatra era is well before my time here, but from what I've learned over the last 10 years this comes as no surprise to me. I guess it will be Yingluck's turn next. Safe journey.

Do you have a problem with that?

Skin deterioration probably.

My wife's son chose to join the RTA following his 1 year's conscription and he is very happy with his choice. After 10 years service he is now a Master Sergeant 1st class artillery specialist. There are 2 advantages as far as we're concerned as well. He has a secure profession and so he's off mama's hands and my wife benefits from the government medical insurance. This paid off last year when she contracted appendicitis.

Yes, diving into buckets of alcohol it would seem!

Interesting stuff. I wonder whether HSBC recognized the challenge from Wise (and others) and dropped their fees. Nationwide charge £20 for a SWIFT transfer, so I'll stick with Wise.

And their cities also have excellent and safe pedestrian sidewalks. Their input here would be useful.

@giddyup Next time you visit the hospital take your BM monitor with you and check your reading against the hospital's. You will then know for sure whether there is any discrepancy. It is quite normal for there to be a difference between 'at home' readings and those taken in a medical facility. One always likes to create the ideal relaxed conditions when you check yourself at home. I certainly do. That simply isn't possible, for a variety of reasons to recreate those conditions in a hospital. @Tropicalevo's tale above is a classic example. Since you asked, I use an Ormon HEM-7120-L. I'm assuming it's accurate, but I've never done a comparison because I never visit hospitals.

I did similar but I use Wise to make the transfer to Thailand. It saves me having to go to the bank to collect FETs. It's quite a trek as I live out of town. That's a quite a low fee that HSBC are charging, but what exchange rate are you getting?

Yes a typo. British National Crime Agency BNCA. https://interpollawfirm.com/faq/international-eu-arrest-warrant/

What's interesting about it is that the police were waiting for him on arrival at Heathrow. The full article says: 'British National Crime Agency claim they had tracked ‘Peter Smith’s’ movements and prearranged his arrest upon entering the UK', which is exactly what happened. So let's suppose that a liaison officer from BNRA in Thailand paid Burrows a visit and whispered in his ear something along these lines. "We know who you are Mr. Burrows and we shall be seeking your arrest via an International Arrest Warrant. When that happens, you shall arrested by the Thai police and will end up one of their, rather less than pleasant detention centres awaiting extradition proceedings. ''Your choice Burrows, fly home now and surrender to the police there, or await arrest here and take the hard route home''. I know which option I would take.