Moonlover

2 minutes ago, herfiehandbag said:

I believe that if you "return" there is a six month period before you can use the NHS, and then you have to satisfy them that your return is permanent.

 

I am sure that if you turned up chronically sick they would not let you die in the car park...

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

9 hours ago, Stanton681 said:

It’s not.
 

I know 2 Brits here in Isaan who were caught and are having to repay overpayment. Worse is that they’ve had their pensions revert to the amount they received when they moved to Thailand.

8 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Let's see the court decision letter!

But we all know there wasn't one.

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.

43 minutes ago, Martin71 said:

There is a news article now on a Thai news website now (yellow page header also has a forum... not sure about posting the name) with some bloke praising the air con set at 27 deg and a small fan to distribute the air around.. maybe one of you air con gurus can have a look (it's in Thai language, I got my wife t ro translate)... and see if it makes sense.. he claims to cut his bill almost in half...

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.

2 hours ago, TheFishman1 said:

Years ago when they shot up his Alexis while he was in a massage shop even before that you knew the guy had to be up from the top to the bottom corruption TIT

Who was Alexis when she was around?

2 hours ago, hotchilli said:

I wonder who's paying for all the dams in Laos?

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

3 hours ago, rexpotter said:

If it was a Non Binary would that have been mentioned in the headlines?

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

1 hour ago, jvs said:

Yes you are right and also as a sidenote it really helps if you dress politely,no wife beater shirt and no shorts and flip flops.

A guy i know had to three times and after the second time he stopped by my house to complain about the way he felt treated.

I asked him"in these clothes"?Yes he said.

told him to go back wearing his best clothes,he did and no issues at all.

And don't forget to smile.  😃 😃

2 hours ago, rexpotter said:

Why go through all the hassle with these government agencies. When push come to shove they could care less how many official papers or licenses you have. If you are white, you pay and its always your fault. And you pay fast and don't argue or pay a very higher price later .

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!

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

59 minutes ago, G_Money said:

Post-Mortem cause of death???

 

Should be easy…impact!

1 hour ago, webfact said:

adhering to legal procedures.

Do you have a problem with that?

5 hours ago, WDSmart said:

"Notably, a tattoo of a koi fish marked his back, indicating that he had likely been dead for at least three days."

What does this mean? 🤔

Skin deterioration probably. 

40 minutes ago, sandyf said:

When Wise came on the scene each time I did a transfer I did a comparison and there was very little difference so stayed with what I was used to.  I send GBP so would get the rate when it hits BOT, probably a small admin fee for local bank but I have no indication of that. I have the Wise account and debit card so a back up if ever a problem with HSBC. Some time ago they did point out that I should be sending THB rather than GBP,  just ignored it and nothing further said.

Years ago when I started sending money, HSBC charged £17 for online and £25 at the branch then suddenly around 2012 they dropped it to £4, quite a surprising move.

Each time I do a transfer HSBC posts a remittance advice to my account and for immigration I just download them and cross refer to the statement.  In the days before covid when you could stay inside I used to watch the IO go through them, a couple  of minutes and no questions asked.  

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.

On 4/13/2024 at 9:13 AM, mfd101 said:

The Chinese government is expert in crowd control & use of AI ...

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

On 4/10/2024 at 4:14 PM, sandyf said:

Pre brexit I had my pension paid straight to account in Thailand. When it all went pear shaped I changed and had money paid to UK account.

Glad I did, when the letters stopped I had control of when transfers were made. I am with HSBC and they only charge £5, was £4 until  a couple of years ago.

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?

47 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

I'm guessing that you mean the NCA, not the "BNRA" and that you don't know that there is no such thing as an "International Arrest Warrant"?

Yes a typo. British National Crime Agency BNCA.

https://interpollawfirm.com/faq/international-eu-arrest-warrant/

14 minutes ago, ChaiyaTH said:

One wonders why he decided to fly back, as I'm pretty sure he would be aware of his arrest to happen most likely. Ran out of money I guess + too old to work? Even then, you would think one would commit suicide here instead of going to jail the rest of life.

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.

6 minutes ago, Yagoda said:

Some one told me its easy to change your name in the UK and get a new passport

Yes it is. But not when you've been indicted on serious criminal charges and are due in court!