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This one - the TM30 App usually works.. The Web address is very hit-n-miss, mostly miss. I’m not sure if the Thai ‘owner’ of a property can register two separate address - but worth a try. Usually the owner will register and account and later receive a Password for their log-in on that account. So, perhaps try two separate accounts (1 for the Hotel, another for the Ao Nang address).

Noooo.... don’t mention the Yellow Book... PJ71 will accuse you of being in some sort of parade !!! I learned a mistake about 20 years ago... Passed through immigration, passport straight into back pocket... collected baggage, straight home... I guess I showered, changed clothes and went straight out and caught up with friends.... A couple of days later the maid knocked on my door, very sheepish look and very apologetic.. handed my ‘damaged’ passport over... It had gone through the wash (not her fault at all). Luckily, my Photo ID was still recognisable and the Embassy was ok to process a new one (days before VFS). Since then, the passport has always gone straight into my passport wallet - then gets transferred to my Safe when I get home. Agreed... these area’s of high ‘foreigner’ footfall are areas where there are those in positions of (relative) power to attempt to take advantage of unsuspecting foreigners and attempt to extort them of ‘fines’ for not having their passport of a copy of etc... *(used to be relatively frequent reports from the Asoke area - Thonglor BiB being corrupt as sin). I assume all of this is when travelling.... makes sense, I don’t trust hotel safes either. What about when you are at home and pop out etc ? - do you still carry your passport or leave it locked away ? As far as leaving my passport at a ‘front desk’ - never, not even for 5 mins. If they need it [Passport] they can photocopy and return to me immediately. With shift changes etc I never trust a hotel to look after a document... I hate handing over my passport when working in other countries etc and I have to hand over my Passport for residency processing etc.

Most provinces don’t have red plates for motorcycles Some do, some don’t.. its all somewhat irrelevant - we know what they are.

Exactly this.... It looks very much as though someone is planing to steel the motorcycle.... Hide the motorcycle out of the way at a friends house etc. Ensure you also have full insurance - including theft insurance. When the Op mentions he’s 99% sure who took it... it much be someone with access to his house... His GF or Maid etc ? - Report the theft and your suspicions to the BiB.

I keep mine in plastic/waterproof pouch. Recent 10 yr renewal, and the old one looked brand new. Thought that would be common sense. I guess if you’re carrying around your passport with you at all times etc... it makes sense to carry it around in a waterproof pouch - just incase you get caught out in torrential rain etc... But.. even after all the comments on this thread, I do still wonder why someone carries their passport around with them at all times - I really don’t think its necessary when a copy is perfectly sufficient.

Ah, you're from the yellow house book and pink ID card parade......say no more. You have something against those who hold a yellow book ???.... your response is very strange. Perhaps you had to try and save face after your inaccurate comment was corrected ??? very juvenile.... ’say no more’ indeed !!!... ????

Some info on that in this thread...

Not on the DL’s issued to foreigners who used the Yellow House Book & Pink ID as proof of address.

Not for me... but mileage clearly varies... Theoretically, a hotel outside of my province should not accept the Pink ID anyway... Whenever travelling the passport is locked away in the bag as back-up anyway. The DL and / or Pink ID / And or Laminated Copy is enough to carry around when out and about... theres no need to risk carry a passport - I think thats the crux of it. But... the individual laws and understanding of the regulations and how they are interpreted and misinterpreted over time are interesting... as are the assumptions announcements and back-tracking that have gone on.

Oh well... you should have said so at the beginning of the thread... Yorkie have never lost his passport in 50 years of travel... clearly its something that doesn’t happen, so there’s no risk......

Yep - it exists I recall reading it... Not sure if its in the Identity Card Act 1983.... or documented elsewhere.

I thought this forum only allowed English. Well... on a technicality, it is present in both the Oxford and Merriam-Webster dictionaries... .... but just in case that doesn't suffice... ... ‘epicaricacy’....

There is only a law which states all people in Thailand (Thai or Foreign) must carry government issued Photo ID. There is no law which states that foreigners must carry their passport - there is no link to a law which does not exist - there is only plenty of other articles, web pages and even embassy advice which make the assumption based on the above law that all people must have photo ID and the logical connection that the only government issued photo ID that every foreigner in Thailand has is their passport - hence the simplification, we must carry our passport which airs on the side of caution. Thus: the only law we (foreigners) need to comply with is carrying a government issued ID. The grey area is whether the Thai DL is considered government issued ID. Or if a Foreign driving licence is considered government issued ID. Thats the technical side of it anyway... There is no requirement to be able to prove our ‘immigration status’ unless asked by an Immigration officer - but, if asked, i.e. Police and Immigration raiding a night club etc and we can’t satisfy immigration of our status, we’d need to be able to provide our immigration status within a reasonable time frame or we could be arrested... In most cases, photocopies are sufficient to prove status.

https://www.thaizer.com/carrying-your-passport-in-thailand/#:~:text=“By law%2C you must carry,the back of your passport.” The waters have been muddied by various contradictory announcements made by police chiefs in certain areas... (i.e. Phuket, Pattaya and Hua Hin) which is contradicted by either an announcement in another province or by an newer Chief Of Police... The law is also somewhat vague... it states ‘Aliens must carry government issued photo identification or be able to provide such within a reasonable time-frame’... It doesn't say ‘Passport’ but many assume this to mean ‘Passport’... even official bodies make this assumption. N

Yup, agreed... Hotels don’t seem to care if its an ID (Pink - not sure about DL etc) or a Passport these days... perhaps that will change with another ‘crack-down’.... Over the past year at least I’ve got the impression anything with your name on it is good enough !

Well of course because you would need it to check into hotels and to check-in for flights.....if flying. No, I use the pink ID. The Passport comes with me, just in case...

Not just you... But, there’s a huge degree of Schadenfreude on this thread.... ... yep... over staying is clearly wrong... but we don’t know what mental issues this guy was suffering... Clearly he’s not 100%...

The Police have more than one friend - they have a huge network of friends and colleagues. Even if stopped on the street, a commissioned officer if provided with your passport number could, within the hour have all of your details.... every visa you have had, every entry and exit you have made since 2012.... even with different passports... they’d have every photo of you ever taken on exit and arrival at the airport. This is fact - I’ve seen it a number of times first hand. Just because you don’t know something or have any understanding or experience of it - it doesn't mean its tosh.

What a load of tosh. What happens week-ends and holidays? Or the the friend is sick ? You're showing you have no idea... Thats why you should carry your passport around with you. A couple more points: Officially, NCO’s cannot ask for your ID / Passport - only commissioned officers can. Also, officially, Only Immigration officers can ask for your Immigration status. Of course the BiB are a law unto themselves and don’t really follow ‘official procedure’ anyway which is why regular police sometimes ask for ID. IF the Police suspect overstay they can contact immigration to check. IF they have the passport number they an check in with Immigration at the Airports who have access to the Immigration Data base. Ultimately - if you cannot prove who you are, you could be held until such a time you can.

I'm not sure about all passports - each page of a British Passport has the Passport number ‘punched’ into to (tiny pin holes)... So a photo of an individual page of the passport with a stamp on can be ‘marred’ to the main ID page (see photo below). While both the regular Police and Immigration Police are both part of the Royal Thai Police Force, they are a separate unit. I don’t think the regular RTP have access to immigration records, but they do have access to colleagues in the Immigration police who do - so they can ‘run the checks via a colleague’ who has access. I don’t know of any app - they have to either go to a terminal or contact a friend who is currently at a terminal and has access to the Immigration database (i.e. the same one the terminals at the airport access).

Agreed.. I’d want to see Foden and Grealish on at the same time... see them linking up and attacking. We were flat and sterile against the US... very ‘careful’ tactics nearly cost us dearly with the US pressing very hard very quickly, they countered very well - we were lucky to come out of the game with a draw. I hate to see England playing such boring, hesitant, unfolding football. As soon as Grealish game on we were far more fluid in attack - he drew players, drew fouls... Foden would do the same.... IMO - Foden is the best player in the England side - I’m really not sure why he isn’t starting. It was good to see Maguire play well after the year of horrific medial bullying he has faced - I hope that has done his confidence the world of good.

The cynic in me suggests nothing will change.... Some of the taxi’s around Bangkok are new, clean and in great condition, but there are a lot which aren’t... many probably older ones such as this. To avoid all this nonsense I use Grab as much as possible, but when flagging down a taxi on the street I ignore the older taxis.. Sometimes I get in taxi’s and there are some dodgy noises etc grinding brakes, clunks and punches from the suspension - if going on an expressway or a faster road I make an excuse and get out, the same if they have no functioning seatbelt.

... why ? Have you looked in the mirror and seen the middle aged man with a bumbag (fanny pack) staring back at you ???? !!!! ????

Valid point - whenever I have travelled within Thailand I always carry my passport with me - its at hand if asked for, but its locked in a travel-wallet with cash and backup credit card etc - its just easier to present ‘a card from the wallet in my pocket’... thats all... In a hotel, the passport stays in the ’travel wallet’ which stays locked in my bag... there’s always a risk of theft I suppose, but as you mentioned... we can over think these things. As far as hotels etc are concern the passport / ID card etc is not an issue - I just don’t want to be carrying my passport with me when out and about - thats all. I think many feel the same.