brianj1964

On 2/21/2022 at 6:24 PM, kimamey said:

I'm just looking at that. It seems to cover for Thailand Pass which is great. I just wish I could see Covid mentioned in the policy wording as I think that's a requirement

did you buy insurance with Tune Protect? im travelling back to the UK and want to buy insurance for the thai pass, this company has 4 plans, do you know if all 4 have the covid coverage? i was just going to buy the "lite" plan which is the cheapest option but none of them mention covid prior to purchase on the website

13 hours ago, treetops said:

Here's some support for 30 days insurance being sufficient for brianj1964 (for anyone easily confused).

 

https://aseannow.com/topic/1250149-thai-pass-insurance-query/?do=findComment&comment=17186176

 

https://aseannow.com/topic/1250862-covid-insurance-for-non-imm-o-visa/?do=findComment&comment=17199184

 

thanks for the links, the guy on facebook said exactly the same as 1 of these posts

8 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

If you can provide proof of having insurance that will cover covid 19 treatment up to a $50,000 as of today that will decrease to $20.000 on March 1st it will be accepted to apply for a Thailand Pass.

my extension is valid until January 1st 2023, i am going to the uk next month for 9 weeks and returning June 8th, do i require to buy a policy that covers me from June 8th (arrival date) until January 1st (extension expiry date), i just asked the same question on a facebook group and someone said i only need insurance for 90 days.

On 1/4/2020 at 5:33 PM, lemonjelly said:

Was it a rented motorbike that he had a copied key for I wonder.... can’t see him hot wiring it on the street 

apparently the owner left the key in the ignition, whilst she went shopping

13 minutes ago, Ireland32 said:

It is an International License, my god 

there is no such thing as an International driving licence

11 minutes ago, stevenl said:

"The road rules in Thailand are pretty much a duplicate of the British highway code. "

Except UK is 'give way to the right', Thailand is (officially) 'give way to the left'.

try telling Issanbiker this who commented earlier about me comparing the 2 countries, i was driving straight through a light that was green and they just crossed in front of me as if i wasnt there, and I was in a black Vigo so not hard to miss

13 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

I'm pleasantly surprised that people are commenting on this topic.

andard 

I'd like to invite people to describe the conditions of their retirement.

 

Did they retire at the exact age they had planned without external pressure?

Were the nudged into earlier retirement because of job loss and/or health problems?

 

Do early retirees regret not waiting? Do later retirees regret waiting?

 

Etc. 

I had planned on retiring at 50 but was told by Standard Life i could not access my pension with them until i was 55, worked on saved more and retired this year at 55, though did not need to withdraw anything from my pension anyway, I have zero regrets about retiring early, i wanted to do it while i was young enough to enjoy it, who knows what tomorrow may bring. i see too many famous people popping off early

8 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Next you'll be saying flashing lights is acceptable to let people know you are coming through or the amusing using both indicators

my wifes brother does both those things, i never understood it, he flashes his lights at people all the time for no apparent reason

26 minutes ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

Excellent summing up here, especially the “ drive defensively “ and “ expect the unexpected “.

 

Initially thai driving seems completely alien to what you were taught in the uk and in some ways it is, but it works for them so we have to adapt 

Don’t be too quick to use your horn, your bil can get away with it but as a farang it can give you some grief. Better just to curse under your breath and move on, indeed my gf now uses the phrase “ f#ckin idiot “ more than me !!

 

Don’t be in a rush to pull away from the lights as opposing traffic like to sneak through long after the red light shows.The turning left on red is a good rule ( IMO ) as it helps traffic flow but be aware you have to give way to other traffic.

Also at a zebra crossing the uk in us will tell you to stop when you see someone attempting to cross, here the pedestrian doesn’t have right of way , you can stop if you like but you will risk a shunt if you do.

 

All in all there’s a certain “ do as you please “ feeling to driving here but you will adapt and to be honest I enjoy driving here.

 

More care is needed when driving here but that goes for anywhere away from our natural habitat.

apparently the horn blasting by the BIL is to warn bikes he is approaching not that they have done anything wrong, if he sees them sitting at a side road or driving ahead, so they dont suddenly make a rash decision. I will get to grips with it quickly

5 minutes ago, jackdd said:

This is wrong.

I know it has 12 months on it, its a permit i have to carry with me anytime i drive plus my photo driving licence.

13 minutes ago, kingofthemountain said:

traduction = my wife wants i pay a car in her name

 

solution = first ask yourself if you really need a car here

if yes, ask a 50\50 payment because the car is used by you and her.

if you need the car and you pay 100% of the price, at least put the car in your name

(don't listen at your wife arguments aka it's more easy in her name and so on)

 

You write you have an international driving licence valid 12 months

in Thailand the validity of this international driving licence is only 3 months

so better to convert your UK driving licence in Thai driving licence. it's easy and cheap

 

good luck

 

nb from Kalasin to Pattaya it's a long way but if you are interested i have my

good car for sale, pick a boo in the sale car section of the forum.

Thanks for the advice about the driving licence, car is going to be 50/50, 

its not an international driving licence,i dont think there is such a thing, its a permit you obtain from the Post Office to use my U.K driving licence in Thailand, its got a 12 month validity on it. We a plan to relocate to Pattaya but not until February when Her son gets released lol

isnt Holiday Inn a franchise so might not offer to relocate any guests to the place on Beach Road

17 hours ago, BestB said:

 No, it does not work that way

im sure it does, I was booked into a hotel in Bangkok last  year and for some reason the hotel decided they wanted to close for the month I was staying, i got a message from Booking.com to say the hotel had sent me a message, and I had to read and respond

44 minutes ago, ezzra said:

The saying goes that it is much wiser to be smart than right, and with road rules and laws not only in thailand, courtesy, patients and considerations to others goes along way...

thats exactly why i waved the second 2 cars through, i wasnt obliged to do so. the first 2 just took it upon themselves to just blindly turn in front of me

27 minutes ago, Isaanbiker said:

OP, stop pointing out what people in the UK would do/may do/have to do,. etc...

 

    You're obviously in the wrong, perhaps you had a green light for turning, but not for driving straight?

 

    Thais wouldn't yell at you if you didn't do something seriously wrong. 

 

 

no i was driving straight on, there was only a set of regular lights, NO green arrows, they just swerved in front of me, i was in the right, i have been driving since i was 19, i am now 55, i know a green light when i see one, please stop trying to defend poor Thai driving, her friend told me to stop because its her car not because i was in the wrong.she said i had the right of way 

5 minutes ago, johng said:

The turn left at a red light  does not give you "right of way"   you should only turn if its safe to do so

that bit i do understand, and i always proceed with caution, but try explaining give way to a Thai Johng they dont get it or dont want to get it

8 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

You need to learn quick what the Thais do, it doesn't matter how things are done in the UK. Right or wrong is irrelevant it's what happens in real life that's important. Millions of vehicles go through red lights daily and no one blinks an eyelid

I do notice they go through red lights if they are turning left, merging into traffic, sometimes it says free left turn, if I stop people blast the horn at me. Is there relevance if I have an accident and its because some numbnutz has crossed in front of me and I have the right of way? or will it always be the foreigner to blame, my wife says dont get into arguments with Thais because you never know whose carrying a gun.

3 minutes ago, Max69xl said:

You haven't missed anything. It's just an O-A based on retirement that needs an insurance.

I really don't understand the rational behind this? 80 year old married to a Thai on an O-A based on marriage doesn't require health insurance but anyone who is on an O-A based on retirement does, I'm 55 here on retirement and less likely to need the insurance than the above mentioned 80 year old ( touch wood) I applied for retirement because it was less hassle to do and I'm married to a Thai, when I do my next 90 day report I will enquire what's needed to get one based on marriage 

marriage certificate and 50% less money in the bank, anything else?

3 hours ago, lkv said:

It says certificate of retirement from Embassy, if you read further (Chrome Translate). Paragraph 5 in the second half of the page. This is non O for over 50 at Savannakhet.

 

Original text: 

 

หนังสือรับรองการเกษียณอายุจากสถานเอกอัครราชทูตของบุคคลที่มีสัญชาตินั้น

 

 

They are probably referring to Pension Statements from the Pension provider, I get them sent annually sortly after my birthday , it shows fund values on the first page

24 minutes ago, Max69xl said:

If your staying outside the UK and have no permanent address in the UK, no bank account, but still have a passport, do you really think your passport is a "proof of residency"? No way. 

I was talking about the initial application for an O/A based on retirement from London, they ask you to upload certain documents in the final page

1. Medical certificate 

2. Police clearance certificate

3. Certified bank statement showing the equivalent of 800,000 TB

4. Signed declaration 

5. Proof of residency, they asked for the data page of my passport 

the application was accepted in 48 hours, that's what the original person asked.

to answer your question about no permanent address or bank account then I don't know, it's what the Embassy in the UK asked for. Isn't that what they class as citizenship?

6 hours ago, Max69xl said:

A passport isn't a proof of residency. 

When when I did my O/A using the online application in the uk I uploaded my data page from my passport and it was accepted 

On 24 November 2019 at 12:57 PM, Jingthing said:

Are you really asking? I'd estimate about 50. 

You been to Pattaya recently? Every other person has skin like an old leather handbag, I could count tens of thousands daily, you don't get that weathered look by being there for 2 weeks.