digbeth

Some do it for the status too, seen in the Tesla groups that while their vehicles are delivered with white plate, some went to procure red plate and put them on just for the hell of it (probably fake plate too, due to them being in short supply) 

most that want to play keeping up with the jones/somchais next door are probably happy to have red plate for the first few months, the minority that don't or had bad experience being given the run around from dealers about white plate know to demand immediate delivery of white plate or registration kit to do it yourself and save the courier fee. 

Now with the EV subsidy, there's probably extra paperwork involved that needs to go back to the government or importer, so no dealer's gonna let you drive home with registration kit to do it yourself at the DLT, so it probably comes down to the courier/DLT agent they use, whereas in normal circumstance they could save the trouble and bundle up a few of the dealer customers and only go down to DLT once a month, but with the expiry date of subsidy looming, the agent might not be used to the workload, plus all these EV dealers are mostly new (save some that are existing ICE cars dealer) I'd expect there are hiccups in getting plates in time

Tesla are only delivering cars with white plate, 

and in my experience of a few new cars and motorcycle the DLT isn't the hold up, if all the paper works are in order, you go to the DLT with registration kit, and you come home with the plate in a day, unless the plates are out of stock which is rare.

It's the delays in getting the paperwork from the manufacturers that's usually the hold up,

traditionally for legacy autos like Honda or Toyotas in Thailand, the car is delivered on consignment as in the dealers don't pay anything to the manufacturer like Honda until the customers take delivery, and only after the manufacturer has been paid, will they release the paperwork or 'registration kit' back to the dealers to register, so it's in the dealer's interest and cashflow to stall or delay paying the manufacturer, imported cars work under similar deals too where technically they don't pay customs etc until the customers register the vehicle.

But with the looming deadline of subsidy expiring, it's in everyone's interest to get customers out the door as soon as possible, looks like the sales team are already working overtime delivering cars which was rare 

unless it is something that actively harms you like drain covers that break resulting in you falling in, something broke and fell on your head... or you can build enough traction on social media or getting media coverage back home complaining loud enough, it's not worth it

life's cheap here, you are advised to exercise due caution, or stick to the bubbles of hotels and air conditioned malls where they have liability insurance 

16 hours ago, Dewey said:

I do not.

 

 

So you probably won't care if the ones above you start pissing out their balcony every time you smoke then

2 hours ago, bobbin said:

"No sure if it's legal."

 

Your condo is your private property. Legal.

Again, that's my working theory..

You already can't have gas stove in condos, anything the majority of co-owners voted in as long as it's within the law of the land is legal, say you can't have pet in the room, even though it's your own room the condition of living there is you agreeing to that

I used to smoke, I don't mind people smoking in their room or out on the street away from entrances, but in my condo the room several floors below me smokes heavily, before it was cigarettes and now with legal weed it reeks

When I smoked I smoke on my balcony too but it's understandable how it can become a nuisance, plus there has been issue of people just flicking hot ashes out the balcony, the odd cigarettes are fine but chain smoking packs after pack let alone cannabis is intolerable to the rooms next to you 

smoking in rooms just turns into hot boxes, without air filters, any smell that escapes out the door just makes the corridor smells like cheap bars 

considerate smokers in my condo come down to the carpark in designated corner where it won't disturb the rooms above so much

If you have way of ensuring that smoking in your own room doesn't disturb other then by all means go ahead, same as playing loud music

you don't need to re-register and can continue to use the car 'out of province' annual tax can be paid normally, 

you'd rarely need to visit the original plate province's DLT, things like transfer of ownership can be done at any province's DLT 

The riders are complaining that they are bundling multiple orders together, resulting in less pay for the riders and longer wait as they are picking up from multiple restaurant and drooping off different customers before reaching you, 

maybe by pressing that they've delivered they got the customers off their back and contacting the restaurant or grab support to chase them down instead of being contacted directly

16 minutes ago, mistral53 said:

My recommendation - don't skimp on the window tint film, go with a high quality ceramic version, they are worth every penny additional cost. The best films reflect the light, not absorb it - in the latter case, it totally negates the intended purpose as the light will be converted into heat, and because most films are a very dark color, they get very hot - think black floor vs. white floor tiles.

 

That freebee film might just not be that good of a deal after all.........

 

I decided to get 40 on the windshield, front doors 60, and 80 for all the rest, incl. roof........ compromise based on wifey's desire to go 40 all around.

 

 

On the roof glass, I'd say forget ceramic and go for old school metallic, unlike the windows where the metal blocks phone and gps signals, the roof doesn't need ceramic, old style metallic ting film reflects heat better and cost less than ceramic film

only maybe if you want your roof to match your window

5 minutes ago, Bandersnatch said:

Just put down ฿10,000 deposit on a BYD Seal Premium (Long Range RWD) in White.

 

This was after making it very clear that I wanted to charge the car from Solar or the deal was off.

 

Most here probably know that I put down a deposit on an MG ZS EV in 2019 as soon as they were released in Thailand. The wall box install team selected by MG refused to install as I had solar “solar no good”. 2 years later after involving the president of MG Thailand I finally got to power an MG from my home solar system.

 

Don’t want to go through that again.

Why would BYD or the Dealer care how you source your electricity, just choose not to buy wall charger with them and install yourself or use what you already have

here's a list of article/category 2 controlled substance 

https://mnfda.fda.moph.go.th/narcotic/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/PK_MOPHVJ2_050865.pdf

or this diagram of all controlled substance in each categories
https://bdn.go.th/attachment/news/download.php?WP=q21Zn21CM5O0hJatrTgjWz05qmEZZJ1CM5O0hJatrTDo7o3Q

On 9/23/2023 at 11:51 AM, transam said:

Think I read somewhere that all new builds in LOS have to be earthed.

 

My house was built in 2007 too, the builders were dumbfounded at my earthed 3 pin socket request, I did get through in the end, even an earth at light fittings.

But, the biggest, dumbest thing they did, which I only found out by accident, and at a different house of a friend on an estate was, the A/C & showers do not go through the consumer unit, they are earthed, but there is nothing to trip.

 

I replaced all the wall switches to them with Haco trip switches, had to do it with the live......????

bigger loads like hot water heater and aircon are usually run separate from the consumer unit, with separate breaker to prevent the it tripping the whole house back in the day as these appliance would be late addition and the aging consumer unit in the house probably wont have the space or main breaker able to handle the load, the electrician that did your install probably did it out of habit without knowing why

41 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

With SS, I can get yearly health checks, which I believe can't get under universal(formerly 30 baht) scheme.

If I keep SS, my family can get money when I die.

Also, I can choose my hospital.

that's some good points, 

to get checks on universal you have to be of correct age and goes through endless grilling before they give you test

choosing hospital is important too, if you live in some area where government hospital is not so good or forces you to go to your local clinic first 

but you don't need to continue on section 39 for your family to receive your pension money and funeral assistance right? 

What happens to RCBOs in cases where there are no central ground but some appliance has their own ground? in many Thai house without ground wiring, there are often grounds from the appliance chassis to the nearest ground or metal bit of the house, like hot water heater, air con units or washing machine to oven, would this complicate thing should one fit an RCBO or RCCD? 

it is advisable to rip these separate 'grounds' out if one were to rewire the house

1 hour ago, Pouatchee said:

dont stop paying. once you are out of the system only way to get back in is to work and start contributing once again. of course she will get a pension, but only based on what she paid. her medical protection will be void.

no do not pay if you have contributed over 15 years, and especially in this case she is a Thai national entitled to universal healthcare, unless they can find a good reason to be on Social Service after leaving work

16 minutes ago, Celsius said:

yea.... too late

live to about 70 and you'll have collected the pay to be worth what you paid in (not adjusted for inflation) 

if one were to die before that, next of kin can also receive a lump sum too

not considering any compensation or medical treatment received thus far

16 hours ago, scorecard said:

Thanks now realize what you men.

 

Are you saying there's an extra SSF insurance item  available to cover a private room, better food?

you just pay extra to the hospital, the special private rooms can be full depending on the hospital though, I don't think better foods are available anywhere

15-20 years ago when there were still Thai-Chinese owned tailor shops catering to Thais you can still get decent value, ever since then all shops on the main Sukhumvit Road has been bought up by the Indians targeting tourists it's not quite the same. The non-indian shops still left around the area in Thonglor or Ekamai either has lead time in weeks or months due to volume of their clientele, you won't get your shirt or suits next day like from those indians in Nana, or the newer generation Thai tailor has moved into malls with corresponding price

8 minutes ago, DineshR said:

...re the comment earlier -- "...for Thai insurance to have any sort of cover there also needs to be a life insurance included in the plan."

 

This is incorrect .... you can get health cover insurance for Thais without the life insurance part .... when I first came here, I heard the same thing but as I dug into, I realized that a vast majority of Thais have AIA as their insurance provider and AIA only sells cover as part of their life insurance package ... there are many insurance providers in Thailand that do provide health cover without the need for the life insurance bit ... I did some analysis on the value of the premiums paid to AIA for their combined life/health vs health only from other insurers and AIA ,in my opinion, does not offer value for what is paid. You could just pay for comparable coverage from some other insurer and save the difference in premiums to get a better overall long term benefit compared to AIA. I have challenged several people selling AIA insurance with my comparisons and they can't refute it. That said, Thais generally go with AIA because it's easy - one payment and you get both - cover and savings.

the combined life/health with saving element usually don't cover outpatient treatment, leading to unnecessary hospital stay in order to qualify

there's plenty of the separate health only options that covers outpatient treatment too, usually bundled with accident covers, but often limited to set amount per visit, usually a few thousands baht, anything more you either pay out of pocket or ask to be admitted in order to use the life insurance 

15 hours ago, Celsius said:

 

Seriously? You get only 3000thb after paying full social security for 15 years or more?

 

Is there any and I mean any way to withdraw this scam money before the retirement age?

Quit before 15 years and you can take a lump sum payment 

16 minutes ago, khunPer said:

Currently employees pay 3% of their monthly salary, capped at 15,000 baht,

If you just quit at 15 years or more, your final salary used to calculate the pension is at the maximum 15,000 which works out to 3000 baht per month pension, or a bit more if you have worked more than 15 years

however if you continue paying into SS after leaving work (section 39) but before the age of retirement to receive the pension, the base salary used to calculate pension will be 4800 Baht, which results in 960baht pension instead of 3000 you'd have got if you not continue paying

Only thing you got from continue paying is healthcare, if you have better private insurance or a Thai National that can go on the universal free for all system, there's no point to continue paying

(This is for where you've paid into the system for more than 15 years of course) If you've only worked for a few years, continue paying into the system is good cheap access to government healthcare 

1 hour ago, circa02 said:

Keep a UK address (friend, family, or rent an address - but not a PO BOX as its not accepted), and get a UK virtual number. If you're really paranoid use a UK VPN when using the online banking or mobile apps.

not PO box at the post office but rented ones from places like self storage, just looks like normal address or business address, some even scan the mails and have them email to you

With their economy's state, The Party itself could be encouraging this rumour to stop their people from bringing money to spend abroad too much

Not to dismiss that the kidnappings aren't there, they were a few reported, who knows how many were just paid off? 

Also having seen how some of these rich Chinese kids behave being high off their minds walking around Bangok, no wonder it happens

14 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

I took the lump sum payment 2 years ago, so don't get a pension. 

The decision I have to make is whether to continue with SS or go for the universal.

lump sum is only available for those with less than 15 years (180months) contribution, the catch for self contribution where it'll reduce the pension only applies for those that has paid in for 15 years or over, 

also another catch where if you quit before 55 and by continuing to pay under section 39 brings your contribution to over180 months then you can't have the lump sum when you turn 55