MadMuhammad

19 hours ago, Thian said:

After reading all this every day i'm really getting nervous to get a new non-o marriage based...i do have insurances, money, time, everything fine but still it gives stress.

Why would you worry? They’re cracking down on tourist and ED visa abuse 

The website most likely will deny liability as in the terms and conditions there will be a clause like doing not make any transactions directly With an owner and not using the website’ or something along those lines 

On 10/23/2019 at 3:32 AM, BestB said:

Shake down was it not. Promise of jail was just an empty threat.

But you would have been locked up for a day or two then off to court, pay a fine of 5000-8000 and then the possibility of visa troubles.

 

Some claim to be able to pay 5000 and i do not believe them, 20 000 is about the going rate.

 

By law you allowed 2 beers to be under the limit, so 3 wine coolers would be put you over the limit

I paid 5000 down from 20000 not 3 months ago. 
 

I believe the law is 0.2 if on temporary licence or held it for less than 2 years and 0.5 (or equivalent Thai measurement) if 5 year license. Happy to be corrected 

16 hours ago, legend49 said:

Informant  mmmm, what happened to bio metrics???

Well obviously you have to enter or exit the country since it was implemented.......

5 hours ago, giddyup said:

Not sure if ecstasy is readily available here. Make a killing at those full moon parties.

It’s readily available. Up to 1000thb a pop on the retail end 

Or people could just not take themselves so seriously and drop the entitled attitudes and superiority complex IDK

2 hours ago, quandow said:

*snicker*

The ol’ prison wallet ????

2 hours ago, helloagain said:

It is a waste of money cos whatever you have gone to hospital for in the past you are not covered. I can afford any hospitals. So for me a waste of time. 

I've been to hospital twice now. Influenza type B that complicated into pneumonia with a throat infection. 200000thb for 7 days in a private room, fully covered. Motorcycle accident with 30K of hospital fees, fully covered.

I have a few exclusions including spinal issues and any brain trauma/issues from pre-existing but I'm covered for everything else. 

You must be fairly well off if you can afford 2mil+ for cancer treatment and the like. good for you. I'm happy to ensure I'm covered for the unexpected

41 minutes ago, SteveK said:

Just look at Kev-in-Thailand. One day he gets a bit of indigestion. Goes to the doctor - oesophageal cancer. No insurance. Has cost him over 1.6 million in treatement so far. He's 58 years old. 400k is not enough.

50 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

Not really. The super overpriced 400K / 40K government sanctioned policies are a HORRIBLE VALUE and won't go far at all for anything actually serious.

 

Cheers. 

Agreed. It’s a fail safe to cover initial treatment. No one should rely on this bare bones cover. 
DYOR & get covered adequately. Too many people play the victim and Blake everything and everyone but themselves 

42 minutes ago, UKresonant said:

Will you avoid the per withdrawal 220baht flat fee charged at Thai ATMs with that card? 

On a side note: I have an ATM card from Aus that refunds all ATM and foreign transaction fees plus gives current XE rate on withdarwals. If there's any aussies here check out the ING Everyday account

Social media doesn’t effect or change my feelings about anything. At times it just reminds me that there are many people that love their lives as low information people and not to expect too much from anyone, especially the majority of expats 

16 minutes ago, sometimewoodworker said:

We only had 1 set of signed documents supplied with the car. We also didn't have a power of attorney signed by the seller. 

 

The old reg was BKK the new one Udon, all done by SWMBO at the main Udon LTO 

 

AFIR from the seller it was signed house book copy, transfer paper, signed  ID card copy. We also had the insurance though I don't remember if that was needed.

Ok no worries. When I did my changeover @ Chon Buri I had to have a POA as well but that was Thai to Alien, maybe stricter requirements. Insurance wasn’t needed for my transfer. 

Thanks for clarifying 

34 minutes ago, Nyezhov said:

Well then I hope you are at one of those places right now, posting on the UndertheBrigeVisa forum and telling folks how crappy their lives are and how you have it so good in a thousand other places

Do as I say, not as I do my friend. Seems to be a common theme in Thailand 

2 minutes ago, alex8912 said:

What if you are only here 4-6 months per year , the same time every year ( Winter) is THAT long term in your book? That’s what many people would like to know and it’s what many people do each year once a year. An ELITE visa would be a stupid choice and ridiculously expensive. I say an METV is perfect for that and I’m about to see if my 5 th METV is accepted next week at BKK. I think it will be.  

They seem to be stating 180 days/6 months is the "limit", so what you have stated should be fine

3 minutes ago, SteveK said:

I've met two people who have used them and not attended any lessons, not really a surprise that they cracked down on it tbh.

I have one just like that and yes, I agree that the crackdown is warranted. For the record I am self taught and can converse and also read and write at a basic level.

On 10/11/2019 at 9:29 AM, moontang said:

But how do you pay your girlfriend's family? 

Amex Platinum Reserve?

Edit: saw your following post

Just now, SteveK said:

And education visa.

That is getting harder to obtain now with an extended history of entries/staying in Thailand. At most good for 1, maybe 2 years now

4 hours ago, transam said:

Well, the latest story I have is a very nice lady, her farang hubby is a complete a__hole, I know.

Anyhoooo, things came to a head, and she had had enough. He wanted her to sell the Fortuner and give him half, she said nope...Couple of weeks later they were divorced, she is still driving the Fortuner....

 

PS. My ex UK wife of 20+ years, was the love of my life, we were two peas in a pod, then suddenly....BANG....Was all over.....To cut a long story short, she was threatened with imprisonment for telling lies in court about our finances and other stuff. I was gobsmacked at even the thought she would be that low..

 

So please don't tell me about "100% sound" marriages, hormones can be treacherous at a certain time of life...

Nothing in life is guaranteed no matter how wise you are. You just have to make sure you don't go all in and leave the back door open so to speak

44 minutes ago, sometimewoodworker said:

Are you sure that that will work? As the blue (house) book will not be a Bangkok address so the number plates will have to change.

It will be fine, also thai's don't need to change plates to their province. The only delay will be Bangkok forwarding the amended book to you.