Andrew Dwyer

I got “ I cannot help you with that yet “

Yeah, it’s just a formality, doesn’t prove anything really, annoying though because now just waiting for the phone call and another visit to the Immigration Office. Luckily it is close, although I have heard they sometimes do the “ visit “ on a video call if its a long way.

Usual stuff, photos of me holding my passport and in front of the house number. The little lady signs something to say I live here and off they go. Usually a couple of IO’s , last time was one IO and a trainee taking the photos. Can’t really blame them, they are only doing what they’re ordered to do, it’s some idiot brass sat behind a desk trying to justify his existence to his boss who in turn is…….. etc etc.

They get a glass of cold water and a blank expression, not enough to be inhospitable but just enough to let them know that I don’t like them visiting me and would be happier if they f***ed off as soon as possible.

Nope, been a model inmate 😊

I have no audio on my BYD navigation, its not muted at the scroll button in central panel, on the navigation screen itself i have around 1/2 volume and on the audio tab i have: i get all the relative beeps from sensors, BYD lady talks to me and music plays from my phone via Apple CarPlay but navigation is silent. Any thoughts gentlemen ??

well i met the Bangkok guys halfway, but it was only 50 km each !

So it would appear I am victim of the immigration office making up their own rules. Forgot to mention that i had a random home visit around 6 months ago !!, so that will make 3 in 13 months !!

yes, mine was quick also, under an hour …. if you don’t count the almost 1 month under consideration !!

Yes, a number of posters were surprised to see my “under consideration for retirement extension “ stamp when I posted it last year ……. now i’m surprised to see I’ve got another one. The agents seem to get treated like royalty at my io but that could be fuelled by financial gain !

“ sorry, we not have “ was the answer.

From the website: * TESLA DOES NOT SEND BOOKING FIGURES. The numbers are from the list, buy a car, win a car.

The guy may have a seal with camera fitted ( the Bangkok guy has) in which case you could see it in real time. It is very much “ in your face “ and I turned it back to its normal position after having it turned towards me , I suspect it will be too much at night time although it has brightness control and I haven’t tried to adjust. It is also easy to turn off with a button on the underside of the mirror, it then is just a normal mirror.

i’ll ask the question .

Breakdown of BYD ev’s reserves at Motor Expo , Dolphin selling well !

Results of the reservations from Motor Expo อันดับ 1 Toyota 7,245 คัน อันดับ 2 Honda 6,149 คัน อันดับ 3 BYD 6,119 คัน อันดับ 4 Aion 4,568 คัน อันดับ 5 MG 3,568 คัน อันดับ 6 GWM 3,524 คัน อันดับ 7 ChangAn 3,549 คัน อันดับ 8 Isuzu 2,460 คัน อันดับ 9 Nissan 2,459 คัน อันดับ 10 Mazda 2,159 คัน อันดับ 11 NETA 1,766 คัน อันดับ 12 Mitsubishi 1,675 คัน อันดับ 13 Suzuki 1,615 คัน อันดับ 14 Ford 1,415 คัน อันดับ 15 Mercedes-Benz 1,333 คัน อันดับ 16 BMW 1,188 คัน อันดับ 17 Hyundai 680 คัน อันดับ 18 TESLA* 528 คัน อันดับ 19 Volvo 485 คัน อันดับ 20 KIA 321 คัน อันดับ 21 Wuling 312 คัน อันดับ 22 NEX 229 คัน อันดับ 23 Subaru 206 คัน อันดับ 24 MINI 172 คัน อันดับ 25 Lexus 140 คัน อันดับ 26 Audi 120 คัน อันดับ 27 Peugeot 101 คัน อันดับ 28 Porsche 72 คัน อันดับ 29 Lotus 41 คัน อันดับ 30 Jeep 26 คัน อันดับ 31 TATA 15 คัน อันดับ 31 Maserati 15 คัน อันดับ 33 Bentley 1 คัน อื่นๆ BRG 69 คัน

Look again, top line is registration date, two lines down on far right is build date.

Okay then it is probably my immigration office choosing to do things their way. Incidentally i had 5 years home visit free on retirement extensions but these last two ( or more precisely the last one as there was a first extension included ) they have decided their officers need some fresh air !

Ayutthaya immigration Some background: Had an OA visa and retirement extensions for around 5 years. Had a home visit for 1st extension. Changed to O visa and had a home visit and under consideration stamp for 1st retirement extension Dec last year. Now on applying for my 2nd retirement extension have been told i am under consideration until 5th Jan 2024 depending on result of a home visit. My current extension ends on Dec 14th and i applied 8th Dec ( i accept i could have gone up to 45 days earlier but some unforeseen circumstances meant it got pushed to the back of my mind). I don’t really expect any problems from this but am wondering is anyone else seeing this trend. It has been mentioned before recently that home visits are becoming common for new visas and first extension, but every year ?

I found them via Facebook and then communicated via iMessage . He has sent me a contact number for Chiang Rai, will send it to you by PM.

So, have just had the Sinjet rear/front camera and mirror combo installed and so far am very happy. A very respectful and competent installation by a couple of Sinjet installation techs. As currently they only fit to the BYD Seal they did the task effortlessly and took 1 hour. 2 years guarantee. Free 64gb micro sd card. The front camera and replacement mirror. Rear camera ( can be fit inside also ): regular mirror view ( led mirror switched off ): switched on: snapshot from rear camera: snapshot from front camera: I had already bought the BYD dash camera but saw on a FB post that the Sinjet camera combo and BYD dash can be installed together so thought “ what the heck “ and asked the guys to fit it also. “ to be sure, to be sure “ Reg Dwyer ® Obviously i need to check the resolution is as good as stated and at night time number plates are legible. So in a couple of days i hope to be able to check the Sinjet and BYD videos against each other for resolution and post on here a sample of both. Obvious advantages are that there’s up to 24 hours time lapse videos ( 1 frame per second ), the rear view is optimised and the mirror can be turned to face the driver for optimal viewing (although i found it a little distracting initially). The feeds come directly from auto wiper ( front ) and license plate lights ( rear camera ). I also learned that Sinjet have an office in Chiang Rai so if anyone up north is interested @JBChiangRai

This isn’t what you are looking for but maybe of interest if you fancy a drive out. Char Hom, Witchit Nakhon: Access by car up to a certain point then taken up further by modified pickup and quite a healthy hike with some rickety old stairs to finish off.

In a topic specifically about breakdown assistance having to explain what MSIG is just not necessary. What next , in the “ what movies or TV shows are you watching “ , have to explain what BBC stands for ?? I think the real issue is not that Possum didn’t know what the acronym stands for, that could be forgiven, but the way he verbally assaulted the poster who dared to write it in its short form. A simple “ what does MSIG mean [please] “ would have avoided a lot of off topic discussion on this thread.

I liked this, some good sci-fi with a Thai connection thrown in for good measure.

yep, sure .