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Just now, Will B Good said:

I thought all an international driving license does is verify you have a proper driving license from your home country......it has nothing to do with actually being able to drive??

probably not, but most police dont know anything about foreign or international licences, so just look and say ok, go

but can, or could be bought cheaply on Khoasan road for a few thousand 

On 10/26/2021 at 1:26 PM, giddyup said:

Didn't say I was going to do it, I already have a 5 year licence (2nd one), just curious if he could actually back up his claim.

friend was quoted 17,000 in pattaya for licence

guy has no existing uk licence , has been driving on a 10 year international one that he bought many years ago, but has now lost

on a UK car licence, we can ride small mopeds, but nothing bigger

I took my car licence in to DLT and showed them the picture of the motorbike and said, have bike licence , need Thai one

Had to repeat it many time but 

After a lot of talking and looking, they gave me a new Thai bike licence without any testing or other problems, Been riding bikes here for years now, no problems with renewals

23 hours ago, ArcticFox said:

Just do their obligation to their country. As a vet, I find you people who prefer to dump their country's defense onto 'someone else' to be morally bankrupt.  You want the benefits without paying the costs.

as a vet, i'm sure you had lots of times dumped on someone else. Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, etc, etc 

Im sure the locals felt the benefits of your wars 

On 9/23/2021 at 6:00 PM, KannikaP said:

So below 30 kph you cannot injure/kill anyone?

must be true, cyclists keep telling us this is so 

8 hours ago, Johnny Mac said:

So all the smug ones who thought they  would be in a better position with say 2 pzifers or 2 moderna's are not. The UK doesn't take Thailand seriously as a nation (unless they want some rice) so we're all in the same boat as far as any expat wanting to go to the UK. Suck on that.

why the silly post ?

Any person wishing to go to the UK with a double dose of vaccine can do so, but will entail a nice holiday stopover in a choice of countries

So why the remark about smug people , unless your one of the " smart" ones who jumped at the chance for the chinese rubbish ?

7 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

And if she hits and kills someone? 

Is it OK by you to drive without the necessary insurance & licence?

yup, just like the many thousands of thais do

but perhaps you could tell us where they can get this insurance on a non road legal vehicle 

1 hour ago, KannikaP said:

And would the insurance company, if you have it, pay for any damage to my car if she ran into it, or ran someone over who could not hear it coming please?

 

What are you confused with kwonitoy?

why would they need insurance 

just be like Thais, no insurance, tax or licence, but no problems

Been hit twice by idiots in the village without insurance. Both times they have paid for repairs

Private rooms in our state hospital cost Thais around 800 baht a night

I was told same price but then actually charged over 1600 Baht for private room

When i asked why, was told that is what management has decided the falangs must pay 

Checked out the next morning !

9 hours ago, fredscats said:

but try for extending visas...other handouts

Just curious

Why would using the NHS effect their visas?

Hospitals do not ask for passports, only name and address, so could give almost any name and address and still get free medical 

20 hours ago, DrPhibes said:

Friend of mine with a business in Phuket said they were not given a choice, if they were going to open, they had to be vaccinated and Sinovac was what was offered only.

I went for my Pfizer jab last week and asked if my missus could have it too

Was told no, not for Thais, they have Sinovac for them ! 

On 9/19/2021 at 9:38 AM, Robin said:

Confused, and worried.

I have had the 'standard' Thai vaccine of Sinovac + Astra Zeneca, but I see that this 'mixed dose is not accepted by UK as sufficient for non-quarantine entry. ( My understanding of UK entry requirements is  vaccine of 2 doses of he same.  I am on a list at local private hosp. for thsi Moderna Vaccine, whihc I was hoping would allow me back to UK.  Now what?

why not do what my friend is doing, Go get two doses of the free Pfizer vaccine, even though he already has had the 2 Sinovacs

Can travel freely then

On 9/19/2021 at 3:34 AM, ozimoron said:

More damage is caused by CO2 pollution than a few electric cars burning.

The UK is crying out for more CO2 /

5 hours ago, flynn said:

Would also like to travel to the uk but would like to find out which countries I could stop in for 10 days before I reach the uk to avoid any type of quarantine, British citizen, double jabbed with Pfizer, thanks, 

seems to be a few countries in Europe that will allow you if double jabbed , Spain, Canaries, ?

On 9/14/2021 at 9:36 AM, MrJ2U said:

If you can drive Udon Thani is offering Pfeizer

 

Khon kaen  Bangkok Hospital also.

 

I got mine yesterday.

 

Despite the 4 hour drive its worth it.

Stayed two nights at the Avani and made it a mini holiday.  

 

I don't agree with the mix and match strategy also.

 

My wife won't touch Sinovac.

Thanks  Mr J2U Much appreciated 

got to go to Udon next week 

Is there somewhere i can walk in, or do i have to book ahead 

What would i need to take, Passport?

And is it free , or if not, what cost ?

will they allow me to have the injection even if from another province ?

Thanks again 

3 hours ago, bigyin said:

Yes it is true. Vaccines administered in Thailand are not approved in the UK so a returning UK resident would have to hotel quarantine and of course a Thai national would not be admitted.

but this only applies if you fly direct to UK ?

if you do a 10 day stopover in an acceptable country, then there is no need to quarantine ?

And some  other countries accept the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines , some with double dose, some with single dose ?

5 minutes ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

Where could you stop for a ten day holiday ?

Every Country either requires you to be fully vaccinated or to also do a ten day quarantine in their Country as well 

Dubai ?

Canary islands only require one dose to allow entry ?

28 minutes ago, khunjeff said:

It isn't a question of getting "a U.K approved vaccine", but of being vaccinated under an "approved programme":

 

"You must have been fully vaccinated under one of the following programmes:

 

- UK vaccination programme, approved by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)

 

- UK vaccine programme overseas, approved by the MHRA

 

- an approved vaccination programme in Europe or the USA – not all are recognised in England"

 

If you are traveling from an amber country but were inoculated in Thailand, you currently aren't considered "fully vaccinated", even if you received a double dose of Pfizer or of Europe-produced AZ, and you are required to isolate at home for ten days.

 

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/how-to-quarantine-when-you-arrive-in-england

what if you stopover for 10 day holiday on the way to the UK ?

And not have any vaccinations ?

no quarantine ?

7 hours ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

I do think that that is incorrect . 

Certain vaccines are accepted and other ones are not , it doesnt matter the location of where you had the vaccination done , but even so, its a moot point because vaccinations are not required for Brits when entering the U.K 

vaccinations not required, but if not vaccinated, then 14 days quarantine, at around 100,000 baht ?

1 hour ago, Jimbo2014 said:

Thailand has one of the highest proportions of police to citizens - but they seem to be more interested 'side hustles'.  All it takes is to place working speed cameras on the roads.  They would pay for themselves in two days the way most Thai's drive! 

does anyone pay these speeding tickets ? Think i have paid one about 6 years ago, never paid one since

12 hours ago, MrJ2U said:

Get Pfeizer while you're here.  

 

Hopefully get a booster when you're in the UK.

 

Where are you located?

 

Some posters might be able to point you in the right direction.

 

 

 

I'm in Nakhon Phanom , Isaan

But don't want mixed vacs 

Have been offered Sinovac a few times, but would rather wait for Pfizer or Moderna 

Thanks 

8 hours ago, wobblyjohn said:

I believe Thailand is on the red list so you would have to quarantine in a hotel which is expensive 

yup, about 100,000 baht

which is why i want to stop over somewhere like Canaries, Spain, etc, for 10 days holiday first. This bypasses the need for uk quarantine 

10 hours ago, bigyin said:

Yes no vaccination administered in Thailand is acceptable to the UK government.

Just checked site that says 2 doses of the same vaccine, Pfizer, Moderna, Astra Zeneca or Janssen are acceptable, but not mixed vaccines

But trying to find out if the vaccines in Thailand have been approved by the European Medicines Agency

Can travel to the Canary Islands with only one dose of vaccine, most other countries want 2 doses, plus testing