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Jaxxper

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  1. Unless there’s no other choice I’d use bottled water, either in the sealed 19 litre containers or in various bottle sizes from supermarkets etc. too many variables in the filter systems ( and quality of the feed water) in my view to do anything else. Just my view, and for the amount a family uses a week it shouldn’t cost a fortune. We pay Thb 40 per 19 litre container delivered.

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  2. Not very busy, if you go late morning or mid afternoon. I did my retirement extension Friday and was in there less than 10 minutes. 3 minute queue outside. Pick up of passport and 90 day report on Monday was less than 3 minutes.

    Monday mornings and days right after Govt office closures are normally busier. Hope this helps.

    There is also an online queuing system App they use now which will

    let you jump the queue. I think it’s called Q-que or something like that.

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  3. There is a place to the right of the tuk com multistory car park just off of Pattaya Tai. Can’t remember the name......”Computers 2 U” or something like that. They’ll take a look and let you know what the problem is. They replaced the HD on my lap top and it works fine now. They won’t kill you on the cost either. 
    P.S. The battery in mine is shot too, so I just run it through the 240 v power, as it’s for entertainment not for business so non critical.

  4. Just for info, when applying for a RC do not tick the “Change vehicle owner” box, unless you have the blue/green book on you. I did so and the officer wanted to see the blue book for the vehicle. When I said “ ok I’ll change it to driving licence application” she wouldn’t let me do that. Anyway fortunately I had the blue book in the car. Not sure what the outcome might have been if I didn’t. As I say just for info.

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  5. For what it’s worth I think it’s worth having. Stops you having to use your passport to check into hotels in Thailand for one thing, and post offices will accept it instead of your passport if you’re sending registered mail.  Once you’ve got your yellow book it’s a couple of hours at city hall to get it. Cost was Thb 200 from memory.

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  6. 18 hours ago, Hugh Jampton said:

    Hi Everyone

     

    i am about to reach uk pension age. I realise i can apply four months before my 66th birthday. My question is, before that, how difficult is it to do online from here? And what sort of dates and documents will they require? I intend having my state pension paid straight into my Thai bank account. 
     

    thanks in advance

    If you look at the gov.uk website there will be a section on pensions and what you need to provide. I’m 66 next year and have sort of started pulling the info they require together. As always there is a form to fill in....

  7. So I’ve just transferred a motorcycle into my name. All I needed was my passport and confirmation of address. Took the MC to the vehicle centre, they just checked engine and frame numbers against the book, handed over a receipt for the Thb fee of 1,700. Book was ready in a couple of days.

    If your buying from a Thai, get them to help, it greases the process.

  8. Some good advise on this post. I would ask the landlord to verify the date stamped photos that you take, and give them a copy.

    I would say, that having managed property rentals for expats whilst working here , I found the expat landlords to be as bad as the Thais.

    Most are good and fair landlords but you always get the bad apples, and they will come up with extortionate prices to fix things and find all kinds of reasons not to agree the condition on move out.

    not sure about the 2 months deposit. I thought only 1 month was allowed now, but could be wrong.

    Anyway , good luck.

    PS If it does go south at the end of the rental period, tell the landlord you are going to check if he / she has declared the income to the inland revenue folks. That sometimes stimulates them to be more reasonable.

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