brianthainess

NOT JUST THAI !!!!

Heard a few Falang say that here as well, not just Thais.

Heard a few Falang say that here as well, not just Thais.

The 'vehicle' did not lose control, the dimwit driver lost control on one of those dam bends AGAIN drivers here are just plain hopeless.

Yep that's the one, some of them try to tell you no insurance no bank account. 'Reasonable' or not it's not necessary.

This is an ongoing imo scam, by BKB you buy their insurance, no letter of residence required.

Admittedly it was some 60yrs ago, but when I went camping with the Scouts in the UK, we were transported to a camp ground hours away, by a furniture truck. Meh.

They said the view was Rubbish.

Say what ? lol Same on Koh Chang, wobbling about, cutting across the road, looking at their phone GPS, not concentrating on the road looking at everything else 'cept road and traffic, it is sooo obvious they have never driven a M/C in their lives before or come to that Anything else.

That's a selfish thing to do, if everybody did that then the short term would be full so if your meeting an arrival you could end up not being able to park.

You can google 'parking at BKK airport' everything is there.

The Title is wrong, this has nothing to do with retirement 'visa' being more complicated it is not. this is about opening a bank account.

Pretty normal now for banks to want a 'Letter of Residents' Unless your married you can take your wife along with Marriage Cert

Everybody renewing 2yr license gets a five year one, but the OP's ran out in August so he must start again. Yes you can renew your license at any transport office.

outback

"...a long time ago" Oh well that's OK then. All clear then, now it's been clarified. Gee?

They also have a school in Chantharburi 'advance driving school' a few years ago my missus did her car test there (20hr) 5,500b. they also do motor bike license tests 1,000b not sure about 'Proper lessons' they put you on their test track & instruct you, with the car they test you on the road as well. Do you already have a M/C license? if not they also take you for the medical & to the transport office to issue License. I was very impressed with them, no rip offs, no scams.

So you were down near the Malaysian border without your ATM card ? If not You should have paid him back the next day or before you left, some friend you turned out to be.

Absolutely and the OP wonders why his 'Friend' is pished of with him, no doubt his friend thinks, I thought he was a friend and would pay me back the fracing barsteward!

Wrap the coins in bubble wrap, and tell them that inside are Numismatics. I did that when sending some old Thai coins to NZ.

EMS about 50b

They don't ask ! they just do it. If your alone how can you film them searching your pockets? Brilliant idea, "Officer would you mind waiting 2 days until Monday morning, when my Embassy opens so I can call them? you see they don't work weekends, Thai, or my home country's bank holidays and then they have a 6hr drive to get here, but I'm sure they'll rush to the scene" LMAO.

Not sure what you mean, unless you pay bribes to them, I don't consider 1,900b a year a lot of 'dosh', if people pay bribes then they are part of the problem. I certainly won't give them a bribe, or a 'Tip', I'm 100% legal here, so why would I? and I have never been asked for one from my IO.

But they are not really a 'collective' institution are they? as they all have their own, made up rules.

It's the bends that seem to be the problem for drivers here. Taking a driving test at 20 km/h is pathetic.