foreverlomsak

3 hours ago, Henryford said:

Do it in person, 5 minutes.

Plus for me a 45 minute drive each way, among the wonderfully traffic law obedient others, while risking life and limb.

Nah, I'll stick to the on-line system, thank you very much.

3 hours ago, 2baht said:

 

     I woke up at 5.00am, had a pee! How woke is that? 🙄

 

 

 

 

Assume you used the toilet. Depends if you were standing or sitting

4 hours ago, Ralf001 said:

 

How does one use mobile banking at a toll ?

Scan QR code I would assume

11 minutes ago, Rampant Rabbit said:

3  systems. just nuts.

Surely you mean 5 systems, or is it more, or is the later two no longer acceptable, I live upcountry so use of the Tollways is very sporadic, last time I was driving on one must have been 5+ years ago.

M-Flow

M-Pass

Easy Pass

Cash

Mobile Banking

1 hour ago, 2baht said:

1 hour ago, Tom H said:

How many alcoholics are in Thailand?

 

    I'll do a head count and get back to you, ok? Give me an hour or two!

Surely it'd be quicker counting the non drinkers amongst us.

8 hours ago, webfact said:

Thailand received 21 million international tourists in the January to October 16th period this year, generating over 882 billion baht in tourism revenue.

so each tourist spent 42,000 Baht, big spenders

6 hours ago, kenjinuk said:

I read this article and the full story and I still do not know how this will level the playing field or raise standards. Children in my village school cannot read English, their teachers do not speak English. There is a mountain to climb if standards are to improve.

There is one fact which is always ignored in obtaining packages that are used in English speaking countries and that are tailored to teaching English in their country, that fact is that their students already have a rudimentary level of English before they start school, whereas in Thailand that level is nearly non-existent.

3 hours ago, AhFarangJa said:

Changed the following year to simple extension to stay, one piece of paper, and a photograph of just me. 

What extension did you get with one piece of paper and a photograph.

I've been here 17 years on extensions for marriage, retirement, Non-B and back to retirement using 6 different offices and every year is a paper chase (next year expect to have to submit a total of 24 pages for retirement, 5 of which have to be obtained from my local office first for completion and inclusion in the pack).

I am forced to assume you used an agent to obtain it with not even proof of finances.

17 minutes ago, NorthernRyland said:

Trying to get Thai's to comply with strict driving standards would require

Maybe summary execution squads touring the roads looking for transgressor's, and it would still take a long time to sink in as bad things happen to others not to me and I've got an amulet anyway.

48 minutes ago, NorthernRyland said:

true but the bad police are a reflection of the people not caring about respectful driving. 

chicken and egg scenario

IMHO the population would care more if stricter policing was carried out, but better policing won't come until the authorities care more about the population.

20 minutes ago, Road Warrior said:

true and Mondays is A NO GO!!!

as is Fridays when people suddenly remember it due date in over the weekend or a Monday holiday

16 hours ago, Lorry said:

On 10/18/2023 at 1:19 AM, Lorry said:

IO apologized that online didn't work, it was a mistake of their computer

 

couldn't plug itself in maybe 

You've a number of choices 

Stick with it, some of my friends are complaining about extra photo's being needed year on year.

Return to retirement, not a problem, if Immigration ask say too much paperwork.

Use an agent, at a cost, and I believe since tax has been spoken about it has jumped considerably.

Return to home country.

Move to another country.

The choice is yours.

1 hour ago, NorthernRyland said:

Some prick yesterday cut across the street from a parking place and cut me off while I was turning at a traffic light. This is common behavior over here.

If the Thai traffic police would work (I know an alien thought) to the same standards as US or Aus police it would probably be quite pleasant driving in Thailand, until they catch you for something that is.

It's easy, count them as they come off the plane, as they pass through Immigration and as they leave to  baggage halls/customs. Means you only need 1,350,000 actual heads on an airplane.

OK, so the beach has got fed up with the rainy season and has gone on holiday.

12 hours ago, webfact said:

the process is not as straightforward.

This is Thailand, what makes you think it should be.

Like Thais drive on the left, except when it is more expedient, at least when they drive on the right 99% are at the side of the road.

35 minutes ago, noobexpat said:

You set yourself up for a fall. Provide sort code and acc number and let it happen.

I provided both my pension providers the sort code and account number and an instruction in writing to have the money deposited into Wise.

One ignored the instruction, the second came back with the response that their head office will not allow them to send to Wise as they are not a bank.

3 minutes ago, MartinL said:

Has anybody else had a UK pension provider refuse to make payments to a Wise account? 

 

Yes, reason given, as you said,  "Wise is not a bank".

7 minutes ago, MartinL said:

If so, were you able to reverse their decision?

Didn't see the point in trying, at the time, maybe different now.

15 minutes ago, bbko said:

With the new TM30 website launch, I think some here didn't re-register and then when it comes to the 90 day online process they are denied.  

I registered on the new TM30 system, have not actually recorded staying at it, relied on the previous notification (paper submission), and had no problem getting the 90 day report approved.

What is the problem with the 90 day online?

Nothing as far as I can see, submitted at 9:04 am, approval returned at 10:30 am same day (Monday). The hardest bit is sometimes the "captcha".

1 hour ago, foreverlomsak said:

Registered as the foreigner staying at my wife's house, used her ID and Tabianban in the documents section, never been registered for on-line before, approved no problems. Assuming existing TM30 is still valid, will find out soon as 90 Day is due 22nd (i.e. could be now as using online submission).

Edit - Submitted 90 Day online, application accepted online and acknowledgement by e-mail received no comment now waiting for approval.

PS even though having been receiving 90 Day e-mails for about 3 years now reminder was placed in junk folder by Outlook, never happened to 90 day before.

90 day submitted 9:04 today, approved 10:30.

So registering for the new TM30 system did not nullify my existing paper TM30.

On 10/6/2023 at 4:57 PM, BKK57 said:

I THINK... not sure.... but maybe, kinda, sorta think that needing a new TM30 is not the same as re-registering.  Just put the current information on the new website. Again, not so sure this is important for visa renewal where you can show the paper registration but probably needed if you want to do 90 day online if they are now going to check the TM30 database. If you go to CW to do 90 day report maybe it is not needed.  BUT... that's what I'm trying to find out on here.  Maybe some one has a definitive answer?

Registered as the foreigner staying at my wife's house, used her ID and Tabianban in the documents section, never been registered for on-line before, approved no problems. Assuming existing TM30 is still valid, will find out soon as 90 Day is due 22nd (i.e. could be now as using online submission).

Edit - Submitted 90 Day online, application accepted online and acknowledgement by e-mail received no comment now waiting for approval.

PS even though having been receiving 90 Day e-mails for about 3 years now reminder was placed in junk folder by Outlook, never happened to 90 day before.