Liverpool Lou

How? It cannot be done using a Thai phone number and their T&C and setting up process does not include Thailand in their list of countries. I know that because I try it regularly and have just tried again now.

Well you should believe it, as incongruous as it may seem, because it is happening to many non-UK residents due to the banks' regulations. Some banks/branches are more lenient than others.

If I live with my daughter when I go back to UK and she registered me as living there and go back and fourth to Thailand it can be done. Of course it can, living with your daughter and registered at her address in the UK would make you a UK resident in the bank's view, no one's disputing that.

That's what those whose accounts are now being closed thought at one time, also. Officially, to have a UK bank/building society account the account holder has to be UK resident but you've got away with it so far...that could change.

Bit difficult for Thailand residents to set up a Revolut account.

It's whatever the bank decides is suitable but the requirement is not "to have a UK address", it's "to be UK resident", that's what customers have to prove if the bank asks.

The Bank of England is independent. Independent of what? The BOE is a public agency, answerable to the government, that regulates financial institutions, including banks, through the PRA. It can make recommendations and I did qualify my comment with "probably".

That is a moot point, might be like most things in Thailand the laws just never get enforced. Take this as you will. I don't condone it but I do not think that it is moot. Just because that forum says it's illegal but shows nothing to back it up, doesn't mean that it is illegal. https://ideapod.com/what-is-dual-pricing-in-thailand/#:~:text=In Thailand%2C many products have,if you are not careful. For example, dual pricing has been legal in Thailand for public hospitals for some time, they have three official Tiers of charging for Thais, expats and retirees so there's no reason to assume that dual pricing elsewhere isn't legal either... https://www.pacificprime.co.th/blog/dual-pricing-at-thai-public-hospitals-and-the-implications-on-foreigners/

As do I, I agree with you. We can expect.

We all pay tax here, that doesn't make us citizens. If you are a foreigner, which you are, why would you expect to be treated as a Thai?.

I guessed that; he probably means that he lives/works here on a visa but he did specifically state that he's a Thai citizen, hence my comment.

They're not, so hypotheticals it don't matter. It's probably illegal in western countries, anyway, it's not here.

I am a citizen of Thailand now , but I don't have the nationality.... Really? How does that work, then? If you're a Thai citizen you do have Thai nationality and a Thai ID card.

It doesn't but it does specifically refer to foreigners which wouldn't be necessary if those fees applied to Thais also. The Op also also provided the link where it shows Thai’s adults are charged 15 Baht. Ok, I missed that but it doesn't make any difference to the OP's circumstance.

If I live with my daughter when I go back to UK and she registered me as living there and go back and fourth to Thailand it can be done. Of course, but that's not the OP's situation.

Jesus, how many do you think that there are? It won't, it's not as if those villagers are taking money out of the accounts, if they're mule accounts that will have been done already..

Why? Or sarcasm?

It's been like that for years, most tourists probably know but don't care about B300. How many tourists come here for Lumpini's swimming pool?!

It doesn't but it does specifically refer to foreigners which wouldn't be necessary if those fees applied to Thais also.

What makes you think that he's "a citizen of Thailand" when he's complaining about fees for foreigners? If he's a Thai citizen hell be paying Thai prices.

We know. But it's not illegal here.

Pay or don't go there will be best.

That will also be the situation when a known resident of Thailand suddenly claims to have a new UK address to avoid having her account closed.

It's been the UK banks' (not strictly enforced) regulation for many years, as you found out, probably at the BoE's recommendation, so I suppose it is a government directive indirectly.

Not available in Thailand, so it doesn't work that flawlessly!.