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Interesting. I'm planning on using a drone to do some filming up in the North of Thailand next year and that may be ongoing. As usual the internet is full of different information. I haven't gone too far into it yet but from what I've gleaned so far, the OP seems to be correct that he will have to register 4 times per year as registration only lasts for 90 days.
I haven't seen anything that states registration is perpetual for Thai nationals but I'm wondering if there is some confusion between tourists and more permanent residents? As treetops states, his mate's registration seems to be annual - I'm presuming the mate is a foriegner? @treetops
The only thing I've found so far that seems to be mandatory is that all drones fitted with cameras must be registered, regardless of their weight and that all drones must be insured.
Much the same as the OP, I would appreciate any information on this. Decent quality drones are not cheap and I don't want to give the BIB any excuse to 'confiscate' mine.
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There may be no charge for the bedroom activities but wait until you see the taxi bill.
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I'm unsure of the default position if your wife dies intestate (without leaving a will) but its probably best if she files a will with a lawyer whilst you are both capable. If she leaves the properties to you, this is one occasion where you are allowed to 'own' the properties - although I don't think you can actually put them in your name. There are provisions in place that allow this but you have to sell or transfer them within, I think, 12 months. Note: this only applies if your marriage is registered so if its not, get it done as soon as possible.
Alternatively, if all you seek is not being kicked out of your home, she can leave them to her grandson or another relative and you can secure your 'stay' with a correctly written Usufruct agreement. The Usufruct passes on to any new owner and only ends if you give it up or die.
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You might also check out the repair video link I sent you. There are several.
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On 11/27/2024 at 1:13 PM, Bangkok Black said:
Errr I did..... its 20,000 baht.... as I have said
I mean check it out in the same way that I did. I have already told you - it is highly unlikely that Yamaha make the pump. Very often there is nothing to be gained from buying an OEM item. Not trying to be a smartass - I'm an ex mechanic and as such, I know a little bit of what I'm talking about.
Case in point, many years ago a friend borrowed my van and had an accident, not too serious but both headlamps were smashed. A brand new headlamp from Citroen in a Citroen box was over £200. A Valeo headlamp from a local autoparts shop was £65. I had my van from new, the headlamps were original. When I removed the broken headlamps they were stamped 'Valeo' on the back. Citroen don't make headlamps and I doubt Yamaha make ABS pumps, yours is very likely to have been made by Mitsubishi Industries.
I have, just last week, replaced the downstream lamda sensor on my Toyota. Toyota price £86, I paid £12.95 on Ebay. I could have paid £19.95 and got a 5 year guarantee.
As I explained earlier car and motorcyle manufacturers are more or less just 'assembly plants' these days - they buy the majority of their components in and put them together.
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18 hours ago, Bangkok Black said:
thats nice but I got a 155cc. Yamaha price is 20,000 baht for the genuine 155cc item.
So check out the prices for a 155 - it may even be the same part.
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18 hours ago, KhunLA said:
Only if you are an idiot, or that just happens to be your choice. Nothing wrong with either, as long as you have the funds.
Just not for me, and I have the funds. My funds are for me & mine, not theirs.
You've been brainwashed. Nobody has a place, and everyone has the freedom to do as they please. Although they do need to exercise that freedom.
Whatever makes a woman happy, that's what I want her to do. I know what makes happy, and that's never going to change, and pity the woman that thinks she can.
Anyone hanging out with me for more than a week or 2 will understand that, and they can decide to except it, or have fun elsewhere. Probably why most never lasted 1 or 2 weeks
I believe you've lived in Thailand for quite a while - shame you have learned nothing during that time.
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8 hours ago, Expat68 said:
That is why Thai men get p----d off and leave their wives, Thai women always say Thai man no good (which I used to believe) but after years of living here I can understand why they bag off
Nah they don't, they just have a problem keeping it in their pants. They start their behaviour early on - look around, how many teenage single mothers are there? As soon as a young lad gets a girl pregnant, he's off. I doubt there are any (accurate) official figures but if there were, Thailand must surely be the single mother capital of the world.
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On 11/24/2024 at 10:32 PM, KhunLA said:
You're marrying the woman, not the family. Why would you support anyone else ? Is this something you do in home country ?
Many non Asian men cannot understand this concept, the reality is that its part of Thai culture. If you live in Thailand with your Thai wife, you will of course be expected to support your wife's family - the trick is in knowing where the limits are and when you are simply being ripped off. A Thai man, if he had money, would face exactly the same in most cases. Its akin to 'family social security' - just remember that government social security doesn't exist (in reality) for many Thai citizens.
However, its nothing to do with the fact that some Thai women actively target Western men in order to extract cash from them - there is a difference but it can sometimes be difficult to see.
Many years ago I was asked to pay quite a large amount for an operation my then mother in law needed. I called a family meeting and told them straight - there are five children, all are married and all should contribute what they could afford, I was not going to pay for everything, I also had a family back home. I'm not going to claim it was accepted easily, they each had their excuses as to why they couldn't pay but at the end of the day, the MIL had her operation and I paid 40%. The biggest benefit of sitting them down and stating my case was that such requests were few and far between after that.
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On 11/24/2024 at 10:32 PM, KhunLA said:
Take the word 'Thai' out. It's a woman, hopefully, if that your preference. No different than any other woman of the world.
I can't agree with that. Feminism is not rampant with Thai women. I consider both men and women to be equal - no problems with that. However, I also believe that we each have our place - designed by nature. Men are the 'provider' because (in the main) they have the strength. Women have breasts because they feed the babies. Simplistic but factual. The problems exist because of the tendency of men in many civilisations to subjugate women.
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9 hours ago, sometimewoodworker said:So they are committing benefits fraud qed are committing crimes. Exactly how is it relevant to the Thai authorities/banks.
That HMRC and HMPO are not chasing them doesn’t make them less criminal.
A crime by omission is no less criminal.
Are you suggesting that they should say to the Thai bank/authorities that “because I want to commit fraud I should not have to complete your form“?
maybe now you see exactly how ridiculous the idea is?
The question many may pose is exactly who is the criminal - those who don't notify the UK authorities they are living abroad or the UK Government for refusing to allow such people to receive their pension increases?
Take 2 UK citizens who have paid in identical conributions to the state pension fund. One stays in the UK and receives all his annual increases, the other moves abroad and his pension is frozen on the day he leaves.
The bloke who moves abroad stops costing the UK for doctor/hospital appointments and/or treatment. The bloke who stays is likely, as we all are, to need an increasing amount of appointments and treatment as he ages. If he gets a serious illness it could cost the UK a hell of a lot of money whilst the bloke living abroad has to pay for his own treatment.
I can't see any justification whatsoever to freeze the pensions of people who choose to move to a warmer climate in their retirement. There is supposed to be some sort of social security arrangement with countries where you can move to without your pension being frozen - The Philippenes for example. Do you believe that? Have you ever heard of any UK retirees in The Philippenes receiving free hospital treatment? Genuine question.
You clearly have different thoughts but I know who I believe the real criminals are.
I would also point out that whilst people like us are aware of this pension freezing - that's because we are on forums like this. When I talk to people here is the UK, they have no idea that their pensions may be frozen if they move abroad.
P.S. I have just noticed that Jamaica is on the list of places where you can still receive your pension increases. I have several friends from Jamaica and they tell me that receiving any form of decent healthcare there is just about impossible unless they pay. If Jamaican citizens can't access decent free healthcare - I very much doubt UK retiress can.
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14 hours ago, ukrules said:
Seems a little high to me
Its actually well down. Its not that long ago that the wholesale price of Grade A weed in the UK was £6500 - £7000. Then the Albanians arrived.
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10 hours ago, BritManToo said:
Not that worried about paying tax in Thailand.
More worried about Thailand telling my UK bank I live here, and my UK bank closing my account.
Debanking is real for those of us from the UK.
Yes, I can see how that would cause problems for transfers etc.
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I'll complete the documents that I need to and send them a copy of my passport but they can stuff the certification bit. They checked my passport last time I was in my branch in August. A lawyer in the UK will probably want at least 3000 baht for that service.
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8 minutes ago, Scouse123 said:
So what is the difference?
I have no idea but if you have been following the many discussions on the tax changes affecting foreigners in Thailand - you must have missed the information on this subject.
On several occasions, people, apparently in the know, have stated that a UK State Pension does form part of your assessable income in Thailand whereas income from a Government Pension does not.
I have never understood the distinction but maybe a Government Pension is that provided to retired government employees?
In any case, although I have not looked into it yet as I am not yet resident in Thailand, from reading the various threads, I will be moving forward on the understanding that my pension, when I receive it, will form part of my assessable income in Thailand.
Before you go making any changes to your finances in Thailand or leaving for 183 days to avoid being classed as tax resident, you might want to look at the allowances you receive and do a 'dummy run' to see how much tax you will actually pay. I believe you stated that you are not pension age yet but I would just note that the Thai allowances increase substantially when you reach 65.
With careful use of 'cash' and control of how much you actually bring in to Thailand, I think you might find that staying in Thailand and paying tax (if any) is much cheaper than moving around in order to avoid it.
That said, I still have to look into the 'Reported' possibility that the Thai authorities intend taxing the tax global income of 'tax residents'. I really don't see how they will do that but its something I will be following and checking out in more detail before I 'make the move' early in 2025.
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11 hours ago, Scouse123 said:
I am too young to retire or get old age pension from the UK. A UK pension wouldn't be taxable anyway, ASAIK.
To the best of my knowledge a UK state pension does form part of your taxable income in Thailand. From what I have read so far - only governement pensions form part of the UK/Thai tax treaty. I thought that government and state pensions were the same - apparently not.
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Would I be correct in stating that as a UK citizen, I only have to complete the FACTA/CRS forms?
The other documents seem to relate to US citizens.
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7 minutes ago, hotandsticky said:
Unconnected.
This has nothing to do with false/non declarations to the DWP.
On the contrary. This is all about information sharing between countries who have agreements aimed at identifying tax evasion/money laundering. Many UK citizens live in Thailand without actually notifying any UK authorities that they now reside outside the UK.
If you think that the UK tax authorities and the DWP are not connected and that they do not share information, you are sadly misinformed.
'DWP and HMRC work very closely together, and share information often.'
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2 minutes ago, Gobbler said:
What is DWP?
Department of Work and Pensions - UK
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One of the problems that could result from completing these forms from Kasikorn is for those UK citizens who are receiving State Pension and have not notified the UK authorities that they are living in Thailand. They therefore receive their annual pension increases - but for how much longer?
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On 11/24/2024 at 7:44 AM, ukrules said:
Does it really cost £4,000 per KG in the UK?
That would be the wholesale price.
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15 minutes ago, Gobbler said:
They are not. They are effortless compared to other banks.
Sometimes misinformed, but most of the time, very easy.
My branch wouldn't even open a second account for me a couple of years ago. The staff showed me the visa requirements on a tablet - no visa, no account. I don't want an account at a branch miles away from home, for one thing, I have a safety deposit box at my local branch - how would that work miles away?
In general, I wouldn't say that Kasikorn are any harder or easier than other banks - they are all different. It can also depend on who you approach at a bank. I know a girl who works at an SCB branch in Bangkok and she told me if I wanted an account, just call in. I've heard of people in Pattaya opening an account on a tourist visa. In Bangkok, if one branch says no, you just walk to another.
If you live away from a major conurbation and the banks say no - you're pretty stuck.
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On 11/19/2024 at 1:46 PM, Bangkok Black said:
Looking at the Yamaha parts catalogue the price the dealer gave me ( for just the part mind you without labour charge to fit) is 20.748 baht is correct,
Check out online sources in Thailand. I just googled it in the UK and new & used ABS pumps for a 125 Nmax start at around 4500 baht. If you are adverse to buying non genuine parts, just remember this - it is highly unlikely that Yamaha actually make this part - they almost certainly buy them in. Bike and car manufacturers these days are more or less assembly plants, they actually make very little.
Apparently the units can also be repaired - if you google it you will find several 'how to' videos on youtube.
Also, ask at a car repair shop - in the UK there are many specialist companies that repair ABS pumps, there may be similar in Thailand. A few years back the electronic side of the ABS unit on my BMW failed and a new one was around 70,000 baht. I sent it to a repairer by post and had it done for 7500 with a lifetime guarantee.
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Trump the convicted felon gets off so why not Bidens son?
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Its probably better to discuss this matter after Trump takes office and the full extent of his self pardoning and instructions to cancel current ongoing cases and investigations etc. is known.