5 hours ago, BLACKJACK2 said:

BBC has printed the new list and Thailand still red.

Is this the list you're referring to?

"The full list of destinations for which the Foreign Office has eased its travel advice is: Algeria; Armenia; Bangladesh; Belarus; Benin; Comoros; Tokelau and Niue; Djibouti; Equatorial Guinea; Fiji; Gambia; Guinea; Kazakhstan; Kiribati; Kosovo; Liberia; Madagascar; Malaysia; Marshall Islands; Micronesia; Nauru; Sao Tome and Principe; Senegal; Solomon Islands; Togo; Tonga; Tuvalu; Vanuatu; Congo; America Samoa; French Polynesia; and Ghana".

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-58822439

This Foreign Office list of travel advisories is totally seperate from the list of actual Red Listed countries from which travel to the UK is restricted and hotel quarantine mandatory for those who are able to travel to the UK, an annoucement is expected later today, I think from the Transport Minister. 

I can't find a link from the BBC for the proposed changes for red listed country, I'd be grateful if you could point me in the right direction. 

14 hours ago, xylophone said:

There is one in particular I have tried on several occasions because it's very drinkable, and it's called "Barwang – The Wall" and has a light blue label with a bit of white on it, and it retails for about 399 baht. It's never going to set the world alight, but is a far better bet than the fruit wines!

I've tried a bottle or two of that along with their white wines, certainly passable and, I understand, that it's about the same price in Australia.

I've also tried some of the McWilliams Merlot from Villa, not bad and also in the region of 400 Baht, also about the same as the Oz price.

As a previous poster has sugested, I wouldn't be surprised if a taxi would take you.

My taxi driver in Hua Hin told us recently that he took a passenger to Udon Thani, a little over 750 kms, he charged 5,000 Baht.

Where would we be without the reenactment?

https://www.gov.uk/healthcare-immigration-application/pay

I’ll move this thread to a more appropriate forum, this is for those seeking advice about countries other than Thailand.

4 hours ago, thonglorjimmy said:

The flights to Udon seem to have been quietly kicked into touch.

The Chiang Mai flights are only listed until 29 October, maybe they'll include Udon Thani when they publish the next schedule.

There's a thread in the appropriate forum about this issue, please continue there.

https://aseannow.com/topic/1232953-anyone-have-any-trouble-with-bkk-bank-this-morning/

I'll close this this thread.

Air Asia are now selling flights from Hua Hin to Chiang Mai flying from 15th October, but no Hua Hin to Udon Thani flights showing in the schedule yet.

I think you’d currently have to change in Bangkok.

This might be better in the Covid thread.

14 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Nonsense.  He doesn't qualify for Diplomatic immunity but that immunity doesn't extend to civil cases anyway.

Article 31 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations grants diplomats immunity from all civil lawsuits except for those that involve “private immovable property.”

Diplomats often use diplomatic immunity to escape civil cases for rent, parking fines etc, but as you rightly say Prince Andrew isn't an accredited diplomat.

Some hotels in Hua Hin have a published policy that guests staying at their hotel and those wishing to dine must show evidence of their vaccinations before they can stay or dine at the establishment, they say this is to comply with Government Regulations.

The Centra have emailed customers, I suspect they're not acting alone.

There certainly seems to be more weekenders of late, only time will tell if it has an adverse effect on the infection rate as has happend previously.

Road checks are few and far between.

I've just accessed the site, and it opens ok for me, can't submit though as I'm not due a report.

2 hours ago, KannikaP said:

Had Bkk Bank card for over 10 years, plus UK bank and credit cards used here and many other countries. Never been hacked or had money stolen.

I had an unauthorised debit made on my Bangkok Bank debit card a few weeks ago, the card had never been used and was in a draw at home, I did get a refund but I had to file a police report first.

I had a Natwest MasterCard some years ago, probably 18 years ago, and despite it being not being used for years previously, and at home in London, somebody used the account for a spending spree in South Korea, a country I’d never been to. A short phone call to Natwest and the debt was cleared and a new card issued.

I’m glad to hear that you and your accounts have never been hacked or had cash stolen, but plenty of others have.

19 hours ago, KannikaP said:

All to save just Bht 300. 

Yes, and also to prevent your card being hacked.

19 minutes ago, JB2831 said:

 Those with 'residency rights' can travel and I believe that spouse visa gives her that. Happy to be corrected on this but that's my understanding. 

What was the source of your belief that holders of a "spouse visa" allows entry into the UK from a Red list Country?

The advice from the UKBA, whilst unclear, doesn't seem to imply that is the case.

1 minute ago, DrJoy said:

Good to know, Which bank was that?

Bangkok Bank, I suspect that isn't official policy but more a case of how "rules" change from bank to bank or even branch to branch.