thaiflyer1

It was blocked at the back of the avenue 5pm yesterday , looked like they had just laid cement...................i was on the bike , came off second road to avoid the traffic intending to cut through to Central road via the back of the Avenue/Buakhao route had to u-turn and head back to second road.

Is this a guessing game?............????

RIP Mobi................

Did mine last week online............reported 6am.............approved 1pm......................if you have the pending showing when you check its progress i would give it until tomorrow

Edit...................was going to offer you one for 1000 baht but looking at Lazada they are so cheap now better to buy new

43 minutes ago, The Hammer2021 said:

Meet at 5pm or meet at a normal place

We are meeting at 5pm..................enjoy Vickins bar , watch the world go by.

Reason it was 4.30pm was i have to meet someone else in Pattaya at 4pm..............so with a bit of travel time 4.30 would of been good

I guess by normal place you think the same as me, that service is allowed elsewhere

Can someone put me right...............

I don't drink in the afternoon but have just arranged to meet a mate at 4.30pm Vickin's bar Jomtien and he informs me we will not get served before 5pm.....................in line with the 2pm-5pm supermarket/7-11 restrictions.................he says the manager has had the police in warning him not to serve before 5pm

I always thought bars/restaurants were ok to serve between 2-5pm as long as alcohol was consumed on the premises?

1 hour ago, Goethe said:

"These licences can be renewed with no problems up to one year after they expired with no fines or problems."

 

It is important to note that expired is expired - there is no grace period. You may have a year to renew the license, but if the police stop you and your license has expired, you will be fined.

Agreed...........i got fined 2 weeks ago, tried to argue the one years grace period, cop wasnt interested..................500 fine

21 hours ago, scorecard said:

Is this the colour blindness test?

Yes

On 5/11/2022 at 5:32 PM, giddyup said:

Was this in Pattaya?

Yes..............

31 minutes ago, Tom H said:

Do I need again a residence certificate for renewing my licence?

Yes and medical

Renewed mine last week, ran out in December 21............got stopped by police 10 days ago in Pattaya 500 baht fine so made the effort..................interesting thing is paid the fine at the cop shop , went back to bike, cop gave me the keys and off i went even though he knew my license had expired..............just goes to show its nothing to do with road safety

Anyway trip to immigration and a local clinic , next day out to the licensing center to book an appt for 9am the next day............colour test and brake reaction.................was out by 12pm

Longest wait was a good hour waiting for license to be printed.

Update.............

sorted it myself....................i ordered a new ignition barrel from Lazada it was only 240 baht so probably not a genuine part but just wanted to give it a go........and voila started straight up.

Which the beggars the question why didnt shorting the ignition before work?.............photo below of the piece of wire in stuck in the connector block which is supposed to bypass the ignition barrel but obviously not......or i did something wrong

Anyway all's well

19 hours ago, Kwasaki said:

Well with electric problem like that the only way is checking through everything with a multimeter for live wires,  ground connections and switches. 

12v bulb tester is just as good. 

 

Thanks for the reply...................ruled out the kick stand sensor as i have an aerox and click and both the lights and horn work with the stand down....................Mio nothing works

Think i/ll just load it onto the pickup...................too hot to work on it

cheers.

Yamaha Mio...................no electrics whatsoever

I know the battery is ok.................checked fuse thats ok, replaced it just incase...............bought new starter relay.............took out the ignition barrel and shorted the "plug" to make sure the barrel contacts were not faulty

I  could load it onto the pickup and take it in to get sorted but just wondering if anyone had any ideas?

Also will not kickstart.....................could it be the killswitch at the kickstand?..............i.e switch is faulty so bike assumes stand is down and wont start..............and if the switch is at fault would the horn still not work?

Thought i would ask here before taking it in.

18 hours ago, NE1 said:

I used an agent to renew my passport ,and I didn't see the old passport for a month .

Think you/ll find the old passport was sat in the agents office for the month.............i renewed mine in November after waiting a few days for them to take it to Bangkok i called into the agents office and picked the old passport up.........the new landed 8 weeks later.

Anyone flying back to the UK all restrictions have been scrapped starting 18th March............vaxed and unvaxed

Checked on KLM websites and that confirms you can just board the plane

Only need Thailand to follow suit now

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/all-covid-19-travel-restrictions-removed-in-the-uk

From 4am Friday 18 March, all COVID-19 travel restrictions will be lifted, including the passenger locator form (PLF) for arrivals into UK, as well as all tests for passengers who do not qualify as vaccinated. This change, therefore, removes the need for unvaccinated passengers to take a pre-departure test and a day 2 post arrival test.

Was held opposite the Sunshine Cafe (Soi 7 ?) all i could see were surfboards being raced back into shore by guys stood on them with paddles

As usual any chance of having a quiet beer went out the window thanks to a shrill womans voice coming over the speakers commenting on the races...........akin to the long boat race commentators.................

1 hour ago, pagallim said:

I got the same this morning, email from Wise, almost simultaneously received text from my bank detailing the transfer being credited:   The money should be in the bank account by tomorrow, March 3.

 

Mines also in now......................

On 3/1/2022 at 9:33 AM, thaiflyer1 said:

Sent 2000 pound to Siam Commercial last friday................told would arrive today 1/3 ........yesterday recieved an email saying i had cancelled the transfer (which i hadn't).................

Tried another transfer 1500 yesterday the 28th , told will arrive the 2nd of March (tomorrow)

 

 

Received an email this morning 9.30am................money was due in 10am.......................Wise now saying it will be tomorrow the 3rd.

Sent 2000 pound to Siam Commercial last friday................told would arrive today 1/3 ........yesterday recieved an email saying i had cancelled the transfer (which i hadn't).................

Tried another transfer 1500 yesterday the 28th , told will arrive the 2nd of March (tomorrow)

Original 2000 they debited the cash straight away last friday as of yesterday they had not sent it back to my UK bank

I think the rate has gone down and they are not honouring the quoted exchange rate

Will check later today to see if the 2000 has been returned

5 hours ago, bbko said:

If anyone is interested in joining a Line group in Pattaya where falangs post police checkpoints around town day or night, send me a PM and I can add you. 

PM sent..................

4 minutes ago, ToyotaVigoThailand said:

where is the underpass please ?

 

 

Dont know if they are there today, they like to move about

Underpass is at the very far end of 3rd road where it intersects with Thapraya...........

Rather than start a new topic i/ll tag onto this one if i may.............

I have a have had a house in company name for the last 15 years if i sell to a foreigner and he wants the company presumably he simply replaces me as a director..........fairly inexpensive

If however its sold to a thai national who does not need the company when are the taxes for closing the company down paid?............do the land office deduct them if he/she pays in cash on the day of sale i.e he has lets say 2m cash in a bag hands it over to the land office and they give me 1.8 m back , the difference being the tax.................or do i need to pay the tax over the counter on the day and he gives me the 2m cash or cheque?...........or do the land office have nothing to do with the tax collection?

Question number 2.............if i decide to close the company down and hand the house over to my thai girl (20 years together) in order to give her some security for when i/m gone...........then obviously no 2m will be handed over, so in this scenario when are the taxes for company closure paid?.......on the day over the counter i would assume?.............or again nothing to do with the land office

thanks in advance..........