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Domestic extractor fans are usually only 40-50W - less than old light bulbs or tubes. Unless you've got an industrial extractor, using the lighting circuit and switch is not really an issue.

True, it will work but , If the light circuit is used for this purpose then the socket should be clearly marked Fan Only or designed to only accept the fan plug ( here in Aus we can use a special plug and socket for this purpose ) It is not acceptable and is illegal in lots of countries to put a general use power socket on a light circuit.

That may well be, but we are talking about Thailand, right? alt=biggrin.png>

We use a smaller plug here in the UK too or at least we used too. A better solution would be to cut the plug off and hard wire the fan into a fused switch - harder to change the fan but a cleaner safer solution.

http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Electrical/Flat+Plate+Polished+Chrome+Wiring+Accessories/Flat+Polished+Chrome+Fused+Spur+13A+Switched++Neon++Flex+Outlet/d190/sd2760/p30348

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Thanks so very much. So shouldn't be much of a delay. Maybe two bottles of scotch from duty free? One expensive and one cheap just in case?

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Asking for a world of issues whether cheap or not if over your allowance........Why on earth risk it ??

I think he means to use the scotch as a bribe if he's caught lol

I think they're mostly looking for designer bags and such as people pay you to buy them abroad and smuggle them in as personal goods, therefore avoiding the punitive Thai luxury goods tax. Its big business at the moment.

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Anybody can import anything legal. but it stops there. If you are selling you are in business. Selling is not importing; it;s the next step. Talking to the lawyers is a good idea. You'll definitely need either a work permit or a company or both. Be advised that there are a ton of fees at the port on anything you import (on top of any applicable taxes). Small shipments become economically unfeasible.

The import duties on some goods make it unpractical, but if you do import anything you must use a local shipping agent who can negotiate with customs on your behalf. Many people have had to abandon their goods because the import duty is more than the value - this can even apply to imported personal items.

what about the mountains of this stuff on sale in markets here? then there is all the software piracy, film and music copies, the fake watches, fake football shirts, fake pens, fake headphones etc, the list is endless and the amounts enormous. The online stuff is the tip of the ice berg.

I think this is not about fake products. This is about original stuff. Like handbags for 40.000 THB which costs some significant % lesser in China and Hong Kong.

You are correct - this is a common scheme where you pay someone to fly to abroad and purchase the real luxury goods and avoid import duty/luxury taxes which are punitive in Thailand

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Similar to the UK then.

No, it's not. Ridiculous comparison. Britain has many large regional centres with a full range of high-quality services, e.g. Manchester, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Newcastle, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, etc etc. Thailand has only Chiang Mai as a provincial city of quality, and even that is no great shakes.

I think he meant that the biggest concentration of the the populous and the largest part of the economy is centred on London and the south east just like Bangkok in the south of Thailand.

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Yes. Tax can be up to 300% depending on Engine size. Furthermore you will require an import permit prior to shipping. Then you will need to get approval from the DMT. A lot of hassle and I think nobody would recommend doing it. Different if you are Thai. Then, under certain circumstances, are you allowed to import.
Your question is coming up quite frequently on here and I would suggest you do a quick search through the forum.


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 Makes no difference if you are Thai and the taxes I believe total 234%. That is on all shipping and agents costs as well.  As said you need permission to import before you start and I believe 5 years consectutive visas.

 

 To import a secondhand car here you'd need your head read unless it was a serious classic.

 

 To import a left hooker you'd need to be sectioned.

 

 

234% of what ???
 

 

The estimated value. There is a sliding scale and it depends on the engine size - bigger the engine bigger the tax. 

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It is a consulate, not an embassy.

Thus it is the same a business, a business in the business of selling visas and making profits on what they sell.

Different to an embassy.

So I believe.

Could be wrong.

Are consulates privately owned?

Yes there are privately owned consulates. I got my visa from the consulate in Hull UK and had to make the payment to a private Ltd UK company.

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I noticed on some of the KLM flights that people with babies were sitting at the very front seats and people had hammock type beds fixed on the front bulkhead for the babies to sleep in looked like a good idea as they were all very quiet kids, have a great trip and enjoy the journey.

These are called Bassinet seats and have to be prebooked with the airline plus there is a weight limit for use which varies from airline to airline. Also when the seat belt sign comes on you have to take the baby out

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Japan knows how to do business and get rid of their junks.

Damn. The headline gave me visions of Japanese imports - just what Thailand needs to shake up the used car market.

This confused me. The headline vs the text. Would they buy the cars at auction in Thailand to avoid import tax and green book hassles, or would they import them to avoid high Thai car prices? They mentioned only auctions.

Are the high prices due to something like a money laundering bunch? If the Japanese franchisees go to Thai auctions do they think they can outbid the current buyers and lower prices? If not are they going to buy them at auction in Japan and import them and try to make money?

In any event, what happens when the the Thai franchisees go head to head with the existing supply chain?

This will get interesting.

Well I don't know how Gulliver's business model works in Japan but the most successful used car dealers will dispatch trained reps to purchase cars privately at rock bottom prices and then polish them up and sell at top prices - usually stitching up the customer with a long expensive finance deal and extra warranty that isn't worth the paper its written on. Japanese cars are right hand drive and usually low mileage (there aren't many long roads in Japan) so they could be imported but the import duty would make them the same price as Thai cars. Most people fail to realise that used cars here are expensive because of the enormous tax that the Thai government charge on new cars and this just reflects on the used car price. The depreciation is starting from a higher level.

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Wouldn't be surprised if some truckies burn a mix of Mama's used cooking oil with diesel. An old mate in Aus used to run his landcruiser on cooking oil and sump oil ... and he was a diesel mechanic!

Shows how much money a mechanic in your country makes......lol.- alt=laugh.png>

Rudolph Diesel designed the engine to run on vegetable oil not mineral oil. A diesel engine will quite happily run on vegetable oil but the exhaust smells like fry up.

Interesting one as I think they've very recently changed the rules so you can get treatment on the NHS if you've paid at least 7 years NI

Thanks ..... I didn't know that. I've been paying for BUPA in UK (and in Thailand) as I thought I could not get NHS ..... will have a look into this to see if I can save some money. I only spend a couple of weeks a year in UK anyway but I've been paying NI for over 20 years before I left UK.

I'm not sure they have set this new rule up yet.

However, if you return to the UK and present yourself for treatment they are obliged to treat you if you declare you now intend to live in the UK (you are still a UK citizen). After treatment you can live where ever you choose.

Coming to chiang mai in two weeks..any bets or should I cancel?

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No,in two weeks if not now it will be life as usual here with perhaps a few minor inconveniences.

This is our 3rd coup.

Since the absolute monarchy was abolished there have been 20 coups - 11 successful and 9 unsuccessful. So it should be changed to LOC land of coups

I have been asked to teach at my local school and I have told them I wont start without work permit, licence etc...I have a non o visa being married to a thai but immigration told me I must have a B visa only to be able to work..can you work legally on a non o visa ???...I would love to know , some people say yes others say no...I don't have a degree but I have a TEFL certificate ....I could of started work yesterday but iam hanging fire to see if the school will sort out any thing for me.......ps there was also a lady from Camaroon who was having an interview for the 2nd job at the school and when I asked her about her visa status...she showed me her passport, her tourist visa ran out on sept 13 th last year...I told her she needs to leave the country and have 20000 bht overstay fine ready to pay....she thought I was joking....

You can get a Work Permit if you have O based on marriage.

I have found that many Labour Department offices are unaware of this.

We employ 3 teachers in exactly the same O situation as you.

Yes you can work if you have an O visa based on being married to a Thai citizen. Its more complicated than a retirement visa but has 2 distinct advantages - you are allowed to work and you only have to show income of 40,000 Baht per month

Most airlines offer this service and I was never charged but that was many years ago so I don't know the current arrangements.

Here's another ghost plane

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helios_Airways_Flight_522

They have no evidence this plane was hijacked. They are still guessing. Here's an interesting article about another ghost plane

http://www.avweb.com/news/aeromed/181893-1.html?redirected=1

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Engines transmitting data ,that ones new to me , could not be so lucky it included gps signals ?

This was news to me too but there was an ex Rolls Royce employee on BBC radio yesterday claiming this info is collected automatically from all RR Trent engines independently of the aircraft's own communication system. However they only receive info about the engines performance and faults, they are not tracked.

i live in Nakhon Sawan near the Town hall. If anyonne wants to meet message me or reply.

Cheers

Ed

Hi Ed my wife and I have a house in Nakhon Sawan but I don't live there yet but we're coming out in January for a few weeks so if you fancy meeting for a beer that would be good. Ian

I've learnt life is cheap for ordinary Thai ppl which is why health and safety has such a low priority

possibly the most unsexy pancake I have ever seen. Where's the bucket!

That's the whole idea......where's your sense of humour? or do you think pancakes really are sexy? lol

Mosquitoes need still water to lay eggs and breed. One way to stop them using stored water is to pour a little cooking oil on top which floats on the water and the mozzies can't land.

For country that is so dependant on tourism a strong Baht is not good news, The economies in USA, EU and UK are all in recession or at least very weak and have historically low interest rates so international investors are looking for a better returns - consequently money is pouring into Thailand and thus pushing up the exchange rate. This must make many government ministers feel quite proud but as they say, pride comes before a fall. This can only be a short term situation as the same investors will jump ship at the first sign of trouble. eg Thailand's overblown house price bubble bursting, people's individual debt becoming toxic as growth reduces and shrinking balance of trade ( strong Baht = more expensive exports and reduced value for money for tourists) to name but a few. So sit tight and we'll soon be back to 50+ Baht to the GBP or there will be a crash like '97 - but lets hope not because that won't help anyone.

Well the pound was at it's lowest in over a year Yesterday,hate to think what exchange rate they are offering in the uk 43,44?

Yes spot on - Tesco in the UK were offering 43 last Weds

If you want to start a family make sure you don't impregnate your wife before the settlement visa is activated ie she has actually arrived in UK - otherwise the pregnancy will not be covered by the NHS. When my wife fell pregnant she had to produce her visa and passport for checking with the hospital administrator and it was pure luck that the confinement date was 3 day after we arrived - PHEW! would have cost a fortune