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There is also a short 9 hole course at the Kilo Sip end of 331 opposite PTT called Kwan golf. Always a good turn out of farangs and at 200 baht for 18 holes good value. No carts but trolley rental 20 baht.

Yesterday for the first time ever both batches of dough failed to rise. Hand made not machine. Strange thing is one is sourdough starter and the other instant yeast. Surfing the web best answer was water quaility likely high chlorine. I use water filters but perhaps they still pass chlorines

PCC should do what my golf club does. They have a website and 2 facebook sites one english one Thai.

If they have a promotion it is only posted on the 100 % Thai facebook and all in Thai including numbers. Been doing it for years never had a complaint about double pricing.

The exhaust shop and steel shop have moved directly opposite. New building opposite Micasa looks like a 7/11 type shop. New 7/11 looks almost finished. A post office has opened opposite Garden school entrance. Only saw the sign perhaps not an official Thai Post Office.

Interesting article ripped from UK newspaper.

 

REVEALED: British motorists will need NEW driving licences for the EU post-Brexit 

BRITISH motorists will need a new international driving permit to use their cars in the EU in the event of a ‘no deal’ Brexit.

Motorists will need a new international driving licence to use their cars in the EU, in the event of a no deal Brexit.If Brexit talks collapse then the EU could refuse to recognise UK driving licences, a Department for Transport document will state. Drivers will need an international driving permit before driving their vehicle in the EU from March 29th.

An EU notice issued last month said: “A driving licence issued by the UK will no longer be recognised by the member states.”Currently motorists are allowed to drive in EU countries using their UK driving licence, although certain places require individuals to purchase an international driving permit. Driving licences will continue to be valid in the UK until their expiry date, however, they will hold no power in the EU.

I posted this on Home Country forum. I have no need of a UK licence I just wanted to see if it is possible.

 

 

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On 12/31/2018 at 3:22 PM, bubba45 said:

555, there you go, we were typing at the same time.  That's a machine that does profiling, or I guess you could say assists with profiling.  Without looking at the link for the opposition group, I already know it's a liberal group that believes love, peace, and understanding will cure all ills.  And I'm sure they're all for open borders.  But to keep these same people safe and free to protest, we must profile.  Profiling works.

The opposition group are not advocating open borders. The complaint is the amount of personnel data that all non EU citizens will have to divulge in order to obtain a visa. Remember that includes Thais. The system is being trialed at the Latvian, Greek and Hungarian borders. Will the Brits need a visa after the transition period? Maybe no more ciggie runs to Spain unless you have a visa.   555

Perhaps the Thai immigration have this system installed at point of entry.

 

The UK government is considering installing this company's system at all points of entry to the UK after Brexit.

The system is by a company called iborderctrl.

Summary from company. "Compiles a full facial profile using video and photographs. Scrapes and scours all of your social media accounts. Document and signature analysis. Creates and stores your digital voice print. Provides risk assessment based on aggregate data"

An opposition group has already been formed  https://iborderctrl.no/

According to the Road Traffic Act you are by law to surrender your UK licence on becoming non resident. Being resident or not resident makes the difference to your entitlement to hold a UK licence but that is another topic.

What may also be of interest to others was my research regarding attempt to obtain licence.

How did DVLC know I did not reside at said address?

I ended up at a commercial people finders website. Normally they charge 25 pounds per inquiry but they give you a free minimum data tryout.  I imputed my brothers post code and got the following.

Brothers name, Age(hidden) Address(hidden), telephone number if available(hidden), Names of all people living at that address and when they joined the electoral roll. The last entry I found the most interesting. Knowing my uncle is in a care home I entered care home postal code and got a list of all residents. I got all this from the net. Imagine what data the government has on us.

Big Brother is alive and well and not only as a TV show.

And no I have absolutely no desire for a UK licence, I just wanted to prove a point.

I am totally stunned at these numbers. Assuming most where stopped at checkpoints surely the first person to notice the check point would have facebooked their friends who would have passed the message on and so forth until everyone would know there was a checkpoint at xyz road within minutes.

Come on, social media has more uses than sending pictures of your meals.

People I knew complained about the pint of Tiger at Changi for 7$s around 200 baht then. My first beer when Swampy opened was a small Heineken for 210 baht.

One of my guys submitted his travel expenses years ago and one was 2 Crown Royals and a club sandwich at LAX. A mere 60 $ US

I have been curious reading through all these topics on immigration at entry as to why people get singled out for attention.

I have two acquaintances, not friends, who I see perhaps 3 times a month for a chat. Both guys are late middle age, self employed in the UK, smart but casual dressers, no tattoos or body piercings visible, genuine tourists if bar hopping is a touristy thing. They have holidayed in Thailand for the last 15 months returning to UK for Christmas. Both arrived on SETV from the UK then three SETV from Vientiane plus I think one 30 day exempt from Cambodia. All entries were extended at immigration in Rayong. All visa runs where done with a visa service company. They always had 20000 baht cash and throw away ticket with them. Between them they had ten entries to Thailand back to back and were never asked what they were doing or required to show ticket or cash on entry. Perhaps using a visa company is the secret. Maybe not flying in is safer. Maybe always fly to Vientiane and cross at Nong Khai with a visa. Perhaps if they did one more entry they could have been questioned, who knows.

I just posted this as I feel people are getting paranoid .

One guy I know has started carrying 20000 baht and throw away ticket on his multi entry non o visa.

 

Just drove on the bypass road from Sukhumvit and at the first set of lights the organic melon shop and the steel shop and old restaurant are being demolished. Wonder what will be built. My bet is 7-11 or coffee shop as BC really needs more.

I thought I would start a post regarding renewing a driving licence as a British subject but non resident. This topic is not about using a UK licence to drive in the UK.

My licence will expire due to age. I have no need of a UK licence as I have a Thai one but thought perhaps a UK licence would be easier to use in certain countries other than a Thai one. If you are returning to the UK, after you confirm (with proof) your address in UK, you will have your licence reinstated.

Apply online. No UK address, impossible. Use brothers address, this is reply from DVLC............ "You can be fined up to £1,000 if you do not tell DVLA when your address changes or using an address that you do not reside at".

Now the correspondence.

Dear.
You asked me to fill up the form on your website. This form asks for a UK postal code of my current address.Since I do not permanently reside in the UK, I do not have this.
I need to know what to do ?

Yours,

 

DVLC reply

Dear Customer,

Thank you for your enquiry received on 20/12/18
Your case reference number is (delete)

We appreciate you taking the time to contact us.

As you live overseas we’re unable to issue you with a new GB driving
licence. 

If you need proof of your entitlement to drive, please call us and we’ll
issue you with a certificate of entitlement. 

You should contact the licensing authority in the country you reside
in for advice on driving there. Please make sure they can accept
faxed/posted confirmation of your driving licence details. 

There is no fee for this service.  

 

Sorry for long post but it seems renewing is impossible if non resident.

From the relevant Road Traffic Act. Interpret it as you like. Very ambiguous to me.

Driving entitlement.

Residence requirement

 

(1)For the purposes of an application under section 97, a person meets the relevant residence requirement if, on the date the application is made—

 

(a)in the case of an application that is made by virtue of section 89(1)(ea) (application by holder of Community licence), the applicant is lawfully resident in the United Kingdom and—

 

(i)is also normally resident in the United Kingdom, or

 

(ii)has been attending a course of study in the United Kingdom during the period of six months ending on that date;

 

(b)in the case of an application that is made by virtue of section 89(1)(f) (application by holder of exchangeable licence), the applicant is normally and lawfully resident in Great Britain but has not been so resident for more than the prescribed period;

 

Where it appears to the Secretary of State that a licence holder is not lawfully resident in the United Kingdom, the Secretary of State may serve notice in writing on that person revoking the licence and requiring the person to surrender the licence F14... forthwith to the Secretary of State, and it is the duty of that person to comply with the requirement.

As I mentioned i was turned down for a renewed UK license by DVLA. Below is my lawyer's reply.

 

Yes, you must be a UK resident to renew your license. It's no problem as when you return to UK contact DVLA with your new address and driver number and they will re-issue your licence. Using a UK address when not living here is illegal but will only really affect you if you visit and rent a car. Your rental insurance is invalid as your drivers license is not valid even with a UK address on it as the insurance company will check where you live if you have an accident.

On 12/26/2018 at 5:34 PM, rwill said:

I bought some really good melons from this place.  They grow in a bug screen house.  The floor is a cement slab and they have bought plastic bags filled with growing medium already.  They use drip irrigation.

 

 

 

https://www.facebook.com/lamoonfarm/

If I was ever to grow melons this is the system I would use.

21 hours ago, davidupatterson said:

Thanks, all. I'll check out the Honda dealer on Huay Kaew road. 

 

I'm guessing plastic body parts should be relatively inexpensive - anyone have any experience with this?

Lazada sell complete body sets for 3200 baht

1 hour ago, Jonmarleesco said:

Yes, but not right away. Not sure of the period, but you would have to leave and stay out, then return. 

Total nonsense. Please do not post confusional info

Sorry forgot the important bit.

This pertains to a British Citizen

As a poster mentioned this was discussed a couple of years ago. I posted my experience on that thread. A quick recap.

The main question is if you classed as resident or non resident. I arrived at Heathrow and was refused my booked hire car as I was told that as a non resident it was illegal to drive in the UK on a UK license. The criteria the car hire use is your address on license must match Electoral roll address which they have access to. No problem, wife used her Thai license as they would not accept my 1 year Thai license.

Wife got stopped for speeding and the police wanted to see my identification. I used my UK license which he checked on the computer. He told my not to drive in the UK as I was not registered at the address on my UK license and would be committing an offense.

I just tried to get a new UK license due to age and it was refused due to no proof i live in the UK.

As an aside I post a mates advice from his lawyer regarding becoming non resident

 

Break all ties with DVLC - including your UK driving licence.
If you are non UK resident you are not entitled to a UK licence anyway.
If you have a UK licence then you have probably used a relatives address for it. HMRC would just love that on as they would deem it as you having accommodation available to you in the UK. Then, based on that, they might suggest you are still resident.

Trump should of picked Stormy Daniels as CoS as she knows Trump's staff very well.

Magazine from UK average 6 days to Thailand never missed an issue in 20 years.

A4 document envelope last month to New York via EMS took 4 days to LA. It then sat for 18 days in LA. Then three days to New York. Couriers do not deliver to PO boxes.