Just completed my annual retirement extension,couldn't help but note the following;

1 letter from The Bangkok Bank stating the balance of my account : cost 100 baht

1 letter from The British Embassy stating my annual income : cost 2,408 baht

Both letters virtually same amount of work.

Now curious what other embassies charge for this service.

The Dutch embassy charges about half of that amount .

Siam commercial charged me 200 for the same service .

Guess they just need a money maker somewhere somehow ....

I fail to see how the Brit Embassy can explain away the charges for basic letters. Worked out on a time per hourly wage basis (plus some profit) it's still an absolute rip-off and should be regulated.