Electric Bill Payment

[sunshinegirl]

Can anyone in Jomtien area tell me where to pay electricity bill now 7/11 no longer take them

thanks

[FarangBuddha]

7-11 still takes them...you must be past the due date so you will have to go to the elec. co. office to pay, which is on Central Road in the middle of the block between 3rd and 2nd Roads (just down from the TOT office).

[sunshinegirl]

7-11 still takes them...you must be past the due date so you will have to go to the elec. co. office to pay, which is on Central Road in the middle of the block between 3rd and 2nd Roads (just down from the TOT office).

No not overdue just in yesterday. To be paid by 1st Feb. Been to 2 7/11 in Jomtien and they said they no longer take electrcity payments. They still take water.

Thanks for address

[LennyW]

Easier for you top go to the PEA office on Chaiyapruek 2 if you are in Jomtien.......

http://g.co/maps/7npwx

[Darrel]

Been to 2 7/11 in Jomtien and they said they no longer take electrcity payments.

3 weeks ago they still took them.

[4.real]

You can ask at the electric company to take the money direct from your account.

My elec is still in the last owner's name but I asked if the bill could be paid from my account and they said yes.6 years now.No problem.

[Darrel]

Easier for you top go to the PEA office on Chaiyapruek 2 if you are in Jomtien.......

Only if you have private transport.

Getting to the office in Pattaya is just 10B on the bahtbus, plus a 5 minute walk.

[SurfRider]

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There was a Jomtien office that opened a couple of years ago, somewhere around Soi 7 -- I only saw the newspaper coverage, never the actual office. Unless they moved to Chaiyapruek, they're probably still there.

Difficult to imagine that 7-11 gave up an easy cash-cow deal - not to mention attracting more business into their stores.

It would be good to get some additional confirmation on this turn of events in case it's just another basic TiT incident . . .

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[sunshinegirl]

Thanks for the replies. Will get hubby to go up to Chaiyapruek to pay it this time. Its was certainly a lot handier paying at 7-11.Hopefully be just a temp thing. They said you can still pay the water there. Didnt give a reason why they cant take electricity now... Someone at my hubbys work said you can pay them in Tesco Lotus as well.

Unfortunately cant do it dirrect debit as we need validated receipt for hubbys work.

[Spoonman]

Weird, I payed mine at the 7/11 2 days ago.

[FarangBuddha]

Thanks for the replies. Will get hubby to go up to Chaiyapruek to pay it this time. Its was certainly a lot handier paying at 7-11.Hopefully be just a temp thing. They said you can still pay the water there. Didnt give a reason why they cant take electricity now... Someone at my hubbys work said you can pay them in Tesco Lotus as well.

Unfortunately cant do it dirrect debit as we need validated receipt for hubbys work.

Yes, all the major shopping super-stores, I.e., Big C, Lotus, etc., have bill payment counters. Look/ask for the Counter Service outlet.

[pattayadingo]

I paid mine at 7/11 yesterday evening.

But I am not in Jomtien. Is this a local thing confined to your local 7/11 ??

[YuryBalyasnikov]

I am living in Jomtien too. Was trying to pay in 7/11. Denied. Then i was trying to find that PEA center on chaiyapruek road.Unsuccessful. Stoped there in Tesco and payed there with no problem....

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[LennyW]

I am living in Jomtien too. Was trying to pay in 7/11. Denied. Then i was trying to find that PEA center on chaiyapruek road.Unsuccessful. Stoped there in Tesco and payed there with no problem....

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Its on Chaiyapruek 2 , hard to miss bright purple and white colour! http://g.co/maps/7npwx

[timekeeper]

I paid mine at 7/11 yesterday evening.

But I am not in Jomtien. Is this a local thing confined to your local 7/11 ??

i heard that some 7-11 were restricting payment acceptance of electric bills in certain high crime locations to cut down their target risk of a robbery

[bob4you]

The electric company on P. Klang refused to take my money 3 weeks ago (they had taken it before) and told me I had to go to Banglamung to pay it. As I have no transport of my own I paid motorbike taxi to go pay it for me, cost me B175.

[PattayaParent]

i heard that some 7-11 were restricting payment acceptance of electric bills in certain high crime locations to cut down their target risk of a robbery

I spend more money on beer in 7-11 in one go than on my electric bill!!!

[sparebox2]

You can ask at the electric company to take the money direct from your account.

My elec is still in the last owner's name but I asked if the bill could be paid from my account and they said yes.6 years now.No problem.

yes, this is easy to arrange. Just go the bank with your bill (don't have to be under your name) and passbook (must be under your name). Fill up a form (usually avail at your bank, but sometime they run out, have to obtain from the electric company). The bank countersign that they have verified your bank details and signiture. The completed form is then send back back to Electric company (by yourself, or via the bank) Done. It may miss the next cycle, but the follwong cycle, your electric bill will have indication that they have already taken money from your bank account.

On the save side, I would open a NEW bank account. So when I move, other than notifying the electic company to stop taking money from my account (fill a simple form at the electric company office), I also close the bank account (or at least empty it).

[bobbin]

Yes, I was advised by my neighbour that he had tried at 2 Seven/Eleven and they refused to accept.

I paid mine at the PEA on Chaiyapruek2. 5 minutes in and out.

It will be a madhouse there at month-end though!

[Naam]

The completed form is then send back back to Electric company (by yourself, or via the bank) Done. It may miss the next cycle, but the following cycle...

...you might sit sweating in the dark, sipping warm beer because the electric company has cut you off

[SurfRider]

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A friend suggested that he thinks electric bills can be paid at any bank. Can anyone confirm if this is possible?

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[Darrel]

It appears that I can pay my electricity bill using Kbank online banking, without having to create a permanent direct debit authority. Not tried it yet though.

[PattayaParent]

I am living in Jomtien too. Was trying to pay in 7/11. Denied. Then i was trying to find that PEA center on chaiyapruek road.Unsuccessful. Stoped there in Tesco and payed there with no problem....

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You can pay at the post office too.

[JohnC]

A friend suggested that he thinks electric bills can be paid at any bank. Can anyone confirm if this is possible?

Well up to last month this was not possible via Bangkok Bank in Pattaya as the Pattaya electric company were not on their list of providers but the Bangkok Electric Company was. In addition I received my electric bill this morning so after lunch went down to the 7/11, no can do! have to go electric company or Tesco! went to the electric company on Chaipuk 2, no can do until Monday, apparently you have to wait a day so it appears on their system, and of course they are closed Saturdays , went up the road to Tesco and paid it no problem! TIT

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[MichaelMF]

Seems to be a problem in the Jomtien area only:

http://www.pattayago...ghter_Side_4532

[JohnC]

Ah that makes sense although I am not in Jomtien I am on the dark side in Nongprue but the 7/11 is on Sukhumvit! anyway Tesco was simple!

[sunshinegirl]

Seems to be a problem in the Jomtien area only:

http://www.pattayago...ghter_Side_4532

Hopefully then it will just be a one off. Paid it in Tesco today no problem.

[SurfRider]

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According to the girl who processes the electric bills in the building in Jomtien where live -- the active period for paying the bills is from the 27th to the 5th of the month. If she's correct, possibly the 7-11 system only accepts bills in that date range. I just received my January bill and the dates 27 and 5 are clearly stated at the bottom of the bill (along with some Thai gibberish)

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[JohnC]

Bills cannot be paid at Electric Company on the day they were issued as I said above you have to wait one day for them to update their system the problem at the moment is as explained before, the 7/11 have a problem with corrupt barcodes so for the time being its either Tesco or Electricity Office. Tried Kasicorn Bank and they declined. Normally their is a window of seven days where you can pay at 7/11, after that its to the Electricity Office but for the time being that option is not available.

[gerry53]

Seems to be a problem in the Jomtien area only:

http://www.pattayago...ghter_Side_4532

I got mine today and paid it at the local 7-11 in Jomtien and had no problems - very convenient as usual.