@Richard ******

you have the visa sticker in your passport already ? But never assume, and when you do, check on your own assumption to be correct....

@Matt *******

Sorry I wasnt doubting you, just curious. I did the same and more cutting grass and hedges in London. There was a time just before covid, my thai girlfriend, lived in New York, wasnt keen on moving to London. I also had a friend working at British Airways, offered me his staff consessions. So on a Thursday or Friday morning, I'd go to work, squeeze in a few jobs, crack the whip and keep the boys motivated then leave them to it, while I rush to the airport to jump on the next flight to NYC, but its BA's busiest route, LHR-JFK, Like 15-17 flights a DAY, and then some to Newark too, so they take off at least every hour from Heathrow, and I live 30 mins from the airport in the Heathrow Express Bus, comes just one mile from my home, and £2.40, all the way. And at the other end, the airport bus too, $11.50 into central station, midtown, but can take upto an hour. But inbetween, I'm in BUSINESS CLASS, every time, as there is so many flights, there is always empty seats available for staff travel. You can pay a little premium to guarantee a business class seat, bumping you up the priorty order, but like less than £100 extra return. But its easy to view the bookings, and see where the empty business class seats are. I think only once or twice the checkin staff suggested I wait 40 mins for the next flight if i wanted business. And once you have a staff booking on the system, if you don't take your flight/seat, it rolls over to the next day automatically. And if you happen to arrive early, days early even, the staff will just get you on the next seat as normal, win/win. So id book the flight with my friend, £280, return, and I can turn up at the airport at any time, even 3 days late or 3 months late, or 3 days early, and I just flash my passport and I'm in. No re-booking, no phonecalls, emails, nothing. Its like a golden ticket. My friend had high priority over other staff too. So there could be a pilot, or a pilots wife, or a technician with 45 years of service, with a ticket in there hand, walking to the gate, and I turn up and when they get to the gate, they get told their seat has gone, as I'm walking past them onto the plane with their ticket. I never did that of course, infact I offered my seat up once, I could see the guy was anxious to get on a flight, and i got the last available seat, so i asked the staff to put me on a later flight and gave it up. I wouldn't have done the NYC trip if it wasn't business class AND at £280, it would be too much to handle and wear me out. But for over a year, I was cutting lawns on a Friday morning, flying business class to new York. And getting there just in time for a late lunch in Brooklyn or the Lower East Side. It was surreal. Rock and Roll.

@John *******

that you have thought about it and have a solution and are prepared for it, is fair enough. I hope that day only comes for you when your ready for it, and no sooner 🙏🏻

@Dallas ****

nowhere is it written "6 times a year". I've never even heard that, and 95% of members responding will agree.

But most importantly, a single entry, gets a 30 day visa exempt stamp, which can be extended another 30 days. That's two months. Try and do that more than 6 times and you'll discover that the year is over already. And you can do another 6 each and every year ....

@Matt *******

$900 AUS a day Dog Grooming ?

35-40k is a pretty bleak existence. So your pension pays out until death ? What is your plan for when you are so old you need help going to the toilet and bathing yourself etc ?

to be honest, I've had my Nmax over 4 years, but I have the greenbook in my possession, but still in the name of the seller, a local bike rental guy, and I have photocopy of his ID required to change ownership. And my Xmax now 2 years, the greenbook is still with the local bike shop, a reputable repair/service/sales shop, simply as I was waiting for a long term visa to be able to proceed with registration, and that visa took almost 2 years, and I and the seller were happy to wait, just about to re-register it soon. So the risk of encountering problems maybe less than people think, in my 5 years of driving. BUT would I BUY A BIKE WITH NO GREENBOOK ? No, not for my primary vehicle, and I wouldn't risk more than 6-10K baht to do so.

@Michael *******

and a lot of thai's with no greenbook because (a) bike is stolen. (b) bike was pawned with/without greenbook (c) it's a rental that was never returned (d) bike was taken without greenbook, to pay a debt.

These bikes are bought/sold at 25-50% of full value, its all some can afford. Its not that they chose to not register or chose to not have greenbook. It is an inconvenience.

@Michael *******

that's my first hand experience. That's what I've seen with my own eyes. You've not owned a bike without greenbook, so you can't be so certain. Anyways, upto you of course. I have offered my experience concerning police and greenbooks, that I am certain of. I hope all goes well 🙏🏻

@Michael *******

it's happened twice with me in 5 years. So I maybe would have got away with it for 2-3 years, but then, once after an accident, 2 years ago, they removed my bike from the scene, back to police compound, and I could only get it back by showing greenbook. And only 1 month ago, a thai friend using my second bike, was stopped in a police checkpoint outside a police station, they asked to see greenbook, he didn't have and couldn't contact me, so they seize the bike. He had to come to me to get greenbook to show to them. I know other thai's have lost bikes to the police when they can't prove ownership with greenbook, one a bike I was considering to buy. Not sure why you think this doesn't happen ? Do you mind if I ask how long you have lived in Thailand ? And what country you are from originally ? Maybe I can understand where your coming from ...