Tips for Malaysia Newbies moving from the UK

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Nov 8th 2015, 10:30 pm

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Re: Tips for Malaysia Newbies moving from the UK

There's a similar one in Essex which I remember well

Never did figure it out.

Nov 9th 2015, 12:07 am

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Originally Posted by InVinoVeritas

It's the Swindon magic roundabout....Even the Norwegian Blue has been spotted here, flying in ever decreasing circles

That one got hit by a coach. Turns out it didn't exchange it's Norwegian flying licence for a British one.
It cost a fortune to have it removed by truck.
Note to Oslo: The spruce is very welcome, unlicensed giant parrots are not.
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Nov 9th 2015, 2:59 am

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Originally Posted by Scuba Tyke

Good grief JC3, I have been driving in the UK on & off for over 40 years and I would have trouble with the roundabout in your photo! Do you know where it is? I shall avoid it all costs!

AFSIK there are three such magic roundabouts in the UK. There are in Swindon, Higk Wycombe and Hemel Hempstead. I've had the misfortune of having to navigate all three of them.

Nov 9th 2015, 12:59 pm

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Re: Tips for Malaysia Newbies moving from the UK

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AFSIK there are three such magic roundabouts in the UK. There are in Swindon, Higk Wycombe and Hemel Hempstead. I've had the misfortune of having to navigate all three of them.

Thanks for the locations. None of the above are on my usual UK destinations list, so hopefully I will not experience any of them.

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Apr 26th 2016, 9:27 am

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Originally Posted by InVinoVeritas

Apparently it has been agreed for MM2H'ers that a photocopy of the passport is sufficient, most of us have used copy shops to reduce it down to credit card size and laminate it. You can include the MM2H visa on the reverse.

Is this gospel? And has anyone been asked to produce their passport, offered their laminated copy and had no problems? I'm thinking of doing once I get my brand spanking new MM2H visa in my passport.

And partly as I got caught out yesterday....

I was with the Vega crew at Weld Quay immigration, and let's just say one important looking lady official there was not a happy bunny that morning.

I was trying to be helpful when this official said to me:

Who are you? Erh....
Why are you helping them? I like to help them
Show me your passport? I produced my driving licence. Didn't have my passport on me

I could arrest you for not having your passport. It is law.

At this point I decided to keep zip and fade into the background hehe.

Apr 26th 2016, 9:42 am

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Re: Tips for Malaysia Newbies moving from the UK

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Originally Posted by bakedbean

Is this gospel?

Well it was stated in very clear terms by the British High Commission at their presentation last June.

http://britishexpats.com/forum/malay...on-tea-860098/