Paying Electric and Water bill ONLINE

[TotallyOz]

Does anyone use online banking to pay for their Electricity and Water bills online? K Bank?

[Gaybutton]

I pay several bills online, but as far as I know for both water and electric you have to set up automatic debiting. I don't like automatic debiting. I prefer to pay manually, but I don't think you can do that in Pattaya. I think you can in Bangkok, but not Pattaya.

[Guest RichLB]

I don't know about automatic payments with the water company, but you can set it up here in Pattaya with the Electric Company. The last time I was there, they gave me this form to take to my bank to set it up, but i never bothered. But, the answer the question, yes, it's possible to auto pay your electric bill here in Pattaya.

[Guest lvdkeyes]

I pay my electric bill at 7-11.

[mahjongguy]

I pay my electric bill at 7-11.

 

I have no problem with paying 7-11 an extra 10 baht for taking my bill payment, but:

even though it's a monkey drill getting the form from the biller (electric, water, TOT), taking it to the bank, and taking it back to the biller, at least then you don't have to worry about getting your electricity turned off, your water meter removed, or your phone & ADSL terminated.

 

What if you are away when the bill comes?

 

We have a neighbor who often goes upcountry for several weeks; each time she leaves some cash with us so we can pay it at 7-11 for her. Lucky her.

[Gaybutton]

I pay mine at 7-Eleven too. I think, but am not sure, it has to be a local 7-Eleven. I don't think you could pay a Pattaya electric bill at a Phuket 7-Eleven.

 

I prefer to have control over when the bill will be paid, especially when it's the type of bill that will vary each month instead of it being a fixed amount. I also prefer to have control in case of a dispute about the amount of the bill or in case of some sort of a weird amount error that you occasionally read about.

 

Again I think, but am not sure, that you actually do have control even when it's an automatic debit. I've never checked into it, but I seem to recall reading something about an option that permits you to have to approve the transaction before it goes through.

 

For me, the only reason I would go with an automatic debit would be if my circumstances were such that I would frequently not be around when the bill is due. Since I am around most of the time, it's easier to just pay the bill at a 7-Eleven and since there are about 26-trillion 7-Elevens in Pattaya, it's not exactly a problem.

 

By the way, I also pay my water bill at a 7-Eleven. I pay nearly everything else through online banking or by taking the bill to a bank and paying it there.

[Guest]

Thanks guys. I guess I was trying to figure out the best way to pay when I am not in LOS. If you can't do online, I guess that leaves my options limited.

[Gaybutton]

If you can't do online, I guess that leaves my options limited.

You could still set up automatic debit and place enough money in your Thai bank account to make sure you'll be covered for the length of time you're gone. You do have a Thai bank account, don't you?

 

Another option is to simply forget about the bill. They'll cut off your electricity. When you return you would have to go to the electric company, make good on the bill, and pay a small fee to have the electricity turned on again. That usually takes a day or two. However, if you give the crew foreman about 1000 baht, you'll have it again within a hour or so.

 

The worst that can happen would be you might have to stay in a hotel for a couple days until your service is restored.

[PattayaMale]

I have started to pay my bills online through Bangkok Bank. I have not yet paid the electric bill online since I just started, but did see where a message said I could pay my electric. Currently I have been having a direct debit to pay electric from a different bank.

 

Maybe check at the bank you use in Pattaya. Bangkok Bank has been easy to deal for me. The manager is a member of the Expat Club

[Gaybutton]

Bangkok Bank has been easy to deal for me. The manager is a member of the Expat Club

Which branch?

[PattayaMale]

Which branch?

 

The one on 2nd road going to Big C past North Pattaya