Just been reading in ' the other place ' that U.K. consulates are no longer allowed to issue multiple entry non immigrant O visas. All applications for these are now being refered to the Thai Embassy in London for processing according to the rule book.
Consulates no longer issuing Non Imm O Visas? - Thai visas, residency and work permits - Thailand Forum
If so, not so surprising given how slack some of them were. Last time I was in Birmingham the consulate bloke there did tell me to expect things to get tougher next year. Looks like he was right.Still, it was nice while it lasted.