Ask him why he can't distribute it all the way down here in Korat.Quote:
Originally Posted by Old Codger
PS - I'd like to buy the 3BR house you are advertising on your web site for 11 baht. Is it still available?
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Ask him why he can't distribute it all the way down here in Korat.Quote:
Originally Posted by Old Codger
PS - I'd like to buy the 3BR house you are advertising on your web site for 11 baht. Is it still available?
^^^
.......or Phuket.
Because he hasn't paid the excise dutyQuote:
Originally Posted by buadhai
I think it's a mistake too. My experience was similar to Baudhai's except I had to wait about 6 hours. Phuket office is VERY busy and every moto-cy driver in Phuket gets a new license every year - divide the number of moto-cy drivers by the number of days the office is open and you get a rough idea of how many people turn up each day. Bladdy hundreds!Quote:
Originally Posted by buadhai
Yes - you don't need a med cert. for the renewal (although I took one anyway).
The rules at Phuket state that you must do the colour blindness test even if you have the documents to avoid the driving test:Quote:
Originally Posted by Thetyim
Phuket Provincial Land Transport Office - Government Driving Licenses Information Phuket Thailand
In chiang mai they test for colour blindness too.
I wouldn't think so - the Thai license supersedes the IDP. My insurance company didn't want to see any license as far as I can remember.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dougal
Agreed. For a NEW license, you need to prove where you live - a note from Immigration will do, e.g. an "address certificate" which is often the bottom of a 90 day report form.Quote:
Originally Posted by Thetyim
You do not NEED to have your name on the tabien baan.
For a RENEWAL, you don't need to prove your address - it's already on your old license, which you must show them (I think they keep it).
My extension was for one year, and I got a 5 year license.
This office or this lady is talking rubbish.
Thanks for all your replies.
It looks like this office is being awkward and I cannot be bothered to jump thru all these silly hoops just for a one year license.
So next question.
Can I apply at any office or does it have to be the one in Phrae.
Any office, it doesn't matter.
Me too - mine was for 5 years and about 10 months.Quote:
Originally Posted by buadhai
(Mine expires May 2554 - I wonder if she's got the same birthday as me :) )
My friend Ken, who lives in about 80K north of Korat, was told he had to apply in the Ampoer in which he resides. He was wanting to apply in Korat because in his home Ampoer (Ban Luam?) they were insisting that he get a statement of residency from the US Embassy while in Korat they accepted just a statement from the immigration division at the local police office.Quote:
Originally Posted by Thetyim
You're not alone, Thetyim.
I won once - when I first arrived at Don Muang with my shiny new visa. The woman at the immigration desk wanted to give me a 3 month stamp - I said it should be for one year. She said 3 months, I said 1 year, again and again. Eventually she gave me a 3 months stamp. I didn't move from the line. She called a runner over to get the boss. He turns up in a nice uniform with lots of insignia on it and we go off to have a chat.Quote:
Originally Posted by Thetyim
I explain and he agrees with me straight away. We go back to the woman at the desk, he says something to her and she starts wai-ing so much I was hoping she'd hit her head on the desk. I got my 12 month stamp plus lots of "So solly's" from her and "My pen rais" from me (that wasn't what I was thinking of course.) :)
I think the rules have been changed. Previously, Thais would have to go back to there home province to renew or replace a license. Now they don't have to (thus all the motorcy taxi drivers that RDN ran into).Quote:
Originally Posted by buadhai
I liked that part.:)Quote:
Originally Posted by RDNII explain and he agrees with me straight away. We go back to the woman at the desk, he says something to her and she starts wai-ing so much I was hoping she'd hit her head on the desk. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Thetyim
There are no rules....Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir Burr
Good question, i will report back.....Quote:
Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog
It will be in Korat soon i think, there are a couple of places here in KK that have it. the bottles they are selling show the Nong Khai address on them so they must be "official" Thai distributors stuff. They also dont have the small tiger head on the front.Quote:
Originally Posted by buadhai
The ones i bought over the border dont have the NK address and do have the tiger head logo. Ask the gaffer at your fave bar to investigate!
The 11 baht house would have a proper price against it if the staff at Land and Houses Korat would do me the pleasure of supplying that information to me but i am waiting and waiting and waiting. Mai bpen Rai:)
Never a truer word spokenQuote:
Originally Posted by buadhai
Will do. Have contact info for the distributor?Quote:
Originally Posted by Old Codger
The houses shown on that web page are in phase I of the development where we're planning to buy....
Sorry to hijack the thread Thetyim, but we seem to have reached the logical "no rules" conclusion.
No Problem.Quote:
Originally Posted by buadhai
Beer is much more interesting than a driving license.
Speaking of no rules... I'm in the middle of applying for a Thai DL. I'll report my exerience after I finish it - hopefully tomorrow!
I had a rather difficult time with the physical tests - I was seated at a desk designed for someone about a foot shorter than me for the reaction time test and kept on banging my knee against the desk when I tried to break! Then, for the peripheral vision test, I kept on cheerfully calling out seekiow and seedang until I finally realized that some of the lights were supposed to be yellow and not another shade of green!:D I finally passed that part of the test & should finish up tomorrow.
OK, I've got a Thai Driver's License now. I took in my Passport, my Work Permit, a health certificate and my current California Driver's License. I had to take a couple of vision tests and a reaction time test and a 30 question written test. The written test was in English and you needed to get 23 questions correct to pass (I got 25:eek: ).
As my Work Permit has my current address, no letter from immigration confirming my address was required. Also, as my CA Driver's License is current, I didn't have to take a road test.
Update:
I have learned that if you own and drive a vehicle in Thailand and do not have either an International Drivers permit OR a valid Thai driving licence then your insurance is INVALID.
If you have an accident the first thing that your insurance company will ask for is either of these documents. Showing just your regular farangland issued licence is not enough, your insurance is void and that is that.
That leads me onto my situation right now.
My 1 year licence ran out. I want to get a 5 year licence. (note that right now my car has no insurance as i do not have either of the required licences, if somebody steals it today its bye bye one million Bht)
I talked to the drivers licence center, they told me i need the proof of address document.
Now the process for getting this free document appears to have changed.
I was informed today by Nong Khai that i need to take the housemaster ( head name on tabien baan) with me IN PERSON to Nong Khai office.
The original tabien baan and the housemaster ID card is reqired during that visit. Now for most folks that is not a problem as in many cases the tabien is in the name of the ggod lady wife or girlfriend.
Not in my case, i live in a rented condo and the owner has told me that he will not go to Nong Khai with me (a rightly so, this is a bunch of bullshit request).
So seemingly I have a car i cannot drive, even though i spent a lot of money on it.
Immigration rules are preventing me from telling the truth about where I live.
Now i have to lie to them by using my girlfriends parents address and her dads id card and tabien baan.
The other option is an expensive trip to BKK and the wankers at the British Embassy to get an address document from them. Evidently they make no checks on the addresss you provide to them, you just scribble down your claimed address on a form and they print the document for 3000 baht or whatever!
OC, do you do your 90 reporting ?
I got the wife to phone immigration today for a new proof of address.
He said "No problem, just send me a couple of photos and I will post the document to you "
This is why I always "take care" of the immigration officier when I do my extensions and always get his name and phone number.
When I phone up he remembers my name and is always helpful.
^ no i just do 90 day visa runs these days....mostly for BeerLao benefits:)
Thats why you are getting all the red tape.Quote:
Originally Posted by Old Codger
If you do 90 day reporting then they can just issue an address document.
Without a previous 90 day report you have to jump thru all the hoops.
You can do this at the Consulate in Chiang Mai, if that's any help. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Old Codger
^ Thanks for that, never been to CM and maybe its time i did:)
You won't beleive the Consulate in CM.
You can park outside the door, and then nip in and be served (no queue) by a very charming and beautiful thai girl who speaks perfect english, knows the facts and is eager to help.
I just noticed that the Phuket Transport office no longer mentions 5 year licenses and states that, for foreigners, a license lasts for one year only. I wish I'd kept a snapshot of the old page.
Phuket Office - Driving Licenses
Quote:
Driving License Renewing
When you are issued a driving license please note that there is an expiration date. Please come to renew your driving license on or before the expired date, but not later than the expire date.
You can also renew after the expired date, but not later than 1 year; otherwise, you have to take tests same as for a new driving license.
:D :D :D I love that last sentence - it completely negates the previous one! :) . It makes you wonder what else gets lost in translation.
Quote:
information: A driving license is only 1 year old according to government permission for foreigners annually. [Yes, OK, we know what they mean.]
Documents Required for renewing your driving license.
1) Passport (and 1 signed copy of photo page)
2) Visa (and 1 signed copy)
3) Two 1 inch photos
Note: Available from vendors outside the parking lot.
4) Your old driving license
information: DRIVERS LICENSE fees
For motorcycles 55 Baht/year
For cars 105 Baht/year
So I will not get my 5 year licenses updated with my new address just in case they say I must have a one year one. Maybe I'll pop in and ask if I'm passing their office.
Pity, I wanted a nice new "smart card" 5-year license with my new address on it. I'll report back if I find out anything.
I read that you can drive on a UK licence if you are a tourist. Can anyone confirm that?
Nope. You need an IDPQuote:
Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog
Oh. Different to what I read somewhere once.
The way I remember it is, you can use your home country license to DRIVE a vehicle and will satisfy the police IF you are a tourist - i.e. here for less than a 3 months stretch, but you still won't have insurance cover (unless your car/moto-cy supplier shows you paperwork that says to the contrary).
But, if you're here for longer than 3 months you must have an IDP or Thai license to satisfy the police and to get your own insurance cover.
Or something like that.
Possibly. :confused:
^ Exactly!
When I got my first drivers license I was able to use a residence certificate issued by the immigration division of the police in Korat.
When I first arrived in Korat I reported there and had the householder report there. (At that time there was no Immigration office in Korat and I had yet to make a 90 day report.) The police were happy to type up a residence certificate which was acceptable to the drivers license people.
Nope.Quote:
Originally Posted by RDN
You can only use an IDP in Thailand for three months then you have to get a thai DL
Only if it is a Singapore, Malaysian, or Laos license.Quote:
Originally Posted by RDN
You cannot use a UK license legally
1. Driving License...
a valid International Driving License is compulsory for all visitors driving any motor vehicle in Thailand. When renting a vehicle only your passport will be requested to prove identity and is usually retained until return of the vehicle. Normally, no-one mentions anything about driving license legal requirements.
Articles: Driving and renting vehicles in Thailand
An international driver's license is accepted in Thailand as long as its valid normally 3 months. A foreign license holds no weight here.
Driving licenses in Thailand
You are required to either have an International Driver's License (IDL) or else get a Thai driver's license to drive in Thailand, rent a car, and/or purchase car insurance (depends on insurance company).
A driver's license from another country is not officially recognized.
http://www.thailandguru.com/transport-car-own.htm
Answer: Let us kindly inform you that an international driving license is required in Thailand.
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