Just got back today from renewing my motorcycle licence........what a nightmare it could have been if not for pure luck.
First stop was to get a medical certificate ..cost 50 baht which was blank and had to fill my own name in and passport number Duh!!
My friend went to the same place to renew his licence and they didn't want a medical certificate but anyway they took mines.
Next step was go online AT HOME sit the test, took a screen shot of the pass and printed up a copy.
Then it was to book an Appointmenent with DLT Sakon Nakhon and I got one for 9am to 11am screenshot and printed that up.
Printed up and signed visa and info page of passport signed every copy in blue ink.
Now it was just a simple case of getting up at 4.am to be at Thai Immigrartion for 8am.
Her indoors parents decided they would come for a day out.
Now I had already sent a copy of my lease etc etc and was regisred with Thai immigration for my 90 day report
So they had confirmation of where I was staing as they sent us receipts for the TM30 and the TM 47 for my landlady who just happens to be my g/f mother..it's complicated.
We get there at 8.am and a Thai immigration policeman pulls up a few minutes later and asks what I want. Nice guy very polite takes my passoprt and by 9.30 am I have a letter confirming my address but not without an unexpected glitch.
The guy comes out and asks me for a copy of my land ladies house book. Considering I am registed there already I am left wondering why as I have never been asked for this before in BKK or Phitsanulok.
So two things..By pure chance my Landlady has come with me and lo and behold she has her blue book with her or I was goosed.
Then he asked me for a photo of myself and by chance I had 4 old ones in my wallet. Again the last time I got a letter was at Phisanulok and there was no photo requirement. Lady just looked me up on compater saw my 90 day reprt was in order and proted a letter up boss signed it done.
Anyway we get to Sawan Daeng Din DLT and we have everything.
One problem!! there are two DLT offices in Sakon Nakhon and we are at the wrong one we passed the other about 45 minutes beforehand.
However this very cute young lady gave me a smile and said don't worry I will put it through here for you.
Great go to the counter hand over everything and the guy checks everything is in order.
But alas!!!! he says I need a copy of your landladies ID and I am gobsmacked. She doesn't have it with her.
Why I don't know but he insists he must have it despite the fact Thai Immigration have given me a letter confirming my address with my photo attached and huge red stamp over it and signed by an officer,
However Father has his ID so I take that copy it he signs it and give it to the guy. He barely looks at it and takes it with the rest and tell us to come back in the afternoon for the test. She points out colours and you do that old brake test so very easy.
My curent licence runs out in October but my birthday was in September so I get my licence 6 years.
Very advabced by the way with holograms to stop faking them I suppose.
I don't know if this is nationwide now but fair warning to anyone who rents. get copies of your landladies ID and hpusebook plus take a few passport photos with you to immigration and to DLT or you could end up having to go through the whole thing again.
This seems to be a new ruling as there is no mention of this requirement on either BLT ot immigration websites