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If you use the drivers license as identification, like in the bank or other places, they will usually check that the passport number on the drivers license is the same as registered with them. I also assume it's not legal to have incorrect information on a government document like the drivers license. It's a pain but you only have to do it every 5-10 years.

Have now changed my passport number in my drivers license in Banglamung, Pattaya. Old and new passport was needed. copies of both passport, including visa in new passport Residence certificate from immigration, copy is ok for second drivers license. Original and copies of drivers license, both sides. Doctors certificate and photos not needed. If you have two drivers licenses you need a full set of copies for each drivers license. The total cost for two licenses was 110Baht and the whole process took 45 minutes. Same procedure if you need to change the address on your drivers license.

Have now changed my passport number in my drivers license in Banglamung, Pattaya. Old and new passport was needed. copies of both passport, including visa in new passport Residence certificate from immigration, copy is ok for second drivers license. Original and copies of drivers license, both sides. Doctors certificate and photos not needed. If you have two drivers licenses you need a full set of copies for each drivers license. The total cost for two licenses was 110Baht and the whole process took 45 minutes. Same procedure if you need to change the address on your drivers license.

They are often 3 on a bike, never use a helmet and many of the bikes are loud but the police don't seem to care. All the bikes are rented from rental places that have very loud illegal bikes and they never check their drivers license but the police don't care.

Thanks for the info, will try this week.

When you get a new passport you should get a new drivers license with the new passport number. What documents do you need to do this? Doctors certificate, residence certificate from immigration or just copies of drivers license and passport?

What do you need to bring to Banglamung LTD to change your drivers license to your new passport number? I know a lot of people don't do this but I would like to to keep my drivers license up to date and if the passport number on the drivers license is not correct you will sometimes have problems when using this as identification.

Is it going to be as state-of-the-art as the marina in Bali Hai? One thing is for sure and that is that there will be massive traffic problems for years in that area, remember the Pattaya Klang-Sukhumvit under pass.

Please bring that steamroller to Pattaya.

It would be a miracle if they were saved by a good luck amulets. If they were saved by helmets is just common sense.

Some people seems to be offended by farang, so what other colloquial expression for foreigner should be used by Thai people?

So when are they going to arrest all the tourists for “operating a vessel without a valid license”? According to Thai law everyone need a license to operate a jet ski. Based on that all tourist rental jet ski operations should be illegal.

Traffic in Thailand is actually very safe, if you exclude motorbikes. Motorbikes contribute to 80% to 90% of fatalities. If you exclude motorbike fatalities Thailand would be be among the safest nations in the world. Most European countries have a very small motorbike community and they are mostly pretty safe drivers. In Thailand most vehicles are motorbikes. There seems to be no enforcement of any laws regarding motorbikes. Helmets are not used, in all neighboring countries you hardly ever see anyone driving a motorbike without a helmet. Pretty much all three wheel motorbikes, like food carts, are illegal. To have a license to to drive a motorbike seems optional, unless you are a tourist. By law you can only be two persons on a motorbike but you frequently see many more, especially if you are near a school where 3 to 4 students, without helmets, arrive without any intervention from the school, police or parents. There are also numerous motorbike delivery drivers who take all sorts of illegal and dangerous shortcuts. If the police could find the time to enforce the law regarding motorbikes the traffic fatalities in Thailand could easily be cut by 80%

Most people want to use the beach chairs and the umbrellas. There are several clear gaps between the concession areas and several kilometers of clear beach in the southern end. Just keep them open all week to let the tourists who like them use them. Jet ski operations should be completely banned as it's illegal to drive a jet ski without a proper license, which none of the tourists have. To allow jet ski operations is the same as allowing illegal behavior, then again, nothing is done to stop people to drive motorbikes without a helmet or vehicles to drive thru a red light.

The police should also enforce the white-yellow/white-red curbs no parking and no stopping areas in the rest of the city.