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The initial reason for the 2pm to 5pm ban was to stop government workers to drink in the afternoon, instead of working. They could have prohibited government workers from drinking during these hours, and letting all others, including tourists, to drink whenever they wanted. Thai laws make very little sense, and the enforcement by the police is completely void. 2pm to 5pm happy hours have been around for many years even if both happy hours and sales during these times have been illegal.

I'm sure they will promise to fix it by May next year. Then it will be the same again in November when it starts again as usual.

Does this mean that it will be legal to rent out condo units, short term, on AirBnB ? That would be very bad for people living there.

I've looked at the comments and yes if you only use your license when stopped by the police you probably don't need to update your license with your new address or passport number. If you do use your drivers license as identification you should keep it updated. I use it as identification where they have my passport number and also use it to prove my address. One thing I noticed when updating the passport number was that my digital license did not work. I had to delete the app and register again. For those of you that don't know, you can have a digital drivers license on your phone that is accepted by the police. It could be handy if you forgot your license when driving but still have your mobile. This is the only digital license accepted by the police, On the Google play store it's called DLT QR license. It's all in Thai but can be navigated by google translate or a Thai speaking friend.

No, this can not be done by an app, yet

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.

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.

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

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%

The Thai standards are pretty much the same as international standards in all aspects of traffic safety. The problem is that there is no enforcement by the police. Before covid most people used a helmet, after covid the police stopped checking this and now less than half of the motorcyclists use a helmet. As for the license, a resent poll showed that 32% of drivers do not have a license. Without enforcement there will be no change

For over a year it has been compulsory for children under 6 years old to use a special seat, with harness, in cars. I'm still to see a single car here in Thailand where they follow this rule, 2000Baht fine. Usually the children sit in the cargo area of the pick-up.

I just report what I see. I've seen hundreds of news posts om Asean Now where people credit their survival of a traffic accident to their lucky amulet. I'm still to see a single one giving credit to a helmet or safety belt. As long as people have beliefs like this and ignore traffic regulations and the police don't enforce these regulations we will, unfortunately, have this carnage of traffic deaths.

Everyone in Thailand know that the only thing that works is a lucky amulet. No helmets or other safety measures have more power

Thanks for the info.

Is there such a thing as an Android app that you can use for 90 day reporting ? Or is the only electronic way to use the immigration web site. If there is an app, please advice the name of the app and if available on the play store, I can not find one. Thanks

One day they say there are too many tourists, crowding the tourist areas. Next day they say there is not enough tourists. One day they say they will collect 300Baht tourist tax to pay for tourist infrastructure improvements. Next day they cancel that and take the money from the tax payers ????

Anyone know if there is a code you can type in to check what name your SIM card is registered under? (AIS)

Thanks all. All seems very clear.

The money will have been in the account for nearly a year. Will do thei in Pattaya so assume they will only need to see the updated bankbook

I have a bankbook. Assume all I need, regarding the money, is to update this and show this to immigration. Or do I also need a letter from the bank? I know I will need a letter from the bank later on for the one year extension.

Brilliant, thanks