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In 1998 the paper licence was replaced with the pink plastic bit with 10 years on it - The paper licence was scrapped in 2015 for anyone issued a licence after 1998. If your green paper D/L was issued before March 2000 it might still be valid until you are 70 if all the information on it is still correct. E.g your address name etc. – there is a possible £1000 fine for those using it illegally. Your problems start we you try to use it hire a car or loose your licence or are involved in an incident. If you renew new your licence, you nee a valid UK address and will get a 10 year plastic one which requires a photo. In Thailand, not having a photo on your licence also brings problems - as it MUST have an IDP = all D/Ls in Thailand must have a photo.

Under the Vienna convention which Thailand recently ratified an IDP should be no longer than 3 years. It automatically e becomes invalid when your home licence expires - i.e. it has to be accompanied by your driving licence.

No it doesn't there's an expiry date on it at 4b - it lasts 10 years. I found this out when hiring a car at Heathrow a few years back - they explained the situation and had obviously had experienced this several times. A phone call to DVLA sorted it out and they rented me the car knowing a new licence had been issued. This was issued about 9 years ago. The address is relatively unimportant.

I don't know where the OP comes form but UK citizens beware - Many people think their UK D/L lasts until they are 70 yrs old....on fact the plastic part expires after about 10 years so you need to renew - it can be done online or over the phone - you need a UK address e.g. family or someone. Your IDP underVienna convention can last up to 3 years. However, I've seen an IDP issued by Thailand that was for 5 years. UK IDP comes over the counter from a post office. Driving on a foreign D/L with IDP over 3 months continuously in Thailand puts you in a grey area. You should have a Thai driving licence. Furthermore many insurance companies won't cover you even if both your foreign licence and IDP are valid. Your IDP is only valid as long as your home licence and only covers you for categories already on your home licence. So if you don't have a full M/C you aren't licensed to drive in Thailand either Also if you licence has expired, so has your IDP automatically. The problems arise with the RTP not being trained into identifying licences correctly and so they are not enforcing many aspects of this - however is your insurance company finds out after an incident your could find yourself in deep water. codicil: - no matter how firm your intentions to stay in Thailand "forever" - there is always the possibility that unforeseen circumstances may force you to return home so it is useful to keep as much documentation and ID alive back home

A conclusion one might make is that "Rates are lower in Phuket than Bangkok" but I can't see how this could be true

I'm merely pointing out they are not answering the question - if they want to ramble off topic, I guess that is up to them - but they still aren't answering the question - I"m not telling them what to do, I'm pointing out what they've done.

I don't think you understand the question.

...and as an automotive engineer apparently totally unqualified to comment on this topic. Are you even an automotive "engineer"?

Not the question, was it?

it seems a bit too difficult for some to get their heads round........ Imagine if II go into a K-bank in Kanchanaburi at midday and another person goes into a K-Bank in Suratthani at midday, on the same day will the rates of exchange advertised be the same?

not the question thoughisit?

Duh! that's why I'm asking if the rate is the same nationwide - the only way is to note the rate and call a friend in another part of the country.

The NHS is facing a crisis like never before. Since Brexit between 20 and 30 thousand EU workers have left the NHS and recruitment rates have plunged as foreign workers can't get visas. This is exacerbated further as care-workers and associated workers have also left in similar numbers. The result is that ambulance waiting times at A7E have gone from 15 minutes to ver an hour - patients are left waiting in corridors for up to 24 hours. With 999 calls instead of an 8 minute arrival response callers are actually being put on hold like they were ruining a bank or IT supplier!. the UK is quite literally th sick man of Europe. - again!

your posts are a joke! - What on earth have your comments got to do with this accident? - I do know the road and have much more relevant experience than you but I use reason and evidence for my comments not some weird belief that being an "automotive engineer " helps in anyway - your observations are pure prejudice and nonsense.

You know this bend?

If a particular bank shows. rate of exchange on their web site - will that rate apply to branches simultaneously around the country? If not how do they justify offering a different rate from their advertised rate?

THis is why there needs to be a proper crash report every time - to stop ridiculous prejudiced assumptions that serve no purpose but to delay progress in road safety.... Ultimately it is that attitude that is killing people on Thai roads

there are 4 classes of Goods vehicles . 3 and 4 are full size HGVs. Drivers who want P1-P4 licences must meet the minimum age requirements as well as pass an approved course at the local transport office or approved driving school

Just blaming the driver is ignoring the elephant in the room. Thai roads are so badly designed and maintained they exacerbate any accident into tragediy This is an accident black spot - it doesn't happen because drivers suddenly go crazy there, it is down to the road design.

QED! Again

QED! - I think your posts show that you really do need to educate yourself - but that's not my job, it's yours. I bet you equate a medical check up to a roadworthy certificate, don't you?

and so the choice is yours heart attack or skin cancer?

How do you see that s superficial?

Are you aware of te Big Mac Index? https://www.economist.com/big-mac-index https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Mac_Index

Somebody mentioned Greece earlier.... as a reason for Brexit. Well they have kept dien energy and food prices, controlled their debt problem and are getting a 1.8% growth in the economy. UK, thanks to a series of Brexit PMs, are now in recession with massive rises in the basics ... staple foods and energy. They are almost on the verge of a general strike. By being outside the EU, the UK is in too weak a position to protect against these things.