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Wiggy

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    16 minutes ago, Moonlover said:

    It is perfectly feasible to hang ones self (or be strangled of course) whilst being in contact with the ground.

     

    Read up on the death of Michael Hutchence.

     

     

    Strangled (even choked), yes I concur. If it meant strangled/choked then that's the language that should've been used. But I guess I'm expecting too much from the reporting.

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    I just returned from London yesterday on Thai Airways. I chose to pay extra for a bulkhead seat which is standard on most airlines these days. Excellent legroom and I could get up to go to the bathroom without disturbing those next to me (I had a window seat, 31A). The food to London was better than the return. My only real gripe is the use of plastic utensils (most airlines have reverted to metal) and absence of cabin crew during the flight. Overall, I find EVA better than Thai.

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    On 9/14/2019 at 5:16 AM, MJKT2014 said:

    I went there in late April during the hottest time of year and was wearing a light collared shirt and short trousers with trainers. I was barred from the test rooms and admonished like a child for inappropriate dress, long trousers only it seems.

    Good point. There were signs there advising people of ‘appropriate dress.’ No skimpy stuff, short skirts, shorts etc. 

    On 9/12/2019 at 10:28 AM, Just Weird said:

    Did you have to do the colour blindness test also? 

    No, I didn’t. There was a chart with all the coloured circles next to the depth perception gadget, but no one was being asked to do it. I had to do it for my first licence but not since. Maybe if you get the colours wrong on the peripheral vision test then they do the colour blindness one as well?

    6 hours ago, Bob1million said:

    Hello could please tell me if a resident certificate was required for the renewal in Bangkok. Basicly a certificate of residence from Immagration, important question .

     


    Sent from my SM-G900I using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app
     

     

    I didn’t require a residence certificate as I used my work permit. You need to have proof of address. My understanding is that it can be in the form of a WP, residency certificate from immigration, a letter from your embassy or a yellow tabien baan (house/condo registration). They need this as your address is entered on the back of the driving licence. It’s best to check with your local DLT office first as requirements can vary between offices. 

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    1 hour ago, Matzzon said:

    This is strange!? 

    I always thought that you should promote the better alternative.

    Here they are adding more tax on that instead. Wonder what effect that will have?

    I totally agree. The closer it gets to the price of alcoholic beer the less incentive there is to drink it. Thus potentially encouraging people to drink alcohol. Right hand, left hand. 

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    20 hours ago, SoonOh said:

    Total BS post, 

    There is no need to wait. 

    You can renew your current Thai driving licence at any land transport office as long as you have residence certificate, med report ( nothing more than 30days old) , original documents and photocopies.  Most Land transport office people speak English better than i do. ChiagMai, and Lamphun office people speak German too. 

    - No, it isn't.

    - No need to wait for what?

    - I didn't need a medical certificate and I don't have a residence certificate.

    - I didn't encounter any particularly good English speakers, but that's not going to be the case in all DLT offices, obviously.

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    20 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

    Thanks for the detailed report.

    Do you know when applicants have to arrive?

    Would you recommend to come early like you or does it not rally matter?

    Do you know if some weekdays are busier than others?

    Thanks

     

    I saw a sign which said that only 500 people are accepted each day, so the earlier the better I would guess. The website says the office opens at 08:30, but we were allowed in at 07:30. If you arrived mid-morning for example you might be asked to return the next day (and there would be nowhere to park as the car park was full when I left). It was busy yesterday, but I honestly couldn't say if that was normal or not. I would assume Mondays are busier as all those licences expiring on Saturday and Sunday need to be renewed.

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    I thought I'd share my experience from yesterday:

     

    I arrived at 06:30. We were asked to form an orderly queue and the doors opened at 07:30. There were about 150 people there at this time. It took about 15 minutes to reach the first counter (named "Information"). Documents required were:

     

    • Work permit (original and one set of copies - she only kept about 4 pages, but I had every page just in case)
    • Passport (original and one set of copies - she only kept about 3 pages, but I had every page just in case)
    • Old licence (5-year)

     

    I did have a copy of my old passport as that was the number on my old licence, but this was not required, just the new passport. No medical certificate required. 

     

    An official then gave me a form and I was told where to fill in my name, phone number and sign it. She then attached the WP and passport copies to the form along with my old licence and gave me a queue number and I was directed to sit and wait for my queue number to be called (counters 9-13). I was called to counter 11 about 15 minutes later. The official entered data from my WP and passport into the computer. He then printed out a form and I was asked to check if my name, passport number, address etc. were correct. I said they were and he directed me to wait outside room 17 (the physical test room) until my number was called. By now it's about 8:00am. I was called into the room at about 8:15am. I passed all three tests (peripheral vision, depth perception and reaction) and my form (from the first step) was signed. It is now about 8:30am. I was then told to wait for the road safety/etiquette video to be shown in room 16, which was next door. A group of about 50 people (including me) were called at around 8:50am for a 9:00am start to the video. This was the fist showing of the day. We watched the hour-long video, which did contain some valid points, although the subtitles were a bit weird (e.g. they used the word "outpace" instead of "overtake", which I thought was odd, but probably got it from Google translate or something). I feel that drink-driving and what to do when faced with a red traffic light should have been included. I also thought the video was a little childish and condoned violence, as when someone parked incorrectly he was hit over the head. Anyway, we were then given our paperwork back and we left that room and then we had to wait for the photo and new licence to be issued. The actual process was pretty fast, although the wait was about 30 minutes. I paid 555 baht. I left the building at 10:30am, with my licence valid for 5 years and 363 days as my birthday was on Saturday when the old licence expired.

     

    In all, it wasn't bad and although the officials weren't overly friendly they weren't rude either. I admire them for that as it must be an extremely mundane job.

     

    Finally, I would advise that the English language ability of many of the staff was low (this is not a criticism), so if your Thai isn't very good so you might want to take a Thai speaker with you. Also, many of the signs are in English, but not all of them make complete sense. I can read some Thai and as such I managed to read the order and location of the above steps in Thai at the bottom of the queue ticket which helped a lot. I'm posting this so that others can have an idea of what to expect. Also, get there early as there are only a certain number of videos shown per day.

     

    Cheers.

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