Andrew Dwyer

Very useful to know this, seems like it is something to do with leaving the car with an open door or trunk for a period of time sends it into sleep mode. Seen a few cases on FB and the solution seems to be, as in the video, by pressing the door handle button. Incidently, i have had the steering wheel message a couple of times, turning it fully to the left and right clears it. I thought it might have been something to do with leaning heavily on the steering wheel when entering and needed re-zeroing but apparently not, found this:

I agree, i didn’t know that a yellow book would be accepted by DLT for driving license renewal in some locations. Will look into that if i need another , maybe i will get lucky and not have to go cap in hand to immigration, although hopefully in 6 years time they will have forgotten!.

The op doesn’t have a yellow book but he does have a COR.

I am a Brit , British Embassy unlikely to help I would imagine .

Hissy fit appears to be coming from you and your obsession with location. Not looking for approval at all , am asking did i do the right or wrong thing, will accept both answers

I am not saying I did the right thing am just asking what others would do in this situation. Caught me on a bad day i suppose and normally I would offer 500 baht, if they insisted I would pay the 800 and spend the rest of the day angry at myself for not standing up to them.

Yes, i have heard of this before. My IO requested nothing only my passport and the filled form ……. oh and 800 baht !

Thanks, that makes me think I did the wrong thing.

Thanks for your answer, i think i overreacted, hopefully i haven’t caused myself any future problems.

Why is the location so important to you ? The question is: Did I overreact or what would you do in this situation ?

My own opinion is that I overreacted and any other day would have put 400/500 baht on the table before walking out.

Because that is what my DLT request for drivers licence renewal

Yes, but what would you do if they asked you for 800 baht next time ?

The location is irrelevant, my question was “ what would you have done in my situation ? “

So as the title suggests I was asked to pay 800 baht for a Residency Certificate ( for driving licence renewal ). 3 things stood out for me: 1) I was asked to enter a small back office with ( presumably ) no cameras and away from colleagues. 2) the residence certificate had nothing on it stating 800 baht or any other amount. 3) when i asked for a receipt I was given the “ no have “ reply. The reason i was given is that Residency Certificates should be issued by the Embassy and not Immigration and this service was not their obligation. Now i always understood ( rightly or wrongly ) that the issuing of certificate of residence was immigration responsibility, a free service which could take up to 2 weeks or an express service for a small fee ( 200 to 500 baht ). When i presented my passport and filled form I was told only to return after lunch, wasn’t offered any options and when i returned was ushered straight into the small office behind the IO’s desks. The IO gave me the cert in an envelope and said “800 baht”, i said “ i thought it was free “ to which he laughed and said again “ 800 baht “, i then replied “ i give you 800 baht and you give me a receipt, yes ? “. His face changed drastically and he answered bitterly “ no receipt !! “, at this point i knew i was going to stand my ground. I dug my heels in and refused to pay and was told that the next time I had to go to the Embassy for C of R. I left with the residency certificate, one of the office minions followed me out to explain in better English but was surprised to see my wife sitting outside and said more or less “ this time okay but next time go to the Embassy “, my wife thought it suspicious. I have had 2 residence certificates before but my memory is a little cloudy, more or less this: Dec 2016 : FOC and instantly issued at another Immigration Office. Dec 2018: maybe FOC but possibly a small fee ( certainly not more than 300 baht ) at my current IO. I understand your experience will differ as every IO has their own ideas so this is not about what they charge you elsewhere but what would you have done in my situation ?? So: Did i do the right thing ? Did i act like an arrogant Farang ? Have i set myself up for immigration grief in the future. ? Should i have put 300/500 baht on the table as a compromise ?