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On 12/26/2022 at 1:10 PM, Keep Right said:

None for me. I do not support a far left, woke company such as this.

W⚓ replies with political post to frivolous dessert thread

3 minutes ago, Hummin said:

If you choose one of the mandatory local approved cheap  covid provided insurances, you might be surprised to when deleted happens. 
 

 

I do not have one of those , what personal attack on me now? That I'm lucky and not smart?

I've stayed long term here prior to covid if that means anything.

How surprising in forum world, one opens a discussion over something that's CLEARLY not cut and dried, and the forum Heavies appear in no time casting judgement.

So I may as well cast mine, get a life keyboard warriors, get outside.

I wish you doom and unmitigated failure, mo'<deleted>

11 minutes ago, Hummin said:

Good luck you know best! 
 

You need an IDL to rent a car at an international rental service, if use a local one, do what you want, and hope for the best. 
 

If you have an accident, insurance company might say something about not having IDL. 
 

A local company may not even be registered a rental service, and your personal insurance ( if smart enough to have one) may not pay up because of no IDL

 

Up to you

You need personal insurance to enter the country currently, regardless of any personal attributes.

This is the best point, the rental Cos. will be the issue in spite of the law.

From Wikipedia This Article is part of the Thai Motor Vehicle Act

Australia does have a treaty with Thailand - Geneva Traffic act 1949

Section 42

Anyone who wishes to drive a motor vehicle on public roads must possess an appropriate driver's license. The driver must carry the driver's license and a photocopy of the registration book and show them to competent officers upon request. This does not apply for those who are learning to drive a motor vehicle according to the provision of Section 57.

If the driver is an alien who doesn't have an immigrant visa, he may drive a motor vehicle with a driver's license specified in the Section 42-2. In such a case, he must carry documents specified by the treaty between the Thai government and the government which issued such driver's license, and show them to competent officers upon request.

Section 42-2

In case there's a treaty between the Thai government and a foreign government regarding mutual acceptance of driver's license, an alien who doesn't have an immigrant visa may drive a motor vehicle with a driver's license issued by such a foreign government, or an automobile association authorized by such a foreign government.

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So this comes down to the "fine print" in the 1949 Treaty, it appears.

I'll try to figure whether that's just your licence, or accompanied by an IDP

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The question of the thread is not answered

Why close?

Orinoco

That's what I'm trying to figure, what is required to be legal

Aussie licence states in English that class C licence is for vehicles up to 12 passenger and to 4.5 tons

18 minutes ago, FriendlyFarang said:

 

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That's not what it says

 

The length of stay doesn't matter

Friendly, do you have an excerpt of the wording?

Is it the International 1949 agreement or local leglisation

20 minutes ago, Kwasaki said:

If you have an IDP with your Oz DL then your OK. 

That's the rub, it's considered that rental car Cos. may want the IDP, and the traffic cops may want a donation if you don't have an IDP, but .... the law and Int. Agreement say you don't. ???

I agree for over 90 days , eg O retirement visas and any other long stay you need the IDP, mmmmm

There seems to be confusion as to whether a overseas licence (Aust) is sufficient to legally drive a car, shorter stay 30 thru 90 days.

Thailand and Australia are both signatories to the 1949 UN Geneva Treaty 'Road Traffic' 

Putting to the panel here , thoughts?

22 hours ago, nikmar said:

Advanced pointing!!!

I think that's a new telescopic Pointer ! 

On 5/19/2020 at 2:27 PM, totally thaied up said:

Need to remember, he will have to return to Australia for two years before getting the OAP to qualify. 

Do not be in thailand When you come of OAP age. also make abs sure you are an Aus resident prior to reaching qualifying 'age'

On 5/6/2020 at 4:59 PM, terryofcrete said:

Why do people feel the need to reply when they don’t know the answer ? 

I don't know ........

I can't answer that

how did you go?

which club in Sydney was next door?

On 4/25/2020 at 5:03 PM, steven100 said:

so let me get this straight .....  you want a gf who will be with you and sleep with you and have a future with you but you don't want to support her with the running costs and anything to do with the land. 

 

hmmm .....  i think I've got it right ....    sounds like you want a gf that won't cost you anything. imo

comorn, he's being stitched up by a team, an organised sting

There is a good reason the mother has more riches than him.

I'll bet he can not see the land title in the girls name, in Thailand its likely the family dont 'own' it anyway, have tenant or usage rights

" Easiest Option is to get married.  You may be able to register the civil partnership in your home country." 

if getting married you are worth more to them dead

this breaks expat rule#1 in Thailand

On 3/11/2020 at 2:10 AM, DrJack54 said:

Avoid non O-A at all costs. The Thai insurance killed it. 

It will work for you to obtain non-o.

This guy can advise on options @Peter Denis

however non O-A you can get near 2 years with 800k equiv (in your home country

with non 'O' money has to come into Thailand

This is the only advantage/point of difference of the O-A I think 

https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/crime/kitten-killer-arrested-in-chiang-mai

5 minutes ago, chuck holmes said:

How do you loose 70 or 80 people?

they fled

36 minutes ago, Burma Bill said:

After nearly 20 years in North Thailand, I slipped away to a good life in Cambodia where there are no complicated Immigration and Financial bureaucratic rules, just simplicity!

yet your name Is burma bill,  internal revenue will Never find you!

15 hours ago, bluesofa said:

They're all under observation together in the same Korean hospital. Perhaps all in the same room?

The other 100k have not taken the Korean amnesty,  ghosted amongst the population

On 2/12/2020 at 9:37 PM, Susco said:

If I'm not mistaken, it were those service provided weapons that were used in the rampage, so what does it matters that he owned more private weapons?

read again,  his private pistol shot his commander , and older lady,  then he went on rampage, spree

40 minutes ago, alex8912 said:

Oh God. ....then when you get to the border the sky could fall in on Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia and Myanmar!! Then your only choice is back to Thailand!! What to do then??

Rent of course,  if any point of that measured (good) advice you disagree with,  then argue the point(s)

6 hours ago, rembody said:

Would help if they could get rid of the taxi mafia, and make it more affordable to get around

Absolutely, I dont want to rent a vehicle, and like a beer, basically the inexplicable lack of affordable transport options makes the place hell, it's better in boondocks Isaan transport wise, cheaper in BKK

taxi mob can rot AFAIconcerned

On 11/19/2019 at 4:34 PM, thaibeachlovers said:

'cause more girls from Issan are hooking in Pattaya than any other province?

agree, and phuket and bangkok, its rare ..... on occasion that one meets a northern or southern lady