Schnitzelfritz

Seems like it is done differently in every transport office....

Bought a used car from annother province and wanted to register it in my name in Chiang Rai. I had to get new number plates and the vehicle had to undergo inspection.

Number plates and registration were fairly cheap, I don't remember the price. They wanted the purchase contract, blue car book, my passport and the usual letter from Immigration. Signed Copies of all the above, too ofc...

Had to come back a week or so later to do the inspection ( laughable compared to European countries) give back the old plates and receive the new ones.

It was a very smooth process, the transport office in CR is well organized.

28 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

When I put my cover over the bike I secure the bottom eyes by using bungy chords so that it stays taught and the cats in my Condo garage can not climb up it and try and sleep on the bike like they were doing on my seat.

My cats just jump up, I have 6 ????

I bought 3 motorbike covers during the last 6 months. 2 got destroyed by my cats, the last one is sturdy enough. Cats sleep, play and fight on and around the bike but it still is intact.

It fits well over my bike even with the transport box mounted.

Ordered on Lazada, would recommend it:

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I'm with Bangkok bank too for about 6 months now.

TMB and Kasikorn didn't want my 400k Baht because I was on a tourist visa back then. ( ”..can not, you only tourist..”)

From what I have experienced and learned from others Bangkok Bank is hassle free and the best option, at least for your 1st Thai bank account.

Their mobile app works very well for online payments and transfers to other accounts. Should you be on a TV at the time you open the account your maximum daily spending limit will be 200k Baht. 

It is not possible ( at least for me ) to transfer money from your Thai bank out of Thailand.

Does this also affect border crossings by land?

I'mon a 6 months METV and my 60 day stay is over next week. 

Will use Mae Sai, Tachilek border crossing to stay for another 60 days.