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BS, clearly you have not been using this forum long and or don't read Thai news. Though lately, the Farang have been in the news a lot I must say.

Screw international standards, who said they are correct???

Absolutely 101% correct. 99% is utter BS, it would be lucky to be close to 75 - 80%. The majority of older people out on farms up country struggle with even the very basics. This is typical Thailand government offical talk, trying to cover his own ass! The education system here is extremely poor, but that's the way some of the fat cats like it.

A winding piece of road??? More excuses to justify accidents! Looks like a gentle curve, when will Thailand do something about the poor drivers??? Likely never I guess.

I appreciate your replies and information, thank you. i’ve had for around 10 years actually but never heard about the use of the TM 30 until a week or so ago 🤣

I’ve never seen a certificate, I have hard covered little book with the certification and associated stamps, finger printers etc but yes that is it. Yes I’ve have had to get the permission to leave and no quota when planning to exit, I think TM 12 and TM 20. Also completed my Alien registration at the local police station and updated it, that was fun 😣. At least the last time it was. But the TM30 has stumped me, I’ve been told no need but when I do go to the local immigration, not often once a year maybe, they ask my wife for the TM30. Though as they don’t deal with Farang’s with PR very often at all I guess maybe they just don’t know?

If you have PR, permanent residency. Does a TM30 need to be completed when yoy return to your registered place of residence?

Thanks Upnotover Yes PR is permanent residency and yes I've heard that the TM30 is not need, I actually heard a lawyer say it. However I'm wondering if that us actually true or not? Agreed, the TM30 process is not at all a good one!

Hello all While I should know the answer to this question, I do not! If you have you have full and proper Thai residency permit etc. Is there a need for the TM 30? Thanks

Mr Cambell is clearly an idiot and should go back to his home country immediately. Once there he should find a room, go inside and not come out ever again!

Any road in the whole of Thailand. Stupid people, if they were concerned about public safety they might actually try deal with REAL safety issues!

Improving road safety, absolutely. Replacing 80% of the police and putting in new police that will do their jobs and enforce the rules yes absolutely, educating everyone about road safety from beginning school to university yes absolutely, have strickter penalties for break road rules and enforce them yes absolutely! However, this was a farang riding a quadbike, which looks unregistered, in the early morning and likely no helmet and possibly at speed and possibly after drinking. Unfortunately really nothing to do with my statements above. He should have known better and was aware of the dangerous of what he was doing. Can't blame Thailand for this one!

What a stupid statement, clearly ill informed and ignorant of Thai people. Many speak multiple languages, Cambodian, Vietnamese, Chinese, Loa, English, French etc. Do you speak Thai, fluently? It is just that many also do not speak English or speak only a little, the school systems here for ordinally people is very poor especially for English. All Kids get taught English almost none from the standard schools system actually can speak English!

The unfortunate facts of life are that education, the normal public schools, system here in Thailand is extremely poor. English in many, many cases is taught by non English speaks who can't actually hold a conversation in English themselves! It is better than it was 20 years ago, but not a lot better!