Mattd

A word of warning regarding the use of the red plates, in theory the red plates that the dealer will use on the car will be registered in Bangkok and therefore should not be used outside of that area, most ignore this!

From what I understand, if written permission is sought and given for the use of the plate in CM province from the issuing area for the red plates, then they can be used.

Note that they are only to be legally used between 6am and 6pm, again almost universally ignored.

The brown log book is important for a few reasons, there are a lot of fake red plates out there, so the book is proof that they are genuine and that the car is not stolen, you should record each journey in this book, start time, destination and end time.

Good luck with the registering of the vehicle, IMHO the quicker that you do this the better, red plates are seen by some as a 'status' symbol, for me they are nothing but a PITA!

This is only possible for BOI or IEAT registered companies and certain directorships.

The OP's options seem to be limited, as a non-o based on marriage appears to be a no go, as he mentions Girlfriend, not wife?

If not wanting to do the Elite path, then the other option would be a SE tourist visa and extend that for a further 30 days, doesn't get him to November though!

Once the child is born, then it should be possible to obtain a non-o based on visiting him or her.

Or of course, he could get married!

9 minutes ago, giddyup said:

Here in Thailand the traffic lights do not have any 'standard'.

I tend to disagree with that statement, the lights do not change in their standard, the top one is red, middle one amber and the bottom one is green, so in theory even if you are colour blind to the point of not being able to distinguish the differences in colour you should be able to by their position.

Not sure that this is correct, though might depend on the individual DLT office, a friend of mind renewed his 5 year licence in the Pattaya office using a Yellow Tabien Baan from an address in Surin as proof and the Surin address is the one on his licence.

Are you purchasing the vehicle in your own name and if so, what are using as proof of address, work permit or a residence letter from immigration or your Embassy?

If you are paying cash for the vehicle, with no finance, then the rules now mean that the vehicle must be registered in the province you reside in, so if you live in CM, then the vehicle needs to be registered at CM DLT.

So, unless the dealer is going to go to CM DLT to register the car, which I would very much doubt, then I would ask the dealer in BKK to make 100% with BKK DLT that they are actually able to register the vehicle on Bangkok plates in the first place.

Edit: This is not related to the Red plates, which are temporary.

On 2017-6-5 at 5:13 PM, teacherofwoe said:

I've been able to do my 90 day online because I've been out of the country a couple of times in the last six years,

On 2017-6-5 at 5:13 PM, teacherofwoe said:

A B1,600 fine is nothing to me, but I hate the principle of it.

@teacherofwoe -  I would be very careful disputing a fine if I was you, depending on the office and the officer, then they could use the fact that you have been out of the country twice since the last TM30 report and did not report your address via a TM30 on both occasions, not saying they would, but in 'principle' they could.

28 minutes ago, transam said:

Sorry chum, gas must be installed by Corgi registered/licensed folk, you cannot do electrical work for the safety of folk who may buy the property... Well that was my info 15 years back...

Exactly right regarding Gas, except Corgi was replaced in 2009 by the Gas Safe Register and to carry out certain tasks on an electrical installation of a home would require a provable level of competency, the below is a quote from the UK HSE Executive website under the FAQ 'Can I do my own electrical work'

It is particularly important that anyone who undertakes electrical work is able to satisfy the requirements of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989.

Basically, best leave that to the experts!

2 minutes ago, GarryP said:

No. They do not reset the clock. It is accumulated. 

Cheers.

Interesting topic, the way I am understanding this is the benefits kick in after making 180 monthly payments in to the SS fund, anything less and you can claim a lump sum payout?

How does it work if there was a shortish break in the payments?

I worked for one company for 11 years 3 months (so 135 months) then there was a short break of about 7 weeks prior to going on to the payroll of another company, at which I've made a further 15 months SS payments to date, so 150 now in total, assuming I continue to work, then will this short break have any effect, i.e. do they reset the clock?

The route BKK - DOH - BKK maybe slightly effected due to the ban from UAE, which makes a dog leg for them, but would imagine that this would be made up during the flight.

You should be able to get one, it will be a 2 year temporary licence.

Regardless of the politics, then it is extremely unlikely that the current bans on airspace would affect any flights BKK - DOH - LHR, as neither sector would need to go in to any of those airspace.

Of course if countries such as Iran were to impose a ban, then this would have an effect.

5 minutes ago, sniggie said:

but it will always be my fault!

of course!

13 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

I am not even sure the local office always enters the info for reports done at the office.

You are most likely correct, it does sort of defeat the purpose of the reporting though in that case!

Each individual is recorded in to the immigration main database and a history maintained, it would not be too difficult for them to integrate it so that the address information is in the same database, then if they did need to find somebody this would assist. 

When an individual enters Thailand and uses an address on the TM.6, is that address electronically recorded at all, or is it just left as a paper record and stored somewhere?

Same question applies for a 90 day report, which also contains an address.

Never known it to be any different since it's introduction! The old 90 page one didn't have 90 usable pages.

36 minutes ago, keithcresswell said:

My Thai girlfriend has a 10 year license. She got it about five years ago at the Pattaya Land transport Office. I know its genuine as I was with her when she got it. 

Are you sure it wasn't her second 5 year licence? The issue date remains as per first 5 year licence on subsequent renewals, mine is coming up to 20 years now.

I am 100% certain that there is no such animal as a 10 year one, unless wrongly issued or fake!

@sniggie as far as I know the rules changed around September last year and apply to all, not just Farangs.

It only becomes an issue when you want to do like you wanted and register a new vehicle in a different province, or when something changes, i.e. ownership or address.

My car was originally purchased on finance and was on Bangkok plates, when I decided to pay off the finance early the issues started, as went to the British embassy and got a residence certificate (at stupid cost, but no choice due to working in Bangkok) at the request of BMW Leasing, this showed my home in Chonburi, when the leasing company tried to register the car fully in my name the DLT refused and basically issued the car with a notice to change the plates to Chonburi within 30 days, the rest I did myself in Chonburi and it was actually surprisingly easy to do, that time I got the residence certificate from Jomtien immigration.

My best guess would be that this was his second 5 year licence, hence from the date issued to expire would look like 10 years, as per example photos earlier in the thread.

The big question is when is the expiry year, as already stated here, the maximum that you can now get is just shy of 6 years, there absolutely is no 10 year validity for Thai driving licences and that is for Thai's never mind for Farangs!!

This link provides info on the how, she would need to have been accepted by a designated learning institution as the first step.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/study/study-who.asp

3 minutes ago, Nong Khai Man said:

( IF You are Married )

2 hours ago, visatroubles said:

I am not married to my partner

On 2017-5-31 at 2:44 PM, Tbone999 said:

Unfortunately, I've already used the 60day extension. I'll have to see if they'll stamp me in for 30days. too late to do anything now.

If my understanding is correct, you were overseas and therefore were out of the country, if that was the case, then there would have been no reason why you couldn't have got another 60 day extension, as you would have been on a new entry in to Thailand and entitled to apply.

27 minutes ago, BritTim said:

Each time you leave Thailand and are allowed enter Thailand again, at the end of your permission to stay, you are entitled to a one time 60-day extension to visit your Thai spouse. This is true even for a visa exempt entry.

OK, thanks, then that answers a previous post by another member in another topic, thought this was the case, just wasn't sure.

3 minutes ago, BritTim said:

You can only get a single 60-day extension per entry into Thailand.

@BritTim is it one per entry or once only? 

3 minutes ago, Jonmarleesco said:

It might not be called that, but a temporary licence is a provisional licence by another name.

Understand exactly where you are coming from, but the definition of a Provisional Driving licence in the UK is that it gives you provisional entitlement to drive or ride a vehicle, in the case of a driving car, then you must be accompanied by a driver over the age of 21 that has held a full licence for a minimum of 3 years, whilst displaying L plates on the car to show other users that you are learning.

This then means that you learn to drive that car whilst be supervised by a 'competent' driver.

Once you pass both parts of the test, then they issue a full licence.

The difference here is that doesn't exist, the person learns how to drive with no licence, takes a test after minimum training and then gets given a licence that allows them to drive (and hence learn / gain experience) on their own.