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As the other guys above have said, no - it doesn't matter. I looked into this at DLT Bangchak years ago and the staff then said no need to bother, as the key number on your DL is not your PP number but your license number, i.e., the 8 digit number in larger purple shaded font in the second row on your DL.

Sea Pines is in tip top shape at present. The only other place in Hua Hin I've seen recently is Springfield which was also in great condition but a tad more expensive at 1,500 baht plus caddy 350 baht.

Cohiba Atmosphere in Soi Ruemrudi behind the Conrad Hotel.

If you're located between Asoke and Phrom Pong, then you could to RSU Medical on the corner of Sukhumvit Soi 31. You shouldn't have to wait long, I've done chest x-rays there before, & not expensive.

There is no solvency problem with Krungthai Bank. It's state owned and has maintained an investment grade international risk rating. Additionally, it is one of the 5 "systemically important banks" in Thailand, and therefore would receive both Bank of Thailand and Gov't Treasury support if additional liquidity was required.

That's great news...please keep us updated

"Ideally the easiest scenario would be to show the registered address from the registered province and not have to deal with the local immigration department." I did the same last year, i.e., I'm registered elsewhere but easily renewed my 5 yr DL in Cha-am whilst passing through Petchaburi province.

From 23rd March to April 3rd at Impact there will be hundreds of pretties to ogle at the Bangkok International Motor Show. But wishful thinking if you expect any to be keen on you.

What was the expiry date on your Thai DL....note that there's a 12 month grace period for renewing it after expiry. If it expired more than 12 months ago, then you're back to square one, meaning you will need to present you Aust DL and undertake the usual physical tests (excluding both the practical & theory tests which should be waived if you have a current Aust DL).

indeed, and you fall outside of their 5 criteria anyway

My father was able to renew his NSW Aust DL up to when he was in his late eighties, but it was renewable annually (instead of the usual 5 yrs) and subject to medical fitness.

Although I haven't sued them, I've seen positive recommendations from other members: https://www.legalserviceshuahin.com/

I'm still receiving mail from Australia. Yesterday I received a greeting card from Sydney that took 4 weeks to arrive; but today I received a small parcel from Sydney that only took 2 weeks to arrive in BKK (using Australia Post).

Coupon rate 3.1% p.a. Min subscription: 1,000 baht with max of 50MB Duration: 30 months Apparently the interest coupon is quarterly compounding.

There's some info here: For diagnosis: https://www.manarom.com/child_eng.html For activities, support groups: https://www.bkkkids.com/blog/care-education-children-autism/

The Australian Embassy in BKK no longer issues letters confirming your Thai address and Bangkok Immigration won't do it unless your 90 day reporting is up to date. For your Thai DL, there's a grace period of 12 months to renew an expired license, so if you still have a week or 2 window to renew before the 365 days lapses, then you can use your Yellow Tabien Baan for confirmation of your address at most DLT's, some branches do not accept them but I know from my own experience that both DLT Bangchak accepts the yellow book. Bear in mind that there is a 3 month waiting list for foreigners at Bangchak, so looks like you're going to have to get to DLT Chatuchak very early in order to get it done. Similarly to yourself my Thai DL had expired in Jan 2021, and due to lock-downs and closure of DLT's, I was faced with the prospect of being unable to renew by this month, given that the DLT Bangchak issued me with a queue number for 2 weeks after my 365 day grace period expired. So I drove to DLT Cha-am (as I was passing by there at the time) and got the DL renewed painlessly there a few months ago with my Yellow Book with BKK address. As a side note, it's strange that the Thai Embassy in Australia issued you with a Non B instead of a Non O visa, given that the documents required to get a Non B are more complex and not as common as with a Non O visa application.

Aside from the testing etc, how do you feel....fever, sore throat, aches? Anyway, hope you recover quickly, another double-vaxed chap I know got over it in less than 5 days with just a sore throat.

I renewed mine a couple of months ago in Cha-am (although I'm not registered there with Immigration). I was relieved that only the colour and brake tests were required, as I had struggled with the peripheral vision test in the past due to having to wear spectacles.

Nearly all the major bank ATMs in Bangkok have Union Pay capability. You will see the Union Pay logo on the ATMs alongside the Visa and MasterCard logo's.

A recent google reviewer indicates that there's no more ATM's at the head office building in Rama 4.

HSBC sold its Thailand consumer banking business to Krungsri / Bank of Ayudhya 9 years ago. (As a side note, Citibank also recently announced Krungsri as the successful bidder for their Thailand consumer banking business).

The DLT's are already open. You're supposed to make an online booking to do your renewal, however, that's easier said than done. The Bangchak branch in Sukhumvit have a 3 month waiting list for foreigners and they don't accept the online bookings, they prefer you physically visit them to make the booking. The Chatuchak branch accept 20 foreigner slots per day on a first in first served basis, which means you need to be there by 6:30am to join the queue. In contrast at some provincial branches you do the online video/test, then make a booking online a couple of days in advance.

They're not in financial difficulty at all. S&P Global Ratings re-affirmed the Kasikornbank rating at "BBB+" (Local Currency LT credit rating) as recently as August 2021. A BBB+ rating is categorised in the markets as "Investment Grade" and incidentally is the same as Thailand's sovereign rating. A Thai banks rating cannot be higher rated than that of the sovereign country rating of BBB+. Additionally, K-Bank are classified as one of the 5 "systemically important" banks in Thailand, which implies that neither the Bank of Thailand nor the Thai Gov't would allow the bank to fail (i.e., they would be provided with the necessary liquidity in an adverse scenario).

If your DL has expired less than 12 months, then the normal 5 yearly renewal process applies. If expired for more than 12 months, then you need to start again from scratch. Both DLT Chatuchak and DLT Bangchak are open, but foreigners are required to make advanced bookings for their renewal. Currently DLT Bangchak has a 3 month wait for renewal.