svenivan Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 Hi guys, My friend has 20 rai of land, he has his own excavator (old) and a small tractor (new). Now he needs a truck to move soil etc loaded by his excavator. I have 40 rai with 500 rubbertrees and a couple of hundred lumjaytrees. I would like to make some roads and do some other digging in my land (my wifes land). Our idea is that I buy the truck and then we can transport his excavator to my land. Question 1: This is one of the small "blue" Toyota trucks so do you need special drivers licence or is Thai licence for car OK? Question 2: Do you need workpermit to work on your own land? It is not a business, just a hobby. Regards SI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khonwan Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 Hi guys, My friend has 20 rai of land, he has his own excavator (old) and a small tractor (new). Now he needs a truck to move soil etc loaded by his excavator. I have 40 rai with 500 rubbertrees and a couple of hundred lumjaytrees. I would like to make some roads and do some other digging in my land (my wifes land). Our idea is that I buy the truck and then we can transport his excavator to my land. Question 1: This is one of the small "blue" Toyota trucks so do you need special drivers licence or is Thai licence for car OK? Question 2: Do you need workpermit to work on your own land? It is not a business, just a hobby. Regards SI Your normal 4-wheel driving license will suffice if this truck is a four-wheeler, regardless of size. If, however, it is a six (or ten) wheeler, you must apply for a Class 2 licence (ชนิดที่ 2), which permits you to drive anything from 4 to 10 wheels (except a petrol/chemicals tanker). You will have to spend two days at your local DVLC for this. I'll give you more details if indeed you are considering buying a 6 or 10 wheel truck. I obtained mine 3 years ago. I presume your "hobby" is expected to make some money, in which case you working it will, technically, require a work permit. In practice, however, I've never heard of anyone being challenged for working on their own land. I do remember one occasion, though, at Suan Plu when the Imm officer asked casually, whilst I conversed about farming, if I also got involved in the daily work. I asked her to look at my tan and told her I wasn't exactly staying in the house watching TV all day. She laughed and commented that it was just as well, though, that I lived so far out of sight since my farm activities certainly required a WP. Rgds Khonwan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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