couchpotato Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Many of us (myself included) usually renew our 5 year Licence after our birthday, and therefore usually get 6 years instead of 5. This year my Car insurance renewal came in the same month as my Licence expiry date. When I renewed, was warned by the Manager that they were aware of this practice, and if any accident occurred during the time of expiry to renewal, they would NOT cover any accident or costs. My insurance company is MSIG, so it might be worth checking your own policy rules, before ending up with no cover for the time you may not have a legal licence. So the moral of the story is I will renew before my birthday, only get 5 years, but will have no insurance surprises. Hope this helps some of you. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upnotover Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Interssting. My last renewal, admittedly some time ago, I did it a month before my birthday but still got the extra year. Whether by luck or intent I don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhaoNiaw Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 3 minutes ago, Upnotover said: Interssting. My last renewal, admittedly some time ago, I did it a month before my birthday but still got the extra year. Whether by luck or intent I don't know. What date is your birthday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upnotover Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 4 minutes ago, KhaoNiaw said: What date is your birthday? 20/08 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhaoNiaw Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 1 minute ago, Upnotover said: 20/08 So it looks like you went a month before on the first issue and then after your birthday on the renewal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
couchpotato Posted September 11, 2020 Author Share Posted September 11, 2020 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Upnotover said: 20/08 This topic was really meant to give info on the insurance coverage in regards to the licence renewal, not about the length of renewal period. Edited September 11, 2020 by couchpotato Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upnotover Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 2 minutes ago, KhaoNiaw said: So it looks like you went a month before on the first issue and then after your birthday on the renewal. Renewed on 20 July as it shows. I have no idea of the date when I got my original licence. 2 minutes ago, couchpotato said: 2010-2021 is 11 years--how do you get an 11 year licence? Back then they were 10 year licences, so the extra year made it 11. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhaoNiaw Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Upnotover said: Renewed on 20 July as it shows. I have no idea of the date when I got my original licence. Back then they were 10 year licences, so the extra year made it 11. No they weren't. I've had a licence since 1998. The first date shown is the one you originally got your licence. Edited September 11, 2020 by KhaoNiaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
couchpotato Posted September 11, 2020 Author Share Posted September 11, 2020 4 minutes ago, KhaoNiaw said: No they weren't. I've had a licence since 1998. The first date shown is the one you originally got your licence. Correct--I had forgotten that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upnotover Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 4 minutes ago, couchpotato said: Correct--I had forgotten that point. 555 but the man in Khaosan Road said it was real..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhaoNiaw Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 6 minutes ago, Upnotover said: 555 but the man in Khaosan Road said it was real..... It's not really '6 years' anyway. The idea is that it goes 5 years from your next birthday. I think it's only foreigners who rush to renew a day or two after their birthday to get the 'extra year'. Thais are not really bothered and just get around to doing it when it's convenient. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 7 hours ago, couchpotato said: This topic was really meant to give info on the insurance coverage in regards to the licence renewal, not about the length of renewal period. Obviously you aren't insured if your driving licence has expired Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritManToo Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 7 hours ago, couchpotato said: So the moral of the story is I will renew before my birthday, only get 5 years, but will have no insurance surprises. Hope this helps some of you. The moral of the story, is only ever pay for government minimum insurance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topt Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 7 hours ago, scubascuba3 said: Obviously you aren't insured if your driving licence has expired Depends. Current situation can be several months before you can get an appointment to renew at the DLT. Someone scraped the side of my vehicle so went to claim at Axa office. The guy I saw was looking unimpressed with my licence being 6 weeks expired until I showed him a pic of my DL renewal appointment slip which he took a photograph of. The other thing I was not aware of (and supposedly for all policies?) was that when the other party cannot be identified you have to pay 1k excess even when your policy has nil excess on it........it is in the booklet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoePai Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 9 hours ago, BritManToo said: The moral of the story, is only ever pay for government minimum insurance. A stupid thing to say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 2 hours ago, topt said: Depends. Current situation can be several months before you can get an appointment to renew at the DLT. Someone scraped the side of my vehicle so went to claim at Axa office. The guy I saw was looking unimpressed with my licence being 6 weeks expired until I showed him a pic of my DL renewal appointment slip which he took a photograph of. The other thing I was not aware of (and supposedly for all policies?) was that when the other party cannot be identified you have to pay 1k excess even when your policy has nil excess on it........it is in the booklet yes that's a recent exception it seems but under normal circumstances you aren't insured if your licence has expired which highlights how stupid the rules are when last year I had to wait until my 2 year licence expired before applying for another Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 12 hours ago, scubascuba3 said: Obviously you aren't insured if your driving licence has expired As far as the police are concerned, while awaiting appointment, isn't the old licence accepted? Typical of insurance to have another opinion... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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