Any Recent Experience of Renewing a DL at Chatuchak?

[sungod]

Hi, just wondered if anyone had any recent experiences, can you just walk in again or is booking required at Chatuchak?

 

What tests have they got you doing, approx how long does it take?

 

Thanks in advance.

[Coremouse]

Just renewed my outdated 5yr DL at Mochit(Chatuchak) DLT, yes booking is required I got there to apply at early-Nov and earliest available booking is 7th-Dec, near a month long

 

you need generic documents per usual,

A. medical cert( recommend at any JCI or reputable hospital or clinic, as nearby buffalo bridge hospital attitude s*cks last experience been there );

 

B. formal address proof, tabien baan or WP with address or Embassy notorial etc.

 

C. current visa extenstion page permission of stay etc.

 

 

At booked date just go there, take physical exam, watch 1hr video, pay 505 THB and get your DL very smooth, but may take time several hours thus arrive earlier the better. Strange though my new DL got 6 yrs validity did they go to 6 yrs from 5yrs? Or is the result I updated just passed near my birthday date, lol

 

Physical exam has newer equipment and much smooth than before, but peripheral test still as hard as f*-word. I got very good vision and peripheral sense, but telling colors from peripheral vision is not easy, yes I could easily distinguish them from intensity, but without prior test I think not many could tell colors/intensity correspondence at first hand? Lol now think about it, they had 2 peripheral test devices one not used, maybe it's for testee to familliarize, but test managers are very relax & friendly so it's smooth anyway

 

 

Edited December 11, 2022 by Coremouse

[Coremouse]

Just remember parking as always is jammed at Mochit DLT, so arrive earlier the better...

 

Nowadays Bkk seems road maintenance/blocked/traffic jam everywhere... I live at sounthern, western part of Bangkok and major roads are reduced to half width( Suksawat, Rama2, BangBuaThong, MahaNakhon highway etc. all under heavy maintenance and construction at same time ), sigh... I guess maybe when covit lock down - slight lower traffic, they decided let's renovate roads no biggie, but before they could finish road renovation works - now covit relaxed, and huge massive traffic...? 

 

Edited December 11, 2022 by Coremouse

[sungod]

Thanks very much, good info. Yes you would have got 6 years if you had just passed your birthday.

 

So none of that lining up 2 white sticks?

[Coremouse]

21 hours ago, sungod said:

Thanks very much, good info. Yes you would have got 6 years if you had just passed your birthday.

 

So none of that lining up 2 white sticks?

Yes has that too, stereo vision sort. But very easy. physical exams are 1 tell color, 2 align sticks, 3 watch light fast brake, 4 peripheral sillius sort.

 

btw. It's now at building 4 for exam, renew etc.