5y driver licence renewal Bang Lamung

[jwdub12]

Just my luck, I returned back from the DLT and the GF looks at my newly minted motorbike and auto licenses and tells me they the wrong room number 347 instead of 547 of the condo we stay at on the back of the license. Is this something I need to go back and correct it or something I shouldn't worry about.

[kinyara]

On 3/11/2024 at 11:38 AM, jwdub12 said:

Just my luck, I returned back from the DLT and the GF looks at my newly minted motorbike and auto licenses and tells me they the wrong room number 347 instead of 547 of the condo we stay at on the back of the license. Is this something I need to go back and correct it or something I shouldn't worry about.

 

Bummer that's a really annoying typo. All I would say is, and this may not apply to you, I use my driving licence as the easiest form of address I.D. proof accepted by Jomtien immigration when I do my annual retirement extension, so obviously having the correct address on it is essential. If your licences are 5 year validity if it was me I would go back and get them to reissue.

[Wobblybob]

I renewed my 5 year driving licence yesterday at Bang Lamung, was told I needed a resident certificate from Pattaya immigration, I left it too late and failed to get the certificate and carried on to the test centre regardless. I showed all the documents minus the resident certificate and showed them my pink id card and was happily told to go get my new licence after the colour eyesight test and the brake test. Does the Pink ID card have any bearing on getting the new licence?

[SAFETY FIRST]

10 minutes ago, Wobblybob said:

was told I needed a resident certificate from Pattaya immigration

If you haven't got ALL the documents that they require, you will not go to the next section, you cannot proceed, they will refuse you, giving your paperwork back.

You are forced to have all documentation in order to complete your testing. 

 

Edited March 13 by SAFETY FIRST

[Wobblybob]

1 minute ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

If you haven't got ALL the documents that they require, you will not go to the next section, you cannot proceed, they will refuse you, giving your paperwork back.

You are forced to have all documentation in order to complete your testing. 

 

Well I must be lying then and my new licence is a figment of my imagination. 😗

[topt]

9 hours ago, Wobblybob said:

Does the Pink ID card have any bearing on getting the new licence?

Possibly, probably in your specific instance. Pattaya DLT are renowned for insisting on a CoR but there have been one or two individual posters who said that they were able to use their yellow book - all be it not recently.

[jacko45k]

21 hours ago, Wobblybob said:

I renewed my 5 year driving licence yesterday at Bang Lamung, was told I needed a resident certificate from Pattaya immigration, I left it too late and failed to get the certificate and carried on to the test centre regardless. I showed all the documents minus the resident certificate and showed them my pink id card and was happily told to go get my new licence after the colour eyesight test and the brake test. Does the Pink ID card have any bearing on getting the new licence?

Yes, sometimes it can be used in the place of a residence certificate! From what I read here, now and again, they say no, because they like to keep foreigners guessing. 

[NONG CHOK]

Next week I'm going to the office where I make my one year visa every year to get a residency certificate. What documents do I need? Obviously a current passport. I have a blue book but it's been left in my house in Bangkok. The fact that I have a current one year visa wouldn't the office where I get my visas from in Pattaya know my registered address. Also do I need any other documentation to get a residency certificate? Thanks.

[jacko45k]

16 hours ago, NONG CHOK said:

Next week I'm going to the office where I make my one year visa every year to get a residency certificate. What documents do I need? Obviously a current passport. I have a blue book but it's been left in my house in Bangkok. The fact that I have a current one year visa wouldn't the office where I get my visas from in Pattaya know my registered address. Also do I need any other documentation to get a residency certificate? Thanks.

You will need a TM30 receipt in your passport. In the Pattaya area I might suggest an agent help you if you don't.

[NONG CHOK]

What's the best day to go to the DLT office in Pattaya?

[Smokin Joe]

1 hour ago, NONG CHOK said:

What's the best day to go to the DLT office in Pattaya?

 

Sukhumvit to Hwy 36 or Hwy 7 (Expressway) to Hwy 36. It is just west of Regents School. Use GPS as signage is poor. You can go by motorbike on Hwy 36 but not on the expressway.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[NONG CHOK]

I've been told by the poo house prophets that we should count to 7 at a normal rate to pass the perception test. When being colour tested should we say orange or yellow? Some officials are the same as my wife when she's in a bad mood, she can pick the $**t  out of anything.

Edited May 7 by NONG CHOK
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[KhunLA]

16 minutes ago, NONG CHOK said:

I've been told by the poo house prophets that we should count to 7 at a normal rate to pass the perception test. When being colour tested should we say orange or yellow? Some officials are the same as my wife when she's in a bad mood, she can pick the $**t  out of anything.

Color test you can't beat.   I'm not going to tell you how to beat the depth perception test, as I don't want you on the roads with me.  Don't need to get rear ended ... in a bad way 

[johng]

10 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

Color test you can't beat.

One time I was at the  transport office  doing the colour test and a guy in front of me was obviously colour blind as he kept saying the wrong colours,  after 3 wrong attempts the examiner said  

"if you say green again  you go home"   she then pointed to a new colour  on the board and the guy  shouted out "green"  everyone in the queue laughed  the examiner laughed  and she let him continue onto the next test !

 

The traffic light braking reaction test was at times pretty disturbing to witness,  the depth perception test was a bit more difficult to see who had bad problems  but there where many "do overs" on all these tests.

[NONG CHOK]

I'm in the process of getting a residency certificate from the agent I use for my annual one year visa. He advised me that I can pick it up after 10 am on Friday. As my birthday is the May 19 I wish to make an appointment as soon as possible. My problem is that my agent has my passport, so if I go to to the LTD office tomorrow will they accept a laminated copy of my passport and visa. Thanks.

[Seppius]

1 hour ago, NONG CHOK said:

I'm in the process of getting a residency certificate from the agent I use for my annual one year visa. He advised me that I can pick it up after 10 am on Friday. As my birthday is the May 19 I wish to make an appointment as soon as possible. My problem is that my agent has my passport, so if I go to to the LTD office tomorrow will they accept a laminated copy of my passport and visa. Thanks.

Has the agent been holding your passport for long? Get mine back max 3 days on the annual renewal, are you using Marinett?

[NONG CHOK]

21 minutes ago, Seppius said:

Has the agent been holding your passport for long? Get mine back max 3 days on the annual renewal, are you using Marinett?

I've been using Cambodian Intertravel visa service in Soi Buakhaow for many years. I get mine on back Friday which is 3 days also. My main concern is would the laminated copy of my passport and visa be accepted if I try to make an appointment tomorrow.

[NONG CHOK]

I've finally got my documents in order to renew my drivers license. I just have one problem, I watched the video on my laptop and I got the all clear and was sent a QR code which I haven't got a clue how to use. So I took a screen shot and sent it to a FAT DISK and got it printed on a sheet of A4 paper will this accepted. Thanks.

[Mason45]

I renewed my drivers license today, It was so much more organised than it was 5 years ago. The appointment is probably the reason why. We did the traffic light test, the reaction test but the perception test wasn't even mentioned. I also got a 6 years license.

[giddyup]

On 5/21/2024 at 6:11 PM, Mason45 said:

I renewed my drivers license today, It was so much more organised than it was 5 years ago. The appointment is probably the reason why. We did the traffic light test, the reaction test but the perception test wasn't even mentioned. I also got a 6 years license.

I did mine over a year ago and there was only the traffic lights and the reaction tests, no perception test. I always  failed the colour test when the tester used to point to a colour but the traffic lights are a breeze.

[jacko45k]

19 hours ago, giddyup said:

I did mine over a year ago and there was only the traffic lights and the reaction tests, no perception test. I always  failed the colour test when the tester used to point to a colour but the traffic lights are a breeze.

Same but a few weeks ago in June. Although I paid for an agent..... you get a cute girl to hold your hand!

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Just a couple of questions on the driving license current conditions.

 

Applying for both car and motorbike do you still only need one original copy of your resident certificate and medical certificate? Any suggestions on the central Pattaya Med certificate would be useful also.

 

Do you still need to make an appointment and approximately how long from the appointment time to the that you make the appointment is it if that's the case.  

 

Thanks in advance

[1]

Also just to follow up.

 

I lost my wallet a while ago and got a police report stating to the fact that I lost my licenses. I haven't bothered to replace them. I've got photocopies of them does anybody see that being an issue in obtaining the new licenses?

[jacko45k]

16 hours ago, 1 said:

Just a couple of questions on the driving license current conditions.

 

Applying for both car and motorbike do you still only need one original copy of your resident certificate and medical certificate? Any suggestions on the central Pattaya Med certificate would be useful also.

 

Do you still need to make an appointment and approximately how long from the appointment time to the that you make the appointment is it if that's the case.  

 

Thanks in advance

Yes, one original will suffice. I had only 2 weeks between visits, but a guy I sat near was told to come back in a few days.... quiet time of year I guess... it will certainly pick up in November. 

[safarimike11]

On 1/22/2024 at 2:27 PM, DoneTravelling said:

You need two original medical certificates

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[safarimike11]

On 8/3/2023 at 3:44 PM, SAFETY FIRST said:

Great to hear. 

 

- Please provide link for online training 

 

- just the 1 medical certificate for both licenses needed (bike and car), so 1 original and 1 copy? 

 

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2 hours ago, safarimike11 said:

DLT e-Learning (dlt-elearning.com)

Is this a requirement for the 5-year renewal?

[fulhamster]

26 minutes ago, 1 said:

Is this a requirement for the 5-year renewal?

Yes.

 

You register in with your passport number (same as your DL number)

The video lasts about 35 minutes, stops 3 times to ask a multiple choice answer question. At the end you can change or keep your answers before confirming.

Assuming you answered all correctly, you get an on-screen certificate which you need to print for the DL office. I took a photo then printed from my phone.

 

Make sure you have the copy or photo before closing the website. there is no second chance.

 

If you cannot show a successful copy at the Office, you will have to sit for an hour watching a video

[BangkokReady]

On 6/10/2023 at 4:10 PM, Guderian said:

I got a new 5-year licence yesterday. I'd been in the UK last year when the original 2-year licence expired, so after a lot of pondering I decided to let it go until after my birthday in late-May so that I'd then get a 6-year extension, in effect, as the 5 years is from the date of your NEXT birthday. I used an agent, Mot, and I'm very glad I did as so much has changed since I was last there in September 2020. You have to make an appointment in person, they're adamant about that, even the agent can't do it for you, so it involves 2 separate visits, though getting the appointment is quick and easy. The physical test involving aligning the two pegs has been dropped, the colour blindness test has changed, and there's no 1-hour video to watch any more. My appointment was at 1:30 and we were done with the stuff inside by 2:15, after that you have to get your photo taken and then pick up your licence, outside and downstairs respectively. I left around 3:00 with both new licences, valid until May 2029, and quite happy with things. DO NOT let your licence expire by more than a year or you will be treated much like a Thai learner. Here are a few photos I took of the new rules posted by the (foreign) appointments desk.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So, from 2-year licence to 5-year licence before expired, you don't need to take eye-tests?

[Guderian]

13 minutes ago, BangkokReady said:

 

So, from 2-year licence to 5-year licence before expired, you don't need to take eye-tests?

 

Only a colour blindness test, which does seem to be a bit of a challenge to a surprising number of people (usually mild red-green blindness).

Edited August 5 by Guderian