Motorbike Registration- The Original Owner Is Dead!

[brycat]

Hi,

Here's the situation:

I bought a motorbike from an American woman in Chiang Mai that was going back to the States. It was a good deal and it came with the green registration book. I thought everything was great until I showed the green book to a Thai friend of mine at which time I found out the bike hadn't been registered in 6 years!

The woman I bought it from said she hadn't registered it when she bought it. She put me in contact with someone who was friends with the prior owner. He was Thai and he explained that he had also tried to help his friend register the bike but they found out the last registered owner had died. (The last registered owner also lived in Lamphun which compounds the problem.)

I've gone down to find out what I have to do to get the bike registered. I went with a Thai friend to avoid any miscommunication. We were told that in order to register the bike we'd need to get a copy of the last (dead lady in Lamphun) owner's ID card and have her sign the paperwork. This is obviously not an option.

Does anyone know how I can get around this problem to get the bike registered? I've been riding around with expired registration for about 6 weeks now. I know if I wear a helmet and manage not to get into an accident I probably won't get hassled, but I'd really rather have legit registration.

Any info would be appreciated. Thanks!

[Bill97]

Have someone help you make the papers they asked for and submit them.

[brycat]

Have someone help you make the papers they asked for and submit them.

I can get help making the papers, but what about a copy of the ID card?

[Bill97]

Have someone help you make the papers they asked for and submit them.

I can get help making the papers, but what about a copy of the ID card?

It is just another paper.