residence certificate from uk ebmbassy, translation needed ?

[yoboots]

hi,

i have searched but have not found info,

i soon plan to get my thai drivers licenses renewed in Pattaya,

i know i need a certificate/affadavit of residence

which i will be getting from UK embassy

(i already know can get from immigration but i will get from embassy)

my question is:

does the DL office in Pattaya require the cert of residence from embassy to be translated ?

as obviously the uk embassy will provide it in English

from what i have read i simply need to turn up at embassy with passport

(although i will also have lease which is in thai with me)

but my current thai license has address in thai on back

so i just wondered if they accept the affadavit and then you write address in thai ?

any relevant info from anyone that has done this would be greatly appreciated

[Langsuan Man]

If you want to go all the way to Bangkok and pay an outrageous fee to your Embassy to get a "certificate of residency" it will be accepted at the Pattaya Land Transport Office as is without need for translation

But you only need a certificate of residency for your first one year license, from then on, the old license is your proof of residency for a 5 year license and subsequent renewals, at least that was the way it was for me