RayD Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 My one year temporary motorcycle is just about to expire so I went to the office to get a five year one. I'm on a non imm o. The office asked for a medical certificate, OK, easy. Address certificate from immigration because no work permit, okaay, bit more difficult because immigration is 50 kms away, but doable, and then stumped me by asking for my wife to come to the counter! I'd just flogged 80 kms from one end the province to the other so nipping home to get her not on. Insisted, must talk to wife. No wife, no license. So, no license. This seems to be a new one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khwaibah Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Try another LTD office. you can renew at any LTD office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mesquite Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 (edited) Flogged? Nipping? He probably didn't understand your English and needed your wife to translate. Edited October 30, 2015 by mesquite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayD Posted October 30, 2015 Author Share Posted October 30, 2015 Thanks, kwaibah, I didn't know that. It doesn't help me much as that's actually my closest office. Mesquite, afraid not. Presumably if I'd been on a retirement visa he'd have wanted to talk to my mum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa al Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Yes, a new one. Next.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberfarang Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 I wouldn`t swap my driving license for a wife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apetley Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 When I renewed my license for the first time the idiot behind the counter insisted I needed a work permit to do so. Only a trip to his supervisors office sorted that out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zyphodb Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 I took my step daughter along when I updated my 1 year to 5, I expect they just wanted a Thai there to translate for them, no Thai, no license, because too complicated for them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayD Posted October 31, 2015 Author Share Posted October 31, 2015 To get a five year licence you need: The one year license Passport and copies Medical certificate Address certificate or work permit 500Baht What is there to talk about? BTW my office has a girl who speaks better English tan my Thai, and there was no misunderstanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phuketrichard Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 never knew u needed a wife to get a drivers license or even a thai with ya. is this new LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayD Posted October 31, 2015 Author Share Posted October 31, 2015 It's recommended for the test if your Thai isn't too hot but the Thai needed is quite rudimentary, I didn't have problem with it. I was taken aback by their attitude because they couldn't have been more helpful when I got the one year. Different officer I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabhand Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Maybe you should just have called your wife and had her speak with the officer to find out what is the problem. If she is anything like my wife the officer would have been holding the phone about six inches from his ear!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arfurcrown Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Wifey like this helpful? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayD Posted October 31, 2015 Author Share Posted October 31, 2015 Dabhand, yes I thought of that. Unfortunately wifey had switched phone off and was taking a nap while the farang was away. And, yup, my little lotus blossom is one of those. Apparently you have a year to do it so I'll get the paperwork together and try again in a few weeks. If they refuse again I'll ask for the supervisor as apetly suggests and if still no go I'll take a bus to the next province as kwaibah suggests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaeJoMTB Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Dabhand, yes I thought of that. Unfortunately wifey had switched phone off and was taking a nap while the farang was away. And, yup, my little lotus blossom is one of those. Apparently you have a year to do it so I'll get the paperwork together and try again in a few weeks. If they refuse again I'll ask for the supervisor as apetly suggests and if still no go I'll take a bus to the next province as kwaibah suggests. How do they know you have a wife? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macknife Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Dabhand, yes I thought of that. Unfortunately wifey had switched phone off and was taking a nap while the farang was away. And, yup, my little lotus blossom is one of those. Apparently you have a year to do it so I'll get the paperwork together and try again in a few weeks. If they refuse again I'll ask for the supervisor as apetly suggests and if still no go I'll take a bus to the next province as kwaibah suggests. Your wife switched her phone 'off'? I'm pretty sure that no thai lady goes anywhere near the off button on her phone ever. Very suspicious. Why not just ride your bike to the next province? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayD Posted October 31, 2015 Author Share Posted October 31, 2015 MaeJoMBT Because I have a marriage visa? Mackknife Because out here in the sticks the offices are over a hundred kms apart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seedy Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 One post discussing Illegal activity removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recom273 Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Ahh .. Our local DLT isn't the provincial HQ and he asked for my wife to come and fill in the firms which were all in Thai .. Neither he or anyone else in the center wanted to lose face by attempting to speak English - so I found some college kids walking past outside. Also print up this and work down the check list - nothing about wife attending http://www.dlt.go.th/th/index.php?option=com_content&id=3471%3Arenew&Itemid=88 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayD Posted October 31, 2015 Author Share Posted October 31, 2015 Thanks for the link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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