Copies of All Pages of Passport Required by Thai DMV to Transfer Title of Car in Chiang Mai

[Isaanman]

I am not sure if others have had this experience or not. I just purchased my 3rd vehicle in Thailand last week--a used SUV in Chiang Mai. There seems to be a new requirement by the Thai DMV (at least, in Chiang Mai). For me to get the title transferred to my name (from a previous Thai owner), the used car dealer had to make and submit a copy of every page of my passport! The sales guy at the car dealership (Expat Auto--has a very honest reputation in the city among expats) told me they have been required to do this for, I believe he said, the last 5 months or so.

​I could be wrong and I am only guessing; but, I think this could simply be another means for Thai authorities to keep a closer tab on farangs living full-time in the country. I wonder if anyone else has had a similar experience recently.

[ikbenhet]

They probably have a deal with the local copy shop.

[bark]

It is from Interpol, trying to track your movements. Hope you haven't been to Syria ?

[Deepinthailand]

Of course the car has to be in your or your wife's name if you own it.

[bbudd]

Strange-transfered a car into my name a couple months ago in C Mai and they were happy with just my yellow house book

Never even mentioned passport

[pgrahmm]

I bought another car within the past 5 months & did not need all pages of my PP copied.....

I made copies of the items I knew I needed & was not asked for anything more - or different than the last couple of times.....

[warrimurf]

I bought a new MG GS last week in BKK. I had to supply my yellow book and have all my passport pages copied and signed to have the car registered in MY name.

So there we have it. Couple of years ago I bought a Ducati but only needed the yellow book and my info pages (visa and passport picture page) of the passport copied now it looks like they want the lot.

No big deal.