Thai "Law" & "Legal" Requirements on Seller & 'Buyer [ Falang on "Trst Visa" or "Non-Imgrnt Visa with Extsn for Rtrmnt purpose" ]' of 4 wheel vehicle ; e.g. Q. "Falang" Buyer must produce testimony, & evidence ?, of "home" address in country of passp

[Our Man in the Tropics]

Hi thaivisa.com members,

 

I would greatly appreciate your learned feedback on the following topic ;

With particular request for your most helpful answers to the question underneath.

 

Thai "Law"*1 & "Legal"*2 Requirements on Seller & Buyer [ Falang on "Tourist Visa" or "Non-Imgrnt Visa with Extension for Retirement purpose" ] of 4 wheel motor vehicle in Thailand  ;

Question of particular interest to me ;

Must "Falang" Buyer produce testimony, & evidence ?, of  "home" address in country of passport for Thai authorities ?

 

Thanking you in advance for all your help.

 

*1, & *2

Ref.

http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/lawful

 

The terms x]“lawful” and y]“legal” differ thus

x]

“Lawful” contemplates the substance of law. 

A lawful act is "authorized", "sanctioned", or "not forbidden", by law.

y]

“Legal” alludes to the form of law.

A legal act is performed

• in accordance with the forms and usages of law,   

or                      

• in a technical manner.                   

In this sense, illegal approaches the meaning of invalid.

e.g.           

A contract or will, executed without the required formalities :                       

• might be regarded as "invalid" or "illegal"                                                 

but

• could not be described as unlawful.  

                                 

Redacted by Our Man in the Tropics

 

Regards,

 

Our Man in the Tropics

[jonw8uk]

No

[chiang mai]

I lost interest half way through reading the title and gave up.

[Langsuan Man]

Should have  Redacted by Our Man in the Tropics the whole post 

[Our Man in the Tropics]

Sorry for length of title ;

But, I wanted the reader to get complete satisfactory handle on the substance of thread ahead of opening it.

[jonw8uk]

I answered the only question i could find amongst the other <deleted>. 

 

You need to provide proof of an address in Thailand, not your country of passport. 

 

not sure why you needed to define words and prattle on but, whatever...

[Our Man in the Tropics]

Hi jonw8uk,

 

It is pleasing to get answers telling that Thai authorities do not wish to know of Falang's home address in country [ or colony ? ] of passport ;

It is the official policy that I wish to be true.

 

My enquiry here is prompted from recent conversation with very knowledgeable Falang who told me that to complete the ownership of his new vehicle purchase from the dealership in LOS, he was told by them that he had to furnish 1. "official proof of his home of his respective country" & 2. "confirmation from his consulate that the proof is from government office of the country in question".

I presume that he also had to get official translation of 1., & 2., above, & accompany that with the submission.

Anyway, having given the documentation attesting to his "home" address in country of his passport to the dealership, they passed it to the Thai authorities.

Finally, the dealership confirmed to him that the vehicle is his.

.

As I am aiming to purchase new, or used, 4-wheel vehicle, I felt need to enquire if this somewhat grueling procedure is standard.

.

I make distinction as to "law" & "legality" because x] it is important to do so from the outset for this particular topic, & y] vis-a-vis Thailand  increasingly being more strict on Falangs, & z] for reason to save readers suffering from scruples being tempted to strain themselves to do so personally.

[stevenl]

Your knowledgeable friend is wrong.

Sent from my ROBBY using Thaivisa Connect mobile app

[Our Man in the Tropics]

Good to hear that StevenI about "the issue in question". 8-)

.

I wonder what the dealership was up to with that aul malarky of a procedure so.

 

[billd766]

10 minutes ago, Our Man in the Tropics said:

Hi jonw8uk,

 

It is pleasing to get answers telling that Thai authorities do not wish to know of Falang's home address in country [ or colony ? ] of passport ;

It is the official policy that I wish to be true.

 

My enquiry here is prompted from recent conversation with very knowledgeable Falang who told me that to complete the ownership of his new vehicle purchase from the dealership in LOS, he was told by them that he had to furnish 1. "official proof of his home of his respective country" & 2. "confirmation from his consulate that the proof is from government office of the country in question".

I presume that he also had to get official translation of 1., & 2., above, & accompany that with the submission.

Anyway, having given the documentation attesting to his "home" address in country of his passport to the dealership, they passed it to the Thai authorities.

Finally, the dealership confirmed to him that the vehicle is his.

.

As I am aiming to purchase new, or used, 4-wheel vehicle, I felt need to enquire if this somewhat grueling procedure is standard.

.

I make distinction as to "law" & "legality" because x] it is important to do so from the outset for this particular topic, & y] vis-a-vis Thailand  increasingly being more strict on Falangs, & z] for reason to save readers suffering from scruples being tempted to strain themselves to do so personally.

 

When I bought my pickup new back in 2001 I didn't even have an address in the UK as I was living and working in Thailand. The only thing that the finance company and the Ford dealers wanted in the way of an address was where I was living in Thailand and my Thai guarantors address.

 

Unless it has changed in the intervening years then I suspect that your "knowledgeable" friend does not know as much as he thinks that he does.

 

If the dealership says that is what they want, ask them if they want the business or not because you will be going to another dealer which does NOT require it.

 

BTW the pickup is still registered in my name and not my wife's.

[Our Man in the Tropics]

Hi billd766,

 

I suspected  that he is wrong to affirm that his story is the law & legality for vehicle purchase by Falang on visa in LOS.

Hence, I questioning here on thaivisa.com.

.

However, he has been correct on matters where specialists that I consulted afterwards in the respective fields were adamant that he is wrong, but they were proven themselves to be wrong subsequently in this regard.

So, my suspicion has been a suspicion only.

.

For Falang only renting a cheap apartment & having modest income from overseas, would Thai bank give loan of THB 70,000 approx with cheap interest rate & without requiring personal collateral or guarantor so as to enable purchase of used 4-wheel vehicle but with short complete pay-back period ?

[jonw8uk]

I recently bought and sold a car on a tourist visa, hence post No. 2 is the answer you seek. 

 

No need for an essay reply

[NanLaew]

11 hours ago, Our Man in the Tropics said:

For Falang only renting a cheap apartment & having modest income from overseas, would Thai bank give loan of THB 70,000 approx with cheap interest rate & without requiring personal collateral or guarantor so as to enable purchase of used 4-wheel vehicle but with short complete pay-back period ?

No.

[overherebc]

Have money.

Buy car.

Don't have a lot of money

Buy Bike.

Have less.

Walk.

Haven't a clue.

Ask stupid friend.

[Our Man in the Tropics]

My woman is getting very impatient for I to have car ;

 

I hope I can buy 7 [  Yes, seven ] seater car for under THB 150,000 ;

I forget what the name for that type is ;

She told me of some makes she has come across on internet :

Mazda

Thai Rung

Kia ; I think

 

And, still, I will have to save up more money over some months to hopefully have that amount.

[overherebc]

12 hours ago, Our Man in the Tropics said:

My woman is getting very impatient for I to have car ;

 

I hope I can buy 7 [  Yes, seven ] seater car for under THB 150,000 ;

I forget what the name for that type is ;

She told me of some makes she has come across on internet :

Mazda

Thai Rung

Kia ; I think

 

And, still, I will have to save up more money over some months to hopefully have that amount.

 

I think I can see where this is going. Is the other who gave you this advice Thai?

[steve187]

is the op writing/speaking English because i'm a cockney and struggling to understand

[overherebc]

52 minutes ago, steve187 said:

is the op writing/speaking English because i'm a cockney and struggling to understand

 

I'm going for NES who just might find out after the fact that he has bought someone a car.

[Don Mega]

What the hell did I just read and can I have those 3 minutes of my life back please.