Kwasaki Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 27 minutes ago, JAS21 said: If she is proved incorrect she will be devastated ... ... great I did say l reckon is a legal fake. The OP may ask to see the persons DL again and confirm the expiry date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman20 Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 On 6/3/2017 at 9:15 AM, giddyup said: He did say it cost him around 10,000 baht. definitely moody Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotpoom Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 He may have been on his 2nd five year licence. It would show as an 11 year licence on the licence itself (if he had the temporary licence for one year at the time, two now). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBOP Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 (edited) On 6/3/2017 at 9:15 AM, giddyup said: He did say it cost him around 10,000 baht. Sounds fake and a scam. 10K way too much. But I guess thays what you pay for forced errors. Edited June 6, 2017 by RBOP add more explaination Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithcresswell Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 My Thai girlfriend has a 10 year license. She got it about five years ago at the Pattaya Land transport Office. I know its genuine as I was with her when she got it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBOP Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 I was issued a life time Thai DL back in the late 90s. It was an old laminated paper license. Went back to change my address couple years later when the girls at the DL office all started handing around my DL and wispering to each other. Finally the girl said Im farang and you cant have life time license. Here's 5 year one. A few later even Thai have to renew 5 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken George Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Luck of the draw! Ive seen a life time car driving licence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattd Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 36 minutes ago, keithcresswell said: My Thai girlfriend has a 10 year license. She got it about five years ago at the Pattaya Land transport Office. I know its genuine as I was with her when she got it. Are you sure it wasn't her second 5 year licence? The issue date remains as per first 5 year licence on subsequent renewals, mine is coming up to 20 years now. I am 100% certain that there is no such animal as a 10 year one, unless wrongly issued or fake! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydebolle Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 It's a fake, no 10 years licenses ever issued. In the past you could get life-long validity; they scrapped it to make sure that Somchai would be seen on a five-years interval to freshen up his skills - and the impact is visible daily on the highways, streets and sois of the Kingdom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maoro2013 Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 On 03/06/2017 at 9:10 AM, giddyup said: It's just that I'd never heard of a 10 year licence. There are no longer lifetime licences issued and I've never heard of anyone getting more than 5 year, 6 if you go just after your birthday. Yep, I got 6 years minus the 3 days after my birthday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert24 Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 This why I said the Op should check the source of information first. If it smells like fake, double check with the source that it is real before posting. Sent from my SM-J710F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csabo Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 On 6/3/2017 at 9:15 AM, giddyup said: He did say it cost him around 10,000 baht. That says it all. Not real and overpriced at that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 It is easy for the bird inputting anyone's info on her PC screen to put any date she likes. She fills in the boxes, punches a key and a machine creates your license there and then. Doesn't have to be a forgery...Easy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JIMMY56 Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 He said the agency handled it for him, who's photo is on the license, the agents? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biker1500 Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 I've got Car and Bike on 24,April 2007 and still valid to 5 September 2018, thats 11 years, 4 month and 10 days. Normal application in the office..no agency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwasaki Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 3 minutes ago, biker1500 said: I've got Car and Bike on 24,April 2007 and still valid to 5 September 2018, thats 11 years, 4 month and 10 days. Normal application in the office..no agency. What DLT office did you acquire these DL's from, the consensus seems to be they are either a mistake but still legal l would say or if acquired elsewhere a forgery, maybe if acquired by an agency they may well be legal too. Personally as l see it as said already in Thailand that once the 5 years DL's are issued the date received remains on each DL on the 5 year renewal intervals. My ones are dated 2006 to 2018. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 On 6/3/2017 at 9:07 AM, giddyup said: I assume the agency is in Pattaya, that's where he lives. He's going to try and find their card for me. Let us know when you get the card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 On 6/3/2017 at 10:02 AM, giddyup said: I said an agency handled it for him, they aren't going to do it for free. Of course not, but 10.000 Baht?? As Transam says, money at both ends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 On 6/3/2017 at 10:03 AM, giddyup said: He said there was no actual test involved, the agency handled everything. Why should there be a test? If you have passed a driving test, you have proved that you are fit for the roads, although not in Thailand I might add. But an experienced driver from a Western country, provided he has genuine common sense, should not have a problem on Thai roads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janclaes47 Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 On 6/3/2017 at 3:51 PM, Kwasaki said: Couldn't give a dump whether posters believe me or not. The facts are I got a Thai 1 year driving licence in 2005 (2548) and got a 5 year Thai DL in 2549 (2006). The date on my second Thai 5 year DL is from 2nd August 2549 (2006) until my birthday 29th June 2561 (2018). Also my Thai DL has my Thai ID Number on it not my passport number so put that in your pipe and smoke it. I beat you, my driver Thai driver license says issue date 11 July 2001 expiry date 9 December 2020, though I only received the current license 2 or 3 years ago., Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 On 6/3/2017 at 10:49 AM, KhunBENQ said: I remember that this "10 year license" had been mentioned in another thread. Still I haven't found a clue that this is a legal thing. "It cost him 10000", "agency handled it all", "no tests involved" says a lot, doesn't it? And I also wonder how he could have get trough a checkpoint with this. Do people get through immigration with agency retirement extensions when they do their 90 day reports? Same, same, I would think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwasaki Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 3 minutes ago, possum1931 said: But an experienced driver from a Western country, provided he has genuine common sense, should not have a problem on Thai roads. With respect common sense on Thai roads could get you in trouble, best is to observe what goes on here is the first thing to work out IMHO. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 On 6/3/2017 at 0:43 PM, Kwasaki said: I know of mine and of a few others that been through checkpoints that l have found it rare in my case unless speeding, that a police officer has ask to see my DL and looked at it and took down details. For most any other reasons it has only been a brief glance. What about claiming insurance after an accident, are you sure there won't be a problem there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwasaki Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 1 minute ago, possum1931 said: What about claiming insurance after an accident, are you sure there won't be a problem there? I think it depends on the insurer, had 2 claims in the past and my DL wasn't asked for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 12 minutes ago, Kwasaki said: With respect common sense on Thai roads could get you in trouble, best is to observe what goes on here is the first thing to work out IMHO. . I suppose it could, TiT, just like a motorbike on the outside lane quite early when he wants to do a right hand or U turn farther up the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunPer Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 One of my good Thai friends – who told me he was a very bad driver and therefore drove utterly slow; he could spent ½-hour for a distance others in normal safe and slow speed would do in 15-minutes – proudly told me, that after renewing his Drivers License after the first period, his new license were now valid for "life". However, I don't know if he had a 10-year license, or 5-year only, first time – but I really looked forward to renew my 5-year Thai Drivers License about a year ago to one valid life, – I only got another 5-year; perhaps because I'm farang..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaseTheBass Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 16 hours ago, JAS21 said: Mrs J knows most things ... she has a for life Thai licence ... she tells me that Thailand has not and does not issue 10 year driving licences and If one shows 10 years then it is either a fake or an issue error. If she is proved incorrect she will be devastated ... ... great She's probably correct, so I wouldn't worry. Most of the OP's recent posts are showing signs of dementia setting in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhys Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Both my motorcycle and car were only 5 years... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 3 hours ago, biker1500 said: I've got Car and Bike on 24,April 2007 and still valid to 5 September 2018, thats 11 years, 4 month and 10 days. Normal application in the office..no agency. They made a mistake, enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithcresswell Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 7 hours ago, Mattd said: Are you sure it wasn't her second 5 year licence? The issue date remains as per first 5 year licence on subsequent renewals, mine is coming up to 20 years now. I am 100% certain that there is no such animal as a 10 year one, unless wrongly issued or fake! Yes I'm sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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