Hello Merky
Here’s how it went
1. In Feb 06 I went to Surin and bought the Phantom 200 off a Brit. The bike was registered in his Thai wifes name. I paid them the money and we all went to the Surin Transport Office and she filled in all sorts of forms some of which the Transport Office kept and some they gave back to me, along with the Green Book. She also left photocopies of her ID and house registration with them.
2. We came back to Sisaket and filled in a whole lot more forms and were told they would process it and let me know. They kept some forms, gave me some and I also kept the Green Book.
3. Nothing seemed to be happening so today I went to the Sisaket Tpt Office and they told me they had sent the forms to the previous owner by mistake.
4. They must then have written out another set because they gave me a few more forms to sign, got a photocopy of my Passport, picture page and last entry page, plus a copy of my Residency Certificate. (just a letter confirming Residency from my School)
5. They had me bring the bike around the back to an inspection area, where they did a rubbing of the Serial number tooted the horn and filled in a couple more forms.
6. I went back around to the front office where they took back the Surin No Plate and my old Rego and Insurance stickers and B1396.00.
7. They then gave me my new Sisaket No Plate, Rego sticker, Insurance sticker and Green book which they asked me to sign on the page that now bears my name.
Note;
The whole process today took almost 2 hours. I was accompanied both in Surin and in Sisaket by Thai people of rank within the Tpt Offices and known to the clerks. My English speaking Thai Office girl was also with us. I am sure this made the process a lot smoother and quicker than if I had been alone.
Note that for a smaller Honda the price would have been B316.00 less so I am guessing that for a higher CC model it would be higher. This is for Insurance.
I had to scrounge some tools to remove the old plates. I also had to race off and get photocopies of my Passport.
The total wad in the end was about 15 forms. It’s over and I am legal.
It all turned out to be a lot of fun really !!
Cheers,
Peter
"The Journey is the Destination"