Buying a car in Buriram

[DeputyDavid]

According to my sales lady as of Monday this week if you don't have a yellow book you must go to your embassy for address verification letter. Letters from anywhere other than embassy are not acceptable. This came from land transportation office.

[gotlost]

According to my sales lady as of Monday this week if you don't have a yellow book you must go to your embassy for address verification letter. Letters from anywhere other than embassy are not acceptable. This came from land transportation office.

There are more than 1 DLT in Buriram Province. My advice is go directly to a DLT and ask directly. Do not take a sells person word on this with checking the source.Fyi. you do not have to buy in Buriram or deal with an LTD in that provence. If you do have to get a CR from the US Embassy this well require you to make an online appointment, trip to BK and 1500 baht for the letter.

[Buriramlanguageservices]

The information from your sales lady is inaccurate.

Here is a document that we recently translated for an expat in Buriram. It is a translation of a document that the expat was given by the department of transport, Muang Buriram office, only a couple of weeks ago.

[DeputyDavid]

Two weeks ago is far past this Monday. I bought mine Saturday. The rules changed as of 3 days ago according to transport office muang Buriram. She had a customer without yellow book yesterday and he had to make the trip to BKK.

[DeputyDavid]

I'm just trying to save someone the hassle of not knowing. Checking with your local transport office as noted previously is the best bet.

[Buriramlanguageservices]

Two weeks ago is far past this Monday. I bought mine Saturday. The rules changed as of 3 days ago according to transport office muang Buriram. She had a customer without yellow book yesterday and he had to make the trip to BKK.

Our client had the same problems. Have you been to the department of transport? If not go and show them the translation.There has been no rule change. Vehicles can be registered as of the order on the letter.

[DeputyDavid]

 It certainly could be that they are enforcing the rules however what I was told was that the immigration offices are not willing to give a certificate of residency for this.   I had the same problem with immigration when I applied for my yellow book they would not give me a certificate of residency without a written request from the local Amphur.

[Buriramlanguageservices]

It certainly could be that they are enforcing the rules however what I was told was that the immigration offices are not willing to give a certificate of residency for this.   I had the same problem with immigration when I applied for my yellow book they would not give me a certificate of residency without a written request from the local Amphur.

Indeed we are aware that there have been problems with immigration at Kap Cheong. You could go to the transport office and ask them to produce a letter to immigration requesting a letter of residence.

Did you not complete your application for a yellow book?

[Starman]

Why not put it in your wife's name? Easier to register and easier when you sell.

I have 1 car and 3 motor bikes in my wife's name. So much easier to do.

[gotlost]

Why not put it in your wife's name? Easier to register and easier when you sell.

I have 1 car and 3 motor bikes in my wife's name. So much easier to do.

+1

[DeputyDavid]

Yes I followed all the steps and got yellow book. As far as registering it in wife's name, I didn't want to.

[Starman]

So you got your car registered too? This post is just for information?

[DeputyDavid]

Yes info only. My registration is in process. I went to the dealer today for an unrelated reason and she told me the story of her customer yesterday with no yellow book or work permit, and how he was turned down for CR at KCI and now has to go to all the trouble of going to the embassy. She said the dealership got an email from transport office on Monday stating the either "changed, or now strictly enforced" rules.

[smoooth2]

It certainly could be that they are enforcing the rules however what I was told was that the immigration offices are not willing to give a certificate of residency for this.   I had the same problem with immigration when I applied for my yellow book they would not give me a certificate of residency without a written request from the local Amphur.

Indeed we are aware that there have been problems with immigration at Kap Cheong. You could go to the transport office and ask them to produce a letter to immigration requesting a letter of residence.

Regardless of whether there are new rules in force, or not, you can forget about trying to get a Residency Cert from KCI for the purpose of registering a car in your name in the vehicle blue book.

Before KCI will issue a Residency Cert, they will require an intro letter from DLT. DLT at M.Buriram point blank refuse to write this intro letter. So .... no intro letter ... no Res Cert ... no farang car licence. A merry-go-round.

As Gotlost said .... maybe a different Licensing Centre will be ok.

Why not put it in your wife's name? Easier to register and easier when you sell.

I have 1 car and 3 motor bikes in my wife's name. So much easier to do.

Agreed. So much easier. But when the shit hits the fan romance wise, bye bye car if the blue book is not in your name.

Also, there's a testosterone - caveman thing here. Many guys simply want to own their own wheels, and for most of us, it's about the only thing we can actually own in LOS ......... not really. I own my golf sticks. At least I think I do.

I agree with DD on this topic. You will need a yellow book, or Res Cert from your BKK embassy. I also went through this BS nonsense very recently. Took a full 8 weeks of going around in circles to finalise the blue book in my name. Was incredibly frustrating.

PS. I'm the client Buriramlanguageservices referred to in one of the above posts. They did a beaut job of translating a DLT doc for me. Can recommend.   

[gotlost]

Someone I'm sure can verify but I think that the DLT has an office in Mueang Buriram, Phrakhon Chai and Nang Rong. Anybody in Thailand can use these and there are DLT in Prasat, Surin and Sangkha. Again anybody in Thailand can use these. As for a CR you would need to check directly with each DLT for their own requirement as they like any amphur like to set their own rules.