Can I Legally Buy A Car In Thailand?

[Turbota]

I read in another post that if you have a yellow "Tabian Baan" you can get a Thai driver's license and also buy a car.

How about someone like myself that is single and renting a condo or house and staying in LOS on a Retirement visa?

I don't think I would qualify for a Tabian Baan document. How do I buy a car (paying cash) and get a driver's license if I do move to Thailand?

Here in the Philippines anyone can get a driver's license and buy a car ... don't take any special document ... In fact, you can buy a car (new or used) if you only have a Tourist visa and of course have cash!

Thanks,

Ron

[lopburi3]

You can buy the car and obtain drivers license using address verification paper from Immigration or from your Embassy.

[peter991]

Have a read of this page from one of ThaiVisa's sponsors, Expat Motors Ltd. Unfortunately no mention of people holding Retirement Visas.

Peter

[Turbota]

Thank's everyone for the response ... That link has very good info.

Ron,

[gregchambers]

I always thought you had to have a one year visa to register a car or motorcycle, anyone on a tourist visa done this as per the expat motors page?

[djc45]

you can obtain a thai drivers licence on a multi 'o' visa once you get the forms from thai immergration and a doc's letter