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February Announcement Mot Services has added another great service to her portfolio by joining with one of Pattayas largest insurance brokers to direct you to the best Insurance service that suits your needs the most. With the current Immigration proposals to implement a compulsory Health Insurance Requirement to all 1 year Visa Applications (Retirement visas, Marriage Visas and Dependent Visas) Mot felt it necessary to offer her customers a one stop shop to all Insurance Solutions from Health Insurance, to Car Insurance, Travel Insurance and many other Insurance schemes.

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JANUARY AND FEBRUARY 2019 PROMOTION

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PROMOTION PROMOTION: 

If you use one of Mots Services in Jan/February and then recommend a Friend to Mots Services you will be given a 500 Baht Food/Drinks Voucher for the best Swimming Pool/Restaurant-Bar in Pattaya. LA PISCINE SOI KHAO NOI. Daily Food and Drinks Specials and a 5 Star Swimming Pool with great staff. 

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01.2019 Father Ray Foundation - Cash Back Giver Charity Based On Line App

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Mot is very happy to announce a partnership with the Mobile App, Cash Back Giver.

The App is designed to help charities by Business Users and Companies donating a percentage of their income to their Chosen Charity.  Mot has decided to support the Father Ray Foundation in Pattaya.

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The Father Ray Foundation provides a home, an education, nutritious meals, medical assistance and the opportunity for our children and students to reach their full potential and become independent and decent members of society.

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The Father Ray Foundation believes that every child or student, regardless of age, sex, race or ability, has, at all times and in all situations, a right to feel safe and protected from any situation or practice that results in a child being physically or psychologically damaged. The welfare of the child and student under the care of the Father Ray Foundation is paramount and all children and students, without exception, have the right to protection from abuse.

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01.12.2018  The Perils Of Getting A Thai Driving Licence

 

Have you wondered about getting a Thai Driving Licence? Have you banged your heads against a brick wall with the procedures and processes with Immigration and The Transport Agency?

 I always have people telling me quite rightly that they can do it themselves and it only costs 800 baht to 1500 baht depending on what service and type of Driving Licence you require, when you pay all the necessary fees.  

Let me tell you about my daily experiences with Immigration and The Transport Agency.

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Immigration

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First Immigration. Every day I see people getting fined for not having done their TM30 Check within 72 hours. This can be up to a 1600 baht fine. And Immigration are not concerned that it’s the Landlords responsibility. If you want your Residency Certificate you have to pay the fine and then of course you have to pay for the Residency Certificate. Then I see people get sent home because they have not got the correct rental contract or they have not been notified that immigration have changed the rules again and only accept different versions of rental contracts or the House Books data is not correct. 

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Up to 2-3 hours later and once you have navigated the Immigration Desks you have your trip to the Transport Agency to look forward to. The drive is a 30 minute drive from Central Pattaya.

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Transport Office

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3 Phrases to describe the Transport Office.  Organised  Chaos, Daunting, Zero Patience !!

The Traffic Police have ramped up there multiple 24 Hours Check Points and the Traffic Fines are ever changing. This has convinced Thais and the Expat Community that Thai Driving Licences are the way to go.

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So when you finally find the Transport Agency and you think you have made good time, you will see a line of people waiting not so patiently in the hope of getting a ticket. On a bad day the line snakes round the walls of the Transport Agency. You see, the Transport Agency only give out a certain amount of tickets daily to Thais and Westerners and if you miss out on a ticket you are told “ Go home, come back tomorrow”. Don’t even think of begging or explaining you have driven through torrential rain at the crack of dawn. Because they will say, “ Go home, come back tomorrow”. Another favorite of the LINE GUARD is to tell you, “Go home, Come back tomorrow. You wear wrong tee-shirt”. Yes, there is a dress code.  

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When the doors finally open the crush begins. Everybody, man woman and Soi dog’s crashes through the doors and gets to waits on the Ground Floor looking up at the Digital Number Boxes waiting for their ticket number to appear in Bright Red Neon Lights. 

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Your number appears and you are thinking I made it. Hahahahaha. So wrong !!

You troop up the stairs and you are confronted with the Headmasters Desk. Paperwork Check time!! Wrong papers, not enough copies, wrong Licence, Licence not translated, and wrong size photo all receives the same monotoned advice. “Go Home, Come Back Tomorrow “.  “Why you ask” ?  “ Paper no good” they reply. “Why you ask?” “Go home, come back tomorrow”. Anger boiling inside you are quite rightly thinking, Help !! You see with the amount of people waiting to be processed and the Transport Agency Staff English Language skills they do not have the time or will to help you !

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If you make it through the Headmasters checks you then wait patiently for your eye tests. Normally Thais go first. You are then confronted with the Eye Tests. Color Blind and Depth Perception Tests. If you do not listen clearly or you are the 58th Person In The Queue you may not here the garbled instructions clearly or be able to see the demonstration. If you fail and they are busy, guess what? “Go Home, come back tomorrow”.  

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You get through the eye tests. Depending on what type of licence service you require that day. Either making a new Licence, Transfer your home country Licence,  or Renewing your Thai Licence you are either taken off to a room to watch the Thai Safety and Road Laws Videos, or carry out the Theory Test’s for car and bike (45 out of 50 for pass)  or you wait again patiently for your Picture to be taken for your new Licence.  You are told to go to several desks to get this process done.

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If you are unlucky enough to have to do the manual driving tests or have to sit the Theory Test for car and bike (Car and Bike Theory Tests are different and you must get 45/50 to pass),  make sure you llisten clearly and keep up with the Instructions as you make your way round the Driving Course or Sit in The Computer Room. One mistake, “Go Home, Come Back Tomorrow”.

So finally you have your Licence when you have completed this Obstacle Course of Tests, Checks and more Tests. You have lost a few hours of your life, your blood pressure is elevated and you hope never to see the Transport Agency Again.

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Summary

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So in Summary, you can do it yourself or use an agent. If you want a stress free life, Mots Services will check your papers and immigration status and prepare all your paperwork (Immigration Residency Certificate and Medical Certificates included) so when you get to the Transport Office everything has been double checked. Mot will pick you up at your Residence and drive you in comfort to the Transport Office.  On arrival, you can sit and enjoy a coffee while Mot gets your Entry Ticket and deals with the Headmasters Desk. Mot will explain everything in detail, the process, and the test instructions for each individual test and will be there to hold your hand through the entire process. If you have to do the Theory Test, Mot will give you the Theory Test Questions and Answers to learn before you go and other learning materials are included. Mot will walk you round the Driving Course and explain the course in good, clear English.  And when you finally have your shiny new Licences without all the stress, Mot will take you home and you can drive legally on the roads of Thailand.  BE LEGAL BE SAFE !!!