My personal experience buying a used car in Thailand

Previously shared the reasons for choosing a used car when I first arrived in Thailand, and analyzed the pros and cons of buying new and used cars. In the end, I asked a driving school technician to accompany me to buy a used car, and I also personally went to the Department of Land Transport (DLT) to transfer ownership. Vehicle ownership transfer must be done at the registration location of the license plate and cannot be done across provinces. For cars purchased in Bangkok, there are 7 DLT offices in Bangkok, and they are not interchangeable. Below is my personal experience of the process: Car Owner: 1. Transfer documents 2. Blue car registration book (Thai: เล่มทะเบียนรถ, which contains all previous transaction records of the car)＊ 3. Car factory manual (contains chassis number) 4. Authorization letter (if unable to attend in person) Buyer: 1. Passport and passport copy 2. Passport-sized photo 3. Certificate of Residence Those with a Work Permit also need to apply for a Certificate of Residence! The certificate must be applied for in advance because it must be applied at the immigration office of the province where I live. Each immigration office has different application times (e.g., Chiang Mai only in the morning) and processing speeds, so please confirm the time before going. For those with a Work Permit, the required documents are: 1. Passport and passport-sized photo 2. Immigration 24-hour check-in receipt (TM.30) 3. 90-day check-in certificate (TM.47) ＊Tip: You can estimate whether the car was ever located in a coastal area (parts prone to corrosion) or experienced flooding (possibly a flood-damaged car) based on the car's location.