yes I agree Graham, same as most things in Thailand.
Is that true about it being mandatory to get the 5 year licence, as that seems crazy. After 2 years you should have a pretty good amount of driving knowledge without doing the 1 hour video.
I know TiT and I'mnot saying you are wrong, but that makes absolutely no sense. You don't need to learn the laws for the first 2 years, but after driving for 2 years you need to do the online learning and take a test?
Brandon has covered the documents required. You also need to book an appointment online and complete a 1 hour online training video and take a copy of your pass to the DLT on the day of your appointment. On the day, they do a few reaction and eyesight tests and you are done, really easy. Good luck.
I did exactly the same as Marty, so it's good advice. The only thing to add is that you might have to increase your daily limit to transfer such a large sum, but I did that on my Bangkok bank app. Good luck.