barbarossa

never had a driving licence :/

allay na?

190cm, 90-100kg, I ride my girlfriends(42kg) trashy scooter, sometimes I have to push with my feet, to get over the hill, but it works.

Its a chopper, baby.

Yup thats an arcade classic!

But the license thing, i can remember talking to some 'alpha' male type in a bar. He was making himself out to be the king sugar daddy type and 'master of all he surveyed' expat deal. So i said to him 'Have you got yourself a Thai Driving license yet?' To which he, after a pause, said

'No, I haven't, what do I need one of them for??'

Stupid is as stupid does...

If you're a tourist, go with the IDP groove, if your here long term (3 months or more) then get a thai driving license / bike license. They'll not only get you out of a jam with the BIB but you'll likely get thai discount on some places in Thailand.

Well, Im longterm(3m+), but on tourist visa...

Whats the IDP groove?

My problem is, that I never had any kind of license.

Was always lucky.

But sureley, I dont want to be in the situation, to have an accident in thailand without license and insurance.

My thai GF was studying law, and she said: No worries, I will handle it, if ever you got a problem.

I am not totaly convinced...

I prefer to let her drive, but she doesent like to drive long distances, and belive me, chances for an accident are definetley higher if she drives sober than me driving after acouple of jugs...

there is only one word to describe people like you, wxxxxr.

would you do this in your own country?

no licensce equals no insurance, then you throw alcohol into the equation.

there was some idiot tourist wiped a thai out in pattaya a few weeks ago, driving while drunk.

i personally hope they throw the book at him and let him rot in a thai jail for years.

your g/f handling it equates to how much money do you have.

i can assure you, if you ever screw with me or my family i will throw 1000 baht to every 1 baht you can produce, to make sure the thais throw the book at you.

you have been advised not to, my advice is to heed this, you are an accident waiting to happen

wowowow!

You didnt undestand that right!

I would never drive drunk!

I just wanted to say, that my GFs driving is very bad.

1000 to every 1....

Bill Gates, is it you?

i wont get into trouble for being rich, but you will get into trouble for doing what you are doing eventually.

Dont worry about that, from now on my girlfriend will drive for me.

She doesnt like it, but she will understand it.

My problem is, that I never had any kind of license.

Was always lucky.

But sureley, I dont want to be in the situation, to have an accident in thailand without license and insurance.

My thai GF was studying law, and she said: No worries, I will handle it, if ever you got a problem.

I am not totaly convinced...

I prefer to let her drive, but she doesent like to drive long distances, and belive me, chances for an accident are definetley higher if she drives sober than me driving after acouple of jugs...

there is only one word to describe people like you, wxxxxr.

would you do this in your own country?

no licensce equals no insurance, then you throw alcohol into the equation.

there was some idiot tourist wiped a thai out in pattaya a few weeks ago, driving while drunk.

i personally hope they throw the book at him and let him rot in a thai jail for years.

your g/f handling it equates to how much money do you have.

i can assure you, if you ever screw with me or my family i will throw 1000 baht to every 1 baht you can produce, to make sure the thais throw the book at you.

you have been advised not to, my advice is to heed this, you are an accident waiting to happen

wowowow!

You didnt undestand that right!

I would never drive drunk!

I just wanted to say, that my GFs driving is very bad.

1000 to every 1....

Bill Gates, is it you?

You dont mention what kind of driving you do. If you are pottering round some village in the middle of nowhere you dont need a license. Actually some years back when I was living up country I tried to get a bike license and the licensing folks said 'what do you need one for to bike round the village'. If you are living in a town/city with reasonable traffic, then you need to be legal.

Assessing the risks:

If I am going to end of the (long) soi to do shopping, I dont bother with the helmet. Park the bike at the beginning of the soi and walk around doing my shopping.

If I am pottering round the local area at night; dont bother with a helmet. Police dont seem to setup their 'lets get people' checkpoints at night.

In the day in Bangkok always need to wear a helmet and have all your docs with you.

To get the compulsory insurance to pay your hospital bill, should you be unlucky enough to end up in hospital, you need to have a Thai license and be legal. If you drive around Bangkok you need to be fully legal; its too dangerous to take the risk, and my advise is to be as conscious as possible about everything going on around you. Cars and buses seem quite considerate, but the real idiots seem to be the young Thai men on their small bikes (typically not your cbr/nsr/vrr/krr/sonic types).

For Bangkok I dont need a bike... Taximeter.

Its more for Samui and Phuketarea or in small village areas.

My problem is, that I never had any kind of license.

Was always lucky.

But sureley, I dont want to be in the situation, to have an accident in thailand without license and insurance.

My thai GF was studying law, and she said: No worries, I will handle it, if ever you got a problem.

I am not totaly convinced...

I prefer to let her drive, but she doesent like to drive long distances, and belive me, chances for an accident are definetley higher if she drives sober than me driving after acouple of jugs...

Well...different story. This thread should end. barbarossa, you need to go to the auto forum and there is everything you need to know about getting a "first-time" license. Lots of wasted discussion here.

The Title AND the first post are saying:

Driving without ANY license...

My problem is, that I never had any kind of license.

Was always lucky.

But sureley, I dont want to be in the situation, to have an accident in thailand without license and insurance.

My thai GF was studying law, and she said: No worries, I will handle it, if ever you got a problem.

I am not totaly convinced...

I prefer to let her drive, but she doesent like to drive long distances, and belive me, chances for an accident are definetley higher if she drives sober than me driving after acouple of jugs...

Test for a driving license takes one day and the cost is about less than 1% as in your home country.

And you are driving legal!!!!!

Gerd

I don't think they'd let him apply for a license with a Tourist Visa only, Gerd.

Thats my problem

Blacklist?

RED STAMP in your passport, never to be able to visit Thailand ever again!

It is Possible, read about the guy found stealing a towel from Hotel, he was put in jail and blacklisted, the thread is on here , somewhere

Wow!

What the...

Blacklist?

Thats right, but I was just reading, that I cant apply for a license, while beeing on a tourist visa, wich I am...

But what are the consequences, when beeing caught without license, without having an accident?

Hi,

what can happen to me, if I drive a MOTORBIKE(just a small one, a scooter) without ANY license?

I suppose thai people dont have to own a license, to drive these small things.

Please correct me, if I m wrong, but I met so many, that didnt have a license.

However, what are the rules for fallangs?

Hi folks,

Somebody told me, that they are showing a football match today, night from 23 to 24 may. In the TaiPan in Patong(Phuket)

Its new for me, that the are showing footballmatches now, but a great thing tough.

But, Can someone tell me if this is only Bulltish, or if they really shoin it?

Thanks