International driving license

[DAVE T]

Can anybody tell me if a international driving license and my UK driving license will cover me driving a motorbike in Pattaya please 

[colinthailand20005]

Can anybody tell me if a international driving license and my UK driving license will cover me driving a motorbike in Pattaya please 

On holiday eg visa exempt, tourist visa or visa on arrival then yes fine.

Any non immigrant visa disqualifies you as you must apply for a local licence with these documents.




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[johng]

Can anybody tell me if a international driving license and my UK driving license will cover me driving a motorbike in Pattaya please 

if your UK licence allows you to drive a bike

then yes "no plomplem"

 

In most cases just the plastic licence with a pictogram of a motorcycle and your photograph will be ok.

[wgdanson]

It will not save your life though.

[KneeDeep]

No such thing as an International Driving License.

 

Perhaps you mean IDP(International Driving Permit).

 

It will need to be endorsed with a stamp in the Motorcycle section.

 

Don't accept the advice that anything other than an IDP will be OK. They won't be waiting in line at the police station with you and paying your fine for you.

 

If you claim to be from the UK, the spelling is 'licence'.

[Esso49]

1 hour ago, wgdanson said:

It will not save your life though.

But the usual back hander to the RTP mafia will allow you to drive without helmet , break all speeding laws,  and if you actually kill anybody by accident,  then just say you are related to important people.   If you have a bottle of red bull on the dash,  mores the better.

[Peterw42]

1 hour ago, KneeDeep said:

No such thing as an International Driving License.

 

Perhaps you mean IDP(International Driving Permit).

 

It will need to be endorsed with a stamp in the Motorcycle section.

 

Don't accept the advice that anything other than an IDP will be OK. They won't be waiting in line at the police station with you and paying your fine for you.

 

If you claim to be from the UK, the spelling is 'licence'.

IDP is still a document that "accompanies" your home license, not a stand alone license/permit. Its IDP and home license, you cannot drive on just an IDP, it says so on the IDP.

[Peterw42]

Easy to follow information here.

 

http://driving-in-thailand.com/type-of-driving-licence-required/

[NCC1701A]

don't forget you may or may not be insured in case of accident.

 

good luck and my good have mercy on your soul.

[KneeDeep]

34 minutes ago, Peterw42 said:

IDP is still a document that "accompanies" your home license, not a stand alone license/permit. Its IDP and home license, you cannot drive on just an IDP, it says so on the IDP.

 

The OP already mentioned his having a UK licence, so it did not need repeating.

 

Someone suggested that a picture licence would be enough. I disagreed.

 

Understand now?

[lapd]

2 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

don't forget you may or may not be insured in case of accident.

 

good luck and my good have mercy on your soul.

That is assuming you have travel insurance.  Many do not.  However, I believe people from western countries will get foreign medical bills reimbursed up to the equivalent cost in their home country which is usually more expensive than Thai medical bills.  So I don't think travel insurance is that useful in Thailand.  Where travel insurance can come in handy is if you need to be evacuated.

[KneeDeep]

17 minutes ago, lapd said:

That is assuming you have travel insurance.  Many do not.  However, I believe people from western countries will get foreign medical bills reimbursed up to the equivalent cost in their home country which is usually more expensive than Thai medical bills.  So I don't think travel insurance is that useful in Thailand.  Where travel insurance can come in handy is if you need to be evacuated.

 

Completely wrong. You've just made that up.

The whole post is just nonsense.

 

 

 

[Russell17au]

As long as your UK licence and your IDP are for a motorcycle then there is no problem hiring a motorbike here in Thailand. But a bit of advice for you is to ensure that you have an insurance policy that covers motorcycles as many do not because it is classified a hazardous risk and is therefore not covered or you can get the coverage at a much high premium.

Your UK licence and your IDP is good for the term of your Tourist Visa or for 90 days if you obtain a Non-Immigrant "O" Visa.

Good luck and keep safe

[KneeDeep]

4 hours ago, Russell17au said:

As long as your UK licence and your IDP are for a motorcycle then there is no problem hiring a motorbike here in Thailand. But a bit of advice for you is to ensure that you have an insurance policy that covers motorcycles as many do not because it is classified a hazardous risk and is therefore not covered or you can get the coverage at a much high premium.

Your UK licence and your IDP is good for the term of your Tourist Visa or for 90 days if you obtain a Non-Immigrant "O" Visa.

Good luck and keep safe

 

Yes, definitely worth looking at the small print of your policy. Though it's not unusual for a good quality policy to include bikes up to 125cc as standard. Above that and you may be on your own.

[lapd]

On 9/7/2018 at 8:18 AM, KneeDeep said:

 

Completely wrong. You've just made that up.

The whole post is just nonsense.

 

 

 

I guess I should tell that to my medical insurance in my home country that reimbursed me when I visited a doctor and got some prescription medicine for some stomach problems.  Thanks for setting me straight random internet person.  Very helpful.

[topt]

15 hours ago, lapd said:

I guess I should tell that to my medical insurance in my home country that reimbursed me when I visited a doctor and got some prescription medicine for some stomach problems.  Thanks for setting me straight random internet person.  Very helpful.

You are talking about being reimbursed due to having some sort of "medical insurance". That is completely different to your statement below (in bold) which is what @KneeDeep referred to.

On 9/7/2018 at 9:58 PM, lapd said:

That is assuming you have travel insurance.  Many do not.  However, I believe people from western countries will get foreign medical bills reimbursed up to the equivalent cost in their home country which is usually more expensive than Thai medical bills.  So I don't think travel insurance is that useful in Thailand.  Where travel insurance can come in handy is if you need to be evacuated.

In the UK you can get a card that gives some reciprocal health benefits in other European Area countries but not outside. 

 

Most tourists from European countries do not have "medical insurance" as standard and suggesting that travel insurance is not that useful based on your experience is unbelievably irresponsible.