wildpikey Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Could anyone let me know how long before expiry you can apply and for how long after expiry can you still apply. (5 yr licence renewal) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilrob Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 I believe it is up to one year after expiry. Always, if possible, let it expire for a few days and then renew. You get five birthdays after renewal before it expires again. So, by letting it expire, you get a six year renewal 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Three months before expiry. Up to one year after expiry without additional effort. One to three years: do theory test. More than three years: all from start (theory and driving test). 16 minutes ago, neilrob said: let it expire for a few days and then renew. Much recommended (one day after birthday is enough). If you don't feel well driving with expired license: use public transport/taxi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildpikey Posted March 3, 2020 Author Share Posted March 3, 2020 Thats great guys thx very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mottyj Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 I'm afraid that they may have changed that, and if you let your license expire you need a lot of extra documentation from Immigration and tests to go about renewing a license. I was shown these new requirements from someone who had printed them from the Pattaya City Expats Club (October 2019). Page 4 of this link. Anyway, that's Pattaya. http://www.pattayacityexpatsclub.com/expats/docs/thai license Checklist.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 (edited) 55 minutes ago, mottyj said: I'm afraid that they may have changed that, and if you let your license expire you need a lot of extra documentation from Immigration and tests to go about renewing a license. I was shown these new requirements from someone who had printed them from the Pattaya City Expats Club (October 2019). Page 4 of this link. Anyway, that's Pattaya. http://www.pattayacityexpatsclub.com/expats/docs/thai license Checklist.pdf Quote If the license is expired, a both written and driving test will be required at Banglaung LTO Would mean that Pattaya/Banglamung can introduce their own rules (different from all that was known and published by the DLT). Edited March 3, 2020 by KhunBENQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildpikey Posted March 3, 2020 Author Share Posted March 3, 2020 9 hours ago, mottyj said: I'm afraid that they may have changed that, and if you let your license expire you need a lot of extra documentation from Immigration and tests to go about renewing a license. I was shown these new requirements from someone who had printed them from the Pattaya City Expats Club (October 2019). Page 4 of this link. Anyway, that's Pattaya. http://www.pattayacityexpatsclub.com/expats/docs/thai license Checklist.pdf Oh dear, So can anyone verify if these rules are being enforced in Chiang Mai? or can we still have a year after expiry to renew? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildpikey Posted March 4, 2020 Author Share Posted March 4, 2020 3 hours ago, wildpikey said: Oh dear, So can anyone verify if these rules are being enforced in Chiang Mai? or can we still have a year after expiry to renew? Well I decided to go to the source and ask at the Driving Licence Department at Hang Dong Rd. They confirmed to me this morning that you can renew up to 1 year after expiry. So Happy Days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilrob Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 1 hour ago, wildpikey said: Well I decided to go to the source and ask at the Driving Licence Department at Hang Dong Rd. They confirmed to me this morning that you can renew up to 1 year after expiry. So Happy Days. Yes. I renewed my expired licence (expired by a few days) in Chiang Mai at the end of November with no problem and got six years. That was after the reported change of policy in Pattaya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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