6 July 2026 data point: I currently live in Jomtien, but I needed to go to Bangkok for some other business so I scheduled my license renewal (2 year to 5 year) in Bangkok which allowed appointments using the DLT Smart Queue app rather than deal with multiple day scheduling here in Pattaya. Location: DLT Area 3 Sukhumvit (Soi 100) accessible @ BTS Bang Chak (E10) Exit 3 Walk a short distance to Soi 100 and continue walking or take motorbike taxi (10 baht) to drive you to building entrance. Arrival time: 1000 for appointment @ 1100 in case time needed to make additional copies or missing paperwork. The queue area before entering the building was already empty at 1000 and all walk-in queue tickets were issued for the day . Foreigners cannot do walk-ins and must schedule appointment using DLT Smart Queue app. As you enter the building there is a staff member checking your queue ticket. I showed him my appointment QR code and was allowed entrance. First stop is check-in at the information desk. Line 2 is for Thai walk-ins and was 20-30 people. Line 3 is Foreigner Only line and was 4 people. As you get to the counter there is a sign indicating Foreigners No Walk-Ins Appointment Only. Staff member checks QR code, passport, Thai licenses, and paperwork. Sign every page of your paperwork before you arrive to expedite the process. Info Desk ordered my paperwork as follows: Top page: Copy of Thai DL (front/back) Copy of passport and visa pages Certificate of Residence (1 original and 1 copy acceptable if renewing 2 licenses) Health Certificate (1 original and 1 copy acceptable if renewing 2 licenses) DLT E-Learning QR code (https://www.dlt-elearning.com/) Info desk will give you a queue ticket for counters 9-11 (Driving License Section) where they will double check your paperwork and have you confirm your name & passport number. Next stop is Room 17 which is the Physical Testing Room. They take in 10-20 people as a group so check the queue monitor for your group. There is also a different monitor showing training videos on all of the the physical tests. The groups prior to mine appeared to be doing the red/yellow/green, 2-sticks depth perception, and brake tests. The peripheral vision machine appeared out of order. By the time my group entered they must have wanted to speed up the processing so we only did the depth perception and braking tests. They stamp your paperwork showing you passed and the final stop is photograph and payment also on the 1st floor (to the right of the Info desk). Total cost: 505 car + 255 motorcycle = 760 baht (+ 300 Cert of Res + 200 health cert) Total time @ DLT: 1000-1145 I hope this posting helps someone to avoid paying an agent since it is relatively easy to do yourself.
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