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Getting an International Drivers License on Koh Samui

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Moonlover Ruby Member

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A/ There is no such thing as an International Driving License. There is only an International Driving Permit and it supplement's your driving license

 

B/ Where is your home country? In most countries the full Thai license is accepted anyway, so you probably don't need an IDP.

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The UK does accept a full Thai driving licence..

I have always been able to hire cars from airports using my Thai DL.

For an International permit, you have to go to Suratthani.

When I went for mine, for hiring a car in Portugal, it was a quick, easy process once you got to the correct floor.

The guard on duty spoke no English.

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An international drivers permit - and yes, some countries calls it a "drivers license", including my home country - is only a translation of your drivers license. If the domestic drivers license got latin characters and English text, it's accepted in many, if not most countries.

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