Berti Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 My wife told me that there is no combined driving licence in Thailand (for car AND motorbike), but I need two seperate licences. So do I need all these documents 2 times if I want to apply for car and motorbike driving licence at the same time? - Residence certificate - Medical certificate - Translation of my home country driving licence? I will apply in Bangkok Chatuchak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FriendlyFarang Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 One original, one copy of each is sufficient 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Berti said: So do I need all these documents 2 times if I want to apply for car and motorbike driving licence at the same time? - Residence certificate - Medical certificate - Translation of my home country driving licence? Wife is correct - there are two separate licences for Motorcycles and Cars. - Translation of home country driving licence ? - which country is it ? IF in English its already ok IF your country is signatory to 1968 Vienna convention on road traffic. IF in a foreign language you’ll need an IDP. Edited October 5, 2022 by richard_smith237 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berti Posted October 5, 2022 Author Share Posted October 5, 2022 36 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said: Wife is correct - there are two separate licences for Motorcycles and Cars. - Translation of home country driving licence ? - which country is it ? IF in English its already ok IF your country is signatory to 1968 Vienna convention on road traffic. IF in a foreign language you’ll need an IDP. Thanks. Yes, I have the IDP. I already asked the DLT and they said it must be the IDP under convention 1949. This is what I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 2 hours ago, Berti said: Thanks. Yes, I have the IDP. I already asked the DLT and they said it must be the IDP under convention 1949. This is what I have. I’ve heard the same before... However Thailand is a signatory of the 1968 Vienna convention which supersedes the 1949 Geneva convention on road traffic. Somewhat moot though as Thailand is also a signatory of the 1949 Geneva convention on road traffic. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna_Convention_on_Road_Traffic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geneva_Convention_on_Road_Traffic Superseding this is the Thai Motor vehicle traffic act 1979 (Title 3) [Section 42-2: In case there’s a treaty between the Thai government and a foreign government regarding mutual acceptance of driver’s license, an alien who doesn’t have an immigrant visa may drive a motor vehicle with a driver’s license issued by such a foreign government, or an automobile association authorized by such a foreign government.] Which basically means - if you have an Overseas licence from one of the 1949 or 1968 convention signed countries - you’re good to go if your licence is in English and has a photo (you don’t need an IDP). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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