I just went today (02/10/07) to get my temporary (1year) car and motorcycle licence's.

All in all they were pretty efficient for a Thai office, and it took more or less 1hr.

This is what you need:

1. Passport with visa - original and 1 photocopy

2. Original present address in Thialand certificate from Embassy, OR original work permit and 1 photocopy.

3. Original medical certificate (not more than 1 month old)

4. Original and photocopy of;

a) International driving licence

OR

Local (home country) driving licence, translated to English or Thai (translation needs to be certified by Embassy I think, British licences, at least, are ok)

5. If you are qualified to drive in #4 then all you need to do is take a further reaction test (5 mins - easy). If you are not qualified to drive in #4 then you will have to take a test:

- training 2hrs

- written test

- reaction test

- driving test

You shouldn't need them, but take a couple of 1 inch passport photos just in case. They take your photo with a digital camera and it's printed on to the card licence.

Fee: Car = 105 B Motorcycle = 55 B

Tel: 02-272-3615-16

Now what am I going to need when my 1 yr license expires to chage to a 5 year license. (I have about 4 more months)

Intresting that I got 2 licenses 1 for auto the other for motorcycle...

Now what am I going to need when my 1 yr license expires to chage to a 5 year license. (I have about 4 more months)

Intresting that I got 2 licenses 1 for auto the other for motorcycle...

Offices seem to vary, Pathum Thani wanted exactly the same stuff as for the initial application, as detailed above except for the IDP and home-country licence. You don't have to do the tests again.

Make sure your 1 year has actually expired before applying for the 5 year (don't apply on the last day, apply one day after).

It's normal to have separate licences for car and motocycle

One thing it's worth remembering. They use your passport number as the licence number, so if your PP expires before the licence ensure you keep a copy of the old PP, it makes life easier when you come to renew (advised by the Pathum Thani office when I renewed earlier this year).