duck Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 Just a quick one, I am a Singaporean currently holding a Singapore driving licence. Do i need to apply for an international driving licence in order to drive in Thailand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 Singapore one should do for renting a car. If just driving a friends, 500 baht is as good as any license. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duck Posted December 29, 2004 Author Share Posted December 29, 2004 Singapore one should do for renting a car. If just driving a friends, 500 baht is as good as any license. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> What do you mean by "500 baht"? I am driving my girl-friend's car. Does that mean that i do not have to apply for one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astral Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 Technically ASEAN driving licences are accepted here!! Not sure if the police will be able to read it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edd Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 Get yourself an International Driving Permit from your local motoring organization they are very inexpensive. Don’t try to bribe the Thai police; it could spoil your holiday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuestHouse Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 Behave as well in Thailand as your government and police expect Thais to behave in Singapore - Get the international license - it is a requirement as is insurance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 QUOTE(Neeranam @ 2004-12-29 16:12:54) Singapore one should do for renting a car. If just driving a friends, 500 baht is as good as any license. What do you mean by "500 baht"? I am driving my girl-friend's car. Does that mean that i do not have to apply for one? What I mean is that I drove for many years without a license. I had a UK one which I showed a few of times, to which their response was 500 baht. Sometimes they let me go. I have been stopped without my UK one and guess what? 500 Baht. I was recently stopped(with a Thai license) for turning right at a place where the guy said I shouldn't have - guess what - 500 Baht. They are bent as <deleted>, doesn't matter if you have all the legal documents, you may still find yourself giving 500 Baht. If you can barter, which I can, you can get the tea money down to 100 or 200. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gburns57au Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 Usually a current foreign licence is enough, legally....but as was mentioned, you may come across a corrupt policeman who will "fine" you even if you have done nothing wrong.....the same thing happens with international licences....and with Thai licences.....they are not "fining" you for the licence or other offences...they are "fining" you because you are not Thai and therefore if anything should happen it is your fault for being there. If international licences were required for insurance, ninety percent of M/Bike rental businesses would go broke.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honeyen Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 (edited) Just a quick one, I am a Singaporean currently holding a Singapore driving licence.Do i need to apply for an international driving licence in order to drive in Thailand? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> No, you do not need one. Singaporean, Malaysian and Laotian driving licenses are accepted in Thailand. For more info, read: =driving&sword_list[]=license]Driving License Edited December 30, 2004 by honeyen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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