Hey guys,

here in Germany you are also allowed to drive mopeds and motor-scooters with your car Drivers License.

I heard that you can also drive or rent a motorbike with your foreign DL when your allowed to drive scooters, because for Thais it is the same. If you can drive a scooter you can also drive a motorbike is what they say.

Now I am wondering if I have to have a real motorbike DL for also driving it with my Thai DL when I am applying or do they also not really care?

OK there are 2 driving licences her in Thailand, car and motorcycle. you need both. if you have a foreign DL then you can drive here for up to a year (if you have an International licence then its very easy getting a thai licence) see the top of the forum for a stickied thread.

Allan

OK there are 2 driving licences her in Thailand, car and motorcycle. you need both. if you have a foreign DL then you can drive here for up to a year (if you have an International licence then its very easy getting a thai licence) see the top of the forum for a stickied thread.

Allan

I assume you are referring to the Thai car drivers licence. I don't think they will give you a Thai motorcycle licence on the basis of a foreign or international driver's licence, whether it allows you to drive a motorcycle or not, but I am not sure of that. All I know is that it seems a lot more difficult to get a Thai motorcycle licence than one for driving a car. I hope to get one soon, but will have to go through all the tests at the centre.

I can confirm that there are two licenses required in Thailand. I applied and got a car and motor cycle license on the basis of my UK driving license. I took the necessary documentation to the centre, you will find details in the pinned topic. The only tests that I had to take were for eyesight, no driving involved for either the car or motorcycle. The whole thing took about 2 hours.

I have since got the 5 year license when my 1 year license expired, without any test at all.

I hope that this helps.

Cheers, Rick.

If your licence or international shows motorcycle then you will get it.

If your licence or international shows motorcycle then you will get it.

it shows car, scooter and moped. maybe i am lucky and the person thinks it is also ment for motorbikes

If your licence or international shows motorcycle then you will get it.

it shows car, scooter and moped. maybe i am lucky and the person thinks it is also ment for motorbikes

I got both (car and motorcycle) without a problem, as my Internatioal DL also showed car and motorbike (scooter though).

That was 3 yrs ago or so.

Hi.

The German one can be used for maximum 50cc and 40/45/50/60 km/h mopeds/scooters (depending on the year the moped/scooter was made).

You will find that here in Thailand even those "mopeds" have 100 or more cc and go 80+ km/h. Hence you'd require a German "A1" license at least to qualify. And after an accident the insurance will tell you exactly that.

So better don't risk it.

Kind regards....

Thanh