Licence - have to get it from licence place where I live ?

[thequietman]

Hi Guys,

I got a 1 year motorbike licence but let it expire. Showed the lady my UK car licence before that showed I am allowed to drive a three wheel bike or scooter (no motorbike licence from UK) and so she issued me a motorbike licence 1 year. Went back again with same uk licence and expired Thai licence and she turned me down. When she asked who gave me the licence before, I said, 'You."

Now she insists I do the full test or get my whole licence translated into Thai at my embassy in Bangkok. Too far away.

Can I choose a different gov licence department in my province to try to show the UK licence again and the expired Thai one or do I have to take it to the office in the town I live. I have a non-o marriage visa.

Thanks for any input.

[AJS 7R]

You can go to any office in Thailand and don't show them your U K license, you just need to renew your one year license. I live in Chonburi

and renewed my license in Roi Et when I visited family.

[wantan]

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AJS 7R, so you renewed your expired license without any problem? No testing needed? I thought it would be like having no license at all and you have to do all testing again.

[AJS 7R]

They only tested for colour blindness and I had to sit through the film while they upgraded my data.

[WingNut]

I think when your license expires there is a renewal grace period where you can still renew the old license without taking the written and road test again. I forget how many months they give you though to renew after expiry.

[AJS 7R]

I think when your license expires there is a renewal grace period where you can still renew the old license without taking the written and road test again. I forget how many months they give you though to renew after expiry.

One year.