Kunjay Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 After reading a recent post about the rules changing next year I woke up and decided to get my thai drivers license to avoid hassles next year once implimented. Honestly couldnt beleive how easy it was, took no time at all. 1) Obtained my certificate of residency free of charge at the Khon Kaen Immigration. 2) paid 60baht at a local clinic for a doctors certificate which involved identifying the colours of medication boxes beside the doctor lol. 3) After a few photo copies of documents at the license centre 340baht was paid, photo taken and recieved both vehicle and motorcycle licenses, in all about 30-45 min. Only downside is having 2 seperate license, one for vehicle and one for motorcycle. Happy driving! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Thanks for the report! So nothing has changed since 2011 when I was in KK to get a temp DL from my international DP. Reports from other sites often sound much more difficult. You didn't specify: was it extension of existing Thai DLs (5 y) or was it newly issued based on international DP or your national licenses? Latter one resulting in temporary licenses for two years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kunjay Posted November 25, 2015 Author Share Posted November 25, 2015 Thanks for the report! So nothing has changed since 2011 when I was in KK to get a temp DL from my international DP. Reports from other sites often sound much more difficult. You didn't specify: was it extension of existing Thai DLs (5 y) or was it newly issued based on international DP or your national licenses? Latter one resulting in temporary licenses for two years. The latter BenQ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul944 Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 A holder of a foreign driver license, like from Europe, can get a Thai drivers license without doing a driving test? And you even get an extra motor driver license? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkokhatter Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 A holder of a foreign driver license, like from Europe, can get a Thai drivers license without doing a driving test? And you even get an extra motor driver license?Not strictly true. It will all depend on what office you go to. Some like the OP got lucky , others like myself got the car licence no problem but had to take the bike test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhys Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Did you like the testing, color, reaction break time, lining up the two objects.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seedy Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Troll / Flaming posts removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 A holder of a foreign driver license, like from Europe, can get a Thai drivers license without doing a driving test? And you even get an extra motor driver license?Not strictly true. It will all depend on what office you go to. Some like the OP got lucky , others like myself got the car licence no problem but had to take the bike test. Yes, if you don't have a home bike license that is officially the rule. But quite often there is a small bike allowance on western car licenses, hence sometimes also a bike license is issued without additional testing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 I have a 5 year Thai car licence. My UK car licence allows me to drive a motor bike. If I presented it at Pattaya licencing centre would I still have to take a bike test? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeW Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Fact. That's how I got my bike license in Thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 I have a 5 year Thai car licence. My UK car licence allows me to drive a motor bike. If I presented it at Pattaya licencing centre would I still have to take a bike test? By the rules you don't have to do a theory test nor a practical/driving test. What is always requested is the physical (eye sight/color blindness and reaction) test. And mostly also viewing some video (lesson) in Thai language Whether you will need an official translation of the UK license: I am not sure about this. Some wrote that DLs in English (or from certain countries) are accepted without translation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 I have a 5 year Thai car licence. My UK car licence allows me to drive a motor bike. If I presented it at Pattaya licencing centre would I still have to take a bike test? Is it a full motorbike license or with limitations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 StephenT tried to paste scan of my UK car licence in vain. On the back is a tiny picture of a motor bike & next to it 2018 expiry date. Could I present this at Pattaya centre? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 StephenT tried to paste scan of my UK car licence in vain. On the back is a tiny picture of a motor bike & next to it 2018 expiry date. Could I present this at Pattaya centre? So is it a full motorbike license or one with limitations? Officially you only get a Thai motorbike license for a full foreign license, but quite often even for one with limitation you'll get a Thai motorbike license. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uptheos Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 I have a 5 year Thai car licence. My UK car licence allows me to drive a motor bike. If I presented it at Pattaya licencing centre would I still have to take a bike test? By the rules you don't have to do a theory test nor a practical/driving test. What is always requested is the physical (eye sight/color blindness and reaction) test. And mostly also viewing some video (lesson) in Thai language Whether you will need an official translation of the UK license: I am not sure about this. Some wrote that DLs in English (or from certain countries) are accepted without translation? When I renewed mine in Chiang Mai last year, the reaction machine was broken. There were quite a few people who got licences without knowing if they could react or not? TIT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcfish Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 What if you dont have a foreign license? I lost mine a while back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 What if you dont have a foreign license? I lost mine a while back You'll have to do the full test, written and practical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpokaneAl Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 What if you dont have a foreign license? I lost mine a while backYou'll have to do the full test, written and practical. While the auto license was easy, simple and quick, I had to to the full test for my motorcycle license since I had never had one before. I failed the driving part the first day involving cruising down a straight and narrow concrete beam, went home for two days and practiced like crazy and came back and passed on the second try. The crowd cheered me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seedy Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 One Nonsense post removed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roo860 Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 (edited) I have a 5 year Thai car licence. My UK car licence allows me to drive a motor bike. If I presented it at Pattaya licencing centre would I still have to take a bike test? By the rules you don't have to do a theory test nor a practical/driving test. What is always requested is the physical (eye sight/color blindness and reaction) test. And mostly also viewing some video (lesson) in Thai language Whether you will need an official translation of the UK license: I am not sure about this. Some wrote that DLs in English (or from certain countries) are accepted without translation? In Chiang Mai and Hua Hin as long as your foreign licence shows what you can drive it is accepted, eg UK issued. Edited November 27, 2015 by roo860 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kunjay Posted November 28, 2015 Author Share Posted November 28, 2015 Did you like the testing, color, reaction break time, lining up the two objects.. Yeh Rhys, when she pointed to the Brown colour and I said brown she looked at me in confusuion like it was red. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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