gprit Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 We are visiting Thailand in January for six weeks and will be using a 7 seater Sang Yong car. My (Thai) wife has a full Thai licence - is she ok to drive this size car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJCM Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 No Problem, my wife drives our Pajero Sport with her Thai License and no problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 Moved to the Thailand Motor forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketboybkk Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 If she can drive it then yes. If she can't then be careful. Take it slow. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomtomtom69 Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 No problems at all. I think up to a 12 seater vehicle is OK on a normal car licence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetroGTAndrew Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 Where's the fun in your wife doing all the driving? Get yourself an international driving permit and do some of the driving yourself! I've driven a lot on holiday in Thailand and provided you drive with a reasonably tolerant & defensive mindset you'll enjoy it. It's interesting to see the difference in driving and vehicles between central areas (Bangkok & environs) and further out, nearer to the border areas. In BKK most vehicles vehicles seem to drive on the correct side of the road and are taxed & registered, seatbelts worn, bikers wearing helmets (sometimes even fastened!) and the further away you get the looser the standards are! In Sakeow & PoiPet relatively few motorcycles are registered and even some cars don't have registration plates so one has to assume no tax and most likely no insurance! So drive extra defensively! Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gprit Posted December 27, 2015 Author Share Posted December 27, 2015 Thanks - didn't realise it was on the back of the license!! And yes, I WILL be doing most of the driving!!! Lived in Udon Thani for 18 months so well used to the ways of the road !! Just my wife will want to drive some of the time with her parents. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
14 the other side Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 Having '7' seats doesn't make it a van or a bus. It's a car, thus if your wife has a valid Thai 'car' driving license ... then no problems. I say, kick back, enjoy a beer along the way, see the sights, as a passenger, as you never have done before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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