Replacing a lost Thai drivers license?

[Ryder88]

Applied for a Thai drivers license about six months ago...

 A few days ago I lost my wallet ...and naturally the license along with it..

 

Can anyone tell me the procedure involved in getting a duplicate?

 

There is a thread here on THAIVISA  but it's nearly five years old.

 

I applied for the license  here in Chiang ,Mai ,,,which is where I am now.

 

Appreciate any advice,

thanks.

[d123]

Lost my license a couple of years ago. Simple process...report the loss to the police and get a 'police report'. Head down to your local driving license office, show them the police report and follow their instructions. I found it relatively painless. Maybe take a bottle of water and something to read just in case there's any delays.

[keeniau96]

Same as what d123 wrote, easy to do just have to wait at the motor vehicle dept.

[sandgroper2]

Yep, same as d123 and keeniau96, simple procedure.

[tagalong]

Have a nice day

Edited November 15, 2016 by tagalong

[khunPer]

Me to, have tried that – easy procedure, just follow "d123" in post #2...

[Tarteso]

Yes, simple procedure and pay about another 300 baths.

[Ryder88]

thanks for the replies and info...appreciate it..

[greg1981]

When I lost mine, they told me that I didn't  need the police report

[Sydebolle]

What nobody mentioned is:
- take your passport, WP (if any) etc. along too; they might ask for photocopies as the just love photocopies
- if you have a copy of the license you've lost it helps
- see the office of original issuance; facilitates matters although the DLT are interlinked these days
- come nicely groomed with that "perfect-son-in-law" outfit and smile as they take a new photo of you 

With all that you usually do not need a water bottle; had mine replace in less than five minutes; there is a nominal fee of a few hundred Baht - et voilà 

[bbbbooboo]

Hmmm.....given that most Thai drivers seem to not have a licence at all.......hmmmm

[bokningar]

On 11/16/2016 at 9:53 AM, Sydebolle said:

What nobody mentioned is:
- take your passport, WP (if any) etc. along too; they might ask for photocopies as the just love photocopies
- if you have a copy of the license you've lost it helps
- see the office of original issuance; facilitates matters although the DLT are interlinked these days
- come nicely groomed with that "perfect-son-in-law" outfit and smile as they take a new photo of you 

With all that you usually do not need a water bottle; had mine replace in less than five minutes; there is a nominal fee of a few hundred Baht - et voilà 

Did you get the same dates or did they give you 5 new years?

[Sydebolle]

On 2/7/2018 at 2:41 PM, bokningar said:

Did you get the same dates or did they give you 5 new years?

Same date as the original license. 

[Justfine]

Buy 5 spares on KSR.