Have a U.K drivers licence looking to get both the above. Anyone have any experiences of this . Cheers guys

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If your UK licence covers car and bike then its a relatively painless task to convert to a Thai car and motorcycle licence (separate licences) you only have to pass the color blindness test peripheral vision and reaction test....you need a "certificate of residence" from immigration or a work permit or yellow book as proof of where you live + a health certificate from any clinic
You get a "temporary" 2 year licence and if you have a long term extension on your visa after 2 years they will give a 5 year licence.

Renewed my driver's license for the third time last week. It is five year. All the required documents were clearly listed. Passport + sopies of front page and visa page. Work permit with copies of front page and current permit. I used the main Land Transport Office at Chatujak. It opens for a queue number at 7.45 am and it is worth going early to get a a number - that said, as a foreigner you are assigned a separate queue for the initial document checking. After that you are in a queue with everyone - hence the need to go early. The eye test and breaking co-ordination test were dead simple. After that you are subjected to an hour long 'training' video before picking up your documents again and racing downstairs for the photo and card issue. I arrived at 7.40am and was all finished by 10.15am. Service was courteous and efficient and the whole thing cost B655 - or thereabouts. Take along some reading material, some patience and a smile. Good luck with it.

 

Cheers guys. Appreciate it.


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Do I need to take a thai person with me to help fill in forms or do the thais in chatuchak speak english ?


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On 3/15/2017 at 3:47 PM, stevymac said:

Do I need to take a thai person with me to help fill in forms or do the thais in chatuchak speak english ?


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If you don't speak Thai it might be helpful to have a Thai speaker with you. Make sure you have all your paperwork - passport - original plus copies of front page plus valid visa - there is a photocopy service in foyer of the main building - work permit as well I think. If you have access to a Thai speaker ask them to check on the Land Transport website or all beforehand.