I have a UK driving license for both cars and bikes...... I have already changed my driving license for a thai one but it doesnt include bikes.

I called the licensing dept twice and got 2 different answers.....

Now i just been informed that i have to go to UK embassy and get international license from them and also a health cert for Dr. here .

Anyone got any ideas as to how i can get bikes put on my thai driving license?

thanks

NG

Like many things in Thailand, it is who you meet at the Department of Road Transport, but most of use with a car drivers permit did not have to do the theoretical exam when we presents our Thai car drivers permit.

And you get a extra “pink” drivers license for your motorcycle.... On the cost I'm not 100% sure, I belief it is 150 Baht... and I belief I paid 100 Baht for renting a Honda Cub style motorcycle...

What you will need when applying for your thai drivers license:

* If you can not read and / nor understand the Thai language, you are allowed to bring a interpreter to fill the forms and translate the possible instruction class and tests.
* Valid Passport with Valid Non-immigrant Visa
* Signed copies of the passport's first page, the page with the current non-immigrant visa, the page with the last entry stamp and the TM-card.
* A certified letter of address from the applicant's embassy, or from the Immigration Bureau (document can not be older than 30 days).

Tip: The letter from the embassy is the fastest option, but the immigration office will provide this service for free. However, it will take them 3-6 weeks to complete and an officer from your local police station will visit your place of residence for verification.

If you are working in Thailand: the blue workbook, better known as your work permit, can replace either of these documents and serve as address verification!

* A doctor's certificate stating that the applicant is in good health, both physically and mentally (standard forms are available from most clinics and should not be more than 30 days old)
* 2 photos, 1 x 1 inch and not older than 6 months (photo service is available on the premises).
* Valid international driver's license plus signed photocopy or translated regular driving licence from the applicant's home country, certified by Embassy or consulate. (if available).
* Note that 1 set of these documents is required per licence applications. However, when applying for both a car and a motorcycle license, an extra copy of the doctor's certificate and the letter of address will suffice for the second application.

The application procedure:**

* Take the Thai language application form from the room behind window # 35 and fill out the form, applying for the 1 year temporary driving licence.
* If you did not bring any pictures, you can have them taken at the booth in the application room, while your translator waits in the queue for windows #35.
* Hand in all above listed documents and move over to the left window and wait a couple of minutes.
* The documents will be handed back and you will be told to head over to window #20 for another verification of the documents. Once you receive their approval stamp, you can go back to window #35.
* After another administrative action they will direct you towards the test area on the 3rd floor, where you will need to pass 3 tests:
1. Color Blindness Test: One of the officials will point to colored dots on a poster and you should responds by stating the dot's color. Answers in Thai are preferred but generally english words are understood as well.
2. Reflex Test: Be seated behind an alternative gas and brake pedal and push the accelerator until the green led's start to light up. Hit the brake pedal before the led's reach the red zone. You will have to repeat this test twice.
3. Depth Perception Test: Use forward and back buttons to align a moving pin with a fixed one, in a small box at app. 10 meters distance. Initially it looks more confusing than it actually is, but if you, like me, have a problem with 3D vision, you can click here to learn how to pass this test without without any risks. You will need to repeat this test twice.
* If you have passed all of these tests, your documents will be signed and handed back to you, at this point. Then it's back down to the window where it all started out, where, if everything is in order, you will receive a queue number. Move over to the windows on your left (1 thru 6, I believe it was) and wait until your number comes up on the board. Handover your documents and your passport (and work permit, if that was used for address verification). After they have been checked for a very last time you will be allowed to pay the 105 Baht fee. A few minutes later your name will be called (best to react to anything that starts with Mr.) and 2 signatures later you will be the proud owner of a 1 year temporary Thai driver's license.
* Behind the main building, in between the food stalls and the toilets you will find a small shop that will cut and laminate your license for a minimal fee.
* get in your car and drive off with a smile, pleasantly surprised at the excellent service you have just received.

You don't need photos anymore they take your picture there and its scanned directy onto the licence.

If you have a valid Uk licence for a bike and a car you only need to do the eye tests.

I went and got mine in July this year, got there 8.15 am in morning and had both licences by 9.55am.

If you haven't a valid uk licence you will of course need to do the theory and driving test. athe theory test can be taken in english.