Phuket Provincial Land Transport Office Government Driving Licenses Information Phuket Thailand

DRIVING LICENSE DEPARTMENT

Our office is responsible for implementing the Driving License Process

for both motorcycles and cars. And for

• Issuing Driving Licenses
• Renewing, Cancellation and Replacement of Driving Licenses.
• International Driving Licenses

Information: Drivers License Fees

For motorcycles 55 Baht/year

For cars 105 Baht/year

Thai Driver License

The paper documents needed to apply for a driving license

• Passport with non-immigrant visa (original, before the visa expires and photo copy.
• Present resident address certified by the applicant's Embassy and photo copy or work permit or Immigration officer and photo copy.
• 2 photos 2.5 inches.
• Doctor report of doctor treatment (not over 1 month).
• For the driving license that a foreign government has given (the same type of vehicles that asking for the driving license) and it is not expired yet, the embassy can translate and guarantee the translating documents into Thai language.
• International Driving Permit (convention on international road traffic of 19 September 1949) original and photo copy which is not expired.

Notice

If you have the document no. 5 or 6, only an eye test required.

If the document no. 5 or 6 is expired, please implement as following :

• Training attending (it is allowed forum interpreter to get into a training room)
• Written test
• Practical driving test each category of driving license fee is appointed from

Phuket Provincial Land Transport Office.

Important Notice

From the Phuket Provincial Land Transport Office

From 19 November 2001, Phuket Provincial Land Transport office has changed the training time period for new driver license as following :

Driving License Renewing

When you are issued a driving license please note that there is an expiration date. Please come to renew your driving license on or before the expired date, but not later than the expire date.

You can also renew after the expired date, but not later than 1 year; otherwise, you have to take tests same as for a new driving license.

information : A driving license is only 1 year old according to government permission for foreigners annually.

Documents Required for renewing your driving license.

• Passport (and 1 signed copy of photo page)
• Visa (and 1 signed copy)
• Two 1 inch photos

• Note : Available from vendors outside the parking lot.

• Your old driving license

information : DRIVERS LICENSE fees

For motorcycles 55 Baht/year

For cars 105 Baht/year

For a Lost Driving license

To replace your lost license please bring with you

• Police report of loss (required). This must be made at the police station closest to where lost your license or, if you don't know where go to the station closest to where you live.
• Passport (and 1 signed copy of ID page)
• One signed copy of Visa page in passport
• Two 1 inch photos

• Note: Available from vendors outside in the parking lot on the main road or the copy office inside the exit gate.

• Make the payment
• Sign your signature in your new driving license and receive it on the next day

International Driving Permit

Foreigners who temporarily have the permission to stay in Thailand and have the international driving permit (convention on international road traffic of 19 September 1949) which is not expired and would like to use it in Thailand, please hand the application form and needed documents as following to

Phuket Provincial Land Transport Office

• The application
• Passport (and 1 signed copy of ID page)
• One signed copy of Visa page in passport
• International Driving Permit (original) and one signed photo copy, all pages.

Implementation Process

• Document inspection
• 25 baht payment
• Permission seal will be entered at the back of the blank pages.

International Driving Permit

Convention on International road traffic of 19 September 1949

• Passport with non-immigrant visa original & photo copy.
• Thai driver license (private) original & photocopy.
• Present resident address certify from Embassy
• 2 photo 2.5 inches
• Postal order receipt 500 Baht and postal order receipt 5 Baht
• Authorize letter with fee of stamp 10 Baht (if don't come by yourself)
• Stamp 14 Baht (@ 7 Baht)