Can I use my UK driving license to drive in Thailand while on a 12-month extension?

You need an IDP to legally drive a motorcycle or car in Thailand

Whilst an IDP is for 12 months

If you are in Thailand longer than 3 months

You should get a Thai license

If you have a license from home and an IDP the process to get a Thai licence isn’t difficult & you dont have to do any actual driving tests if you have home license for car & bike & IDP

Let them drive

Get an international driver's license. Only you can only drive there for 60 days in Thailand, so you have to get a Thai driver's license. You say extension visa? this is only for 60 days and then you can extend 30 days. It depends on which country you come from. therefore need to find a different solution if you want to stay one year

Hi if you retire in Thailand from England get a international driver license and then this will give you 3 months permit to and then you need to do a Thai test

If you haven’t passed your big bike licence test in the uk. It will show up on the IDP, so you should only be permitted to ride a motorbike up to 125cc

Get an IDP before you come to drive legally initially.

If you go to the Post Office you can get an IDP for around £5 ( that's how it was 5 years ago). With this and your UK licence you can drive in Thailand for 90 days. Before this time is up go to your local DLT office and get a Thai licence. Strait forward enough, just watch an hour lomg video on line beforehand then carry out a simple test at the office.

I took my UK licence along to the Department of Land Transport this Tuesday . Together with my passport and a certificate of residency I had got the week before from immigration.

There are some videos, a few multiple choice questions and 4 simple physical tests.

I walked away with a temporary 2 year car licence.

What I didn’t know is that I needed a separate residence certificate for a bike licence.

No rush with that.

Edit. Took my IPD too. They didn’t look at it.

Also I forgot to mention I also took a medical certificate.

Get an international driving permit then it is so easy to get your thai licenses no test needed, just a basic medical ,reaction ,and coulour blind test ,and residence cert from immigration

You have a UK driving licence not an English driving licence. That aside if you get an IDP before you leave the UK and it covers both cars and motorbikes you can use it to drive both inside and for 90 days. After that you need to get Thai licences for each type of vehicle but its fairly straightforward from an IDP

Get an international driving permit before you come. You can then get a Thai driving license based off that without having to do the full theory and practical test. Just colour blindness and reaction tests. [edit] forgot to mention you will still need a medical certificate and residence certificate from immigration.

You cannot drive or ride at all on a uk licence. You have to have an international licence.

I just took my motorbike test here on a 2 day course and cost me 3,000 Baht. I stupidly forgot to bring my uk licence with me so just did the test instead . It was a doddle