Do I need to complete the online driving test before visiting the DLT office in Thailand?

@Brian *******

is it illegal to drive using a British driving licence?

'all foreign nationals will need to complete a written test, regardless of what licence they hold from abroad.' 'Temporary driver’s licences: International driving permits will no longer be accepted as valid evidence to obtain a temporary licence.' 'Foreign licence holders: Foreign nationals applying for a temporary Thai licence using their existing foreign driver’s licence (for the same vehicle type) must now sit a written exam. Previously, they were exempt from both written and practical tests.' I ask why is Thailand discouraging visitors?

Thailand has thousands of ex-pats; long-term snowbirds who winter here. Each one has family/friends who visit. (I've averaged 3 per year over the last 22 years.) Every hurdle that racist Thailand puts in their way, drives potential tourists to a less-complicated country like Vietnam. I have had numerous holidays in Chang Mai & Pai where each couple hired motor bikes to see the sites. These trips are now off the menu. The galling thing about this short-sighted plan is that the foreigners are among the few decent drivers on Thai roads where the vast majority of locals don't bother with licences; helmets; insurance; fines.

@Mike ******

yeah I know

@Giovanni *********

bravo. It’s not a competition comrade. Put it down to personal choice.

@Jim ******

why pay ฿4,0000

Dr note: ฿300-฿800

Amphur office: ฿10 for document saying that is your name because pink ID doesn’t show it in English

DL: ฿205

Total cost ฿505-฿1,015

Why are you paying ฿4,400

@Jim ******

if you have the pink

ID card you can use that Thai govt id issued number for your DL…it saves you the hassle of changing the id number if your country changes your passport number

Stuff agents won’t tell you for the price they get you to pay

@Jeremy *******

thanks for sharing. It was a service well worth paying for in my view. Glitch free