How can I apply for a motorbike license in Bangkok without a work permit?

Anonymous participant However, let me point out that with a DTV you MIGHT only receive a 2-year license each time you EXTEND it. MIGHT as in, it depends on the office you use.

Another one of these annoying things in Thailand, where each office interprets the rules differently.

Anonymous participant You definitely don't need a work permit to obtain a driver's license. That's complete nonsense. Also, normally, driving schools should make the process EASIER, not harder.

I did my 10-year Cambodian driver's license through a driving school there. They charged me $30 extra to obtain the Cambodian equivalent of a TM30 for me, as I wouldn't have any way of getting it on my own, not worth the trouble.

Now I did have to pass both a theoretical and practical test on my own volition, merely by going through them, I wouldn't have passed. Cambodia's test is much more difficult than the Thai driving test. The questions are badly translated and you can only get 5 questions wrong; the practical test involves a difficult three point turn between two poles. Hit the poles with any part of your vehicle or try to correct the maneover and it's an instant fail. Then there's the reverse parking, which is a little easier, but again, if you hit the kerb behind you, you fail (you are permitted to touch the kerb on the right and make a forward correction.

Now Cambodian visas are simpler than Thai ones, but I did need at least a 6-month E category extension. Only a 6 or 12 month one are eligible; tourist visa holders aren't allowed to apply for a Cambodian license.

However, they are much more transparent about the process than here. It's black and white. You need X visa to get it, there's no other way around it. It's not a case of, this person says this, and that person says that.

Anonymous participant because you are going to a driving school they just ripped you off. Look at my first post. You can do it your self direct with transport authority cost 150 bht it's easy