Drivers licences

Post by **darwinian** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 7:03 am

Does anyone know the legal minimum age for driving a car or motorcycle in Thailand?

sargeant · Post by **sargeant** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 8:02 am

Whatever the age is in my experience it is Ish

Terry · Post by **Terry** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 9:05 am

8 as far as I know

Whoops - typo there - it's 18

Although I might be going senile 'cos I'm sure I've seen younger than that

Post by **The understudy** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 9:51 am

Mr. Terry Sir!
there'a reason going senile about it.
Here's one of my tales from my University years @ the Campus way Inside Palm Hills. It was at the start of one Semester, We Seniors where checking out the new Freshmen Students. One Freshie stood out cause he was driving a Honda CRV but his appearance and looks where really young. We Interacted with the freshmans and it turns out he was 16 when he started theory and by his 17th. Birthday he got his Drivers Licence.
That proves your point! krab!

sargeant · Post by **sargeant** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 7:15 pm

As a nice guy trying to save you all time

Dont ask the MIB they havent got a clue either personally from my observances it has a lot to do with when they start eating solids and leave the breast

Post by **SHADOW** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 7:08 am

Not sure about motor bike I think it's 15 or 16, but a car is definitely 18 as my daughter is 17 and having lessons.

sargeant · Post by **sargeant** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 12:01 pm

Im getting old this place is racing along and changing far to fast for me

SHADOW are you telling me Hua Hin has a driving instructor and you are actually putting your lovely precious daughter in his care

What evidence do you have that he has changed anything on the roads of thailand that close your eyes and keep going doesnt cover

GHW

Post by **JimmyGreaves** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 3:27 pm

SHADOW wrote:Not sure about motor bike I think it's 15 or 16, but a car is definitely 18 as my daughter is 17 and having lessons.

Is there a driving school in HH Shadow? If so can you let me know the whereabouts?

Cheers

Post by **STEVE G** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 7:48 pm

Jimmy, if you cross the railway in the centre of town, and go straight ahead up the Lek Fai road, there is a driving school about a kilometer on the right. They will get you through a driving test in 5 days for three thousand baht. But that is just to get the license which only requires driving around the test centre grounds. If you wanted more instruction you have to pay more.

Post by **JimmyGreaves** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 9:03 pm

Cheers Steve G I will check it out as the missus needs some serious lessons!

Terry · Post by **Terry** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 10:11 pm

Reminds me of when I got lessons for Mrs.T

Made her learn in a manual shift jeep with no power steering courtesy of Bangkok International Driving School at Makasan - 10 yrs ago

Always remember the application form requesting two pasport size photos with no hat & no GRASSES

- (honest)

Now she's a real champ and finds the auto Honda a breeze.

Mind you - the column shift fat tyred non power steering pickup does still present a challenge.

Post by **darwinian** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 12:50 pm

I presume that when two 10 year-olds share a motor cycle this is legal since their total age is 20.