Thai Driving License renewal 2019 to 2025

[Dannie Boy]

As has been mentioned before, you get 12 months grace in which to renew your licence, so it might be just as well in the current circumstances to wait a while for things to (hopefully) calm down.


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Im aware of that but in my experience from different government offices for some years is that what is said not always function as that in practical terms the day you show up and say "but I was told I could wait" Especially so if you met the "wrong" person that day. TIT.
hahuahin

Well you appeared to be struggling to find a resolution to your problem, so my suggestion was to try to help - you might need to visit the offices and ask?


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[HHTel]

Renewing your 5 year Thai licence up to one year after expiry without penalty is a FACT.

Check with the DLT.

You can renew your license up to 3 months before the expiration of your current one. You can also renew it up to 1 year after the expiration date with no penalty. If your license has expired by more than 1 year, you must retake the theory test and pass 45 of 50 questions to renew.

[hhinner]

^^ That's a fact at the dlt office, but may not be if stopped for a police check. The report linked earlier mentions leniency until the end of June.

[hhinner]

I believe I also read somewhere that they're closing the loophole where you can get an extra year by going just after your birthday. But that may not be a fact. Yet.

[Big Boy]

Police check? Do they still happen? It must be 12 months since I've seen a police check that actually stops vehicles.

[hhinner]

^^ It's a theoretical thing.

[Hahuahin]

I found something here https://www.dlt.go.th/en/
and here https://web.dlt.go.th/dld/2021/04/01/announce-005/

Director-General, Department of Land Transport He added that the Department of Land Transport facilitates people who wish to renew their driver's licenses, can choose to e-learning on the www.dlt-elearning.com website on their own from any location 24 hours a day, with four types of training: personal driver's license renewal training, transit license renewal training, public driver's license renewal training, and personal driver's license renewal training that ends over 1 year. In addition to reducing procedures and periods of contact with the public government, the company has also reduced the process and duration of contact with the public. It also reduces the risk of activities that have been grouped in the training room for an extended period of time. Comply with public health measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 The online training period has been extended to be valid for 6 months from the date of training. Ask all types of driver's licensees to check the end of their licence date. In order to plan the renewal process before the end of life, those who wish to carry out a driver's license are asked to book in advance via the DLT Smart Queue application, free download iOS: https://apple.co/2GIHARd Android: http://bit.ly/2IkLpyO or the Department of Land Transport's https://gecc.dlt.go.th website.

[Hahuahin]

Update.
The video needed to be seen for renewal of 5 year driving license can be booked and arranged at the "Easy driving school" (Hin Lek Fai). The applicant need when appointment to have with a medical certificate and certificate of residence, old license and passport.The cost is Thb 200,- and if you renew two licenses its antother Thb 200,- and one hour extra with video plus they have a reaction and vision test as well as a test with remote control where two points are to be placed side by side
The staff are polite and friendly and arrange all the documents which thereafter have to be brought to the transport office where you again take the test mention above, they take a picture and of you go.....The cost for car license was Thb 505,- and motorcyle 255,-
hahuahin

[HHTel]

Since when did a renewal of a 5 year passport require sitting through that ridiculous video. From recollection, it was required moving from a 2 year (temporary) licence to a 5 year one. I've only ever had to suffer that video once. and I've renewed 3 times since. No vid.

[Dannie Boy]

Last time I renewed mine I had to sit through a video equivalent (a Thai man giving a lecture on road safety etc) for about an hour - this was at Cha Am.


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[Big Boy]

I think it is luck of the draw. Last time I renewed, I had to watch the video. It wasn't needed for the 1 year licences. Friends went a few days either side of me, and didn't need to suffer the video.

[sateeb]

Since when did a renewal of a 5 year passport require sitting through that ridiculous video. From recollection, it was required moving from a 2 year (temporary) licence to a 5 year one. I've only ever had to suffer that video once. and I've renewed 3 times since. No vid.

Renewed my 5yr licence twice at Pranburi and had to endure a video both times

[PET]

Since when did a renewal of a 5 year passport require sitting through that ridiculous video. From recollection, it was required moving from a 2 year (temporary) licence to a 5 year one. I've only ever had to suffer that video once. and I've renewed 3 times since. No vid.

Renewed my 5yr licence twice at Pranburi and had to endure a video both times

Agreed as to the last two renewals

[PeteC]

This appears to be open ended at the moment. Will post if we see when they will begin operations again. The FB page is in Thai. https://www.facebook.com/PR.DLT.NEWS/po ... 2471159567

Closure of Department of Land Transport Offices

The Department of Land Transport Offices has announced that they will suspend all services related to driving license from 20 July 2021. Moreover, services related to license plate will also be suspended in the DLT offices in 13 dark red zone provinces. Expired driving license are allowed to be used during this closure.

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[Don East Stand]

Hi,

My old banger of a car is due to have it's insurance and tax renewed soon .... is this still possible at the moment, or are the test centres closed?