Thread: Thai Driving Licence

PS is a Thai licence acceptable for Australian rentals?

Not sure about Australian Ladyboy rentals, as I have not tried to rent one.

Anybody

know how to go about getting a license allowing you (farang) to drive a 6 wheeler?

(both my national, European, and my international license cover 6 wheelers)

Originally Posted by melvin

Anybody know how to go about getting a license allowing you (farang) to drive a 6 wheeler?

According to another forum you can't legally. 6 Wheel 10 Ton Truck - Thailand Motor Forum - Thailand Forum

thanks,
I skimmed that stuff on TV,
I think most of the entries there are unfounded and incorrect

I very seriously doubt that there is a piece of legislation in Thailand that
stipulates that a foreigner can not get a license to drive a 6 wheeler

If you lived where I lived, as long as you stayed off the patrolled roads, the local coppers wouldn't give a toss.

Originally Posted by melvin

I think most of the entries there are unfounded and incorrect

A quick scan leads me to agree with you.
Like most things here, if you are basically a good bloke and put in more than you take out, all minor laws are irrelevant.

I rate that philosophy personally and it's always worked well for me.

Originally Posted by melvin

very seriously doubt that there is a piece of legislation in Thailand that
stipulates that a foreigner can not get a license to drive a 6 wheeler

Don't know but truck driving is a restricted occupation for a foreigner.

Originally Posted by Dapper

Originally Posted by melvin

I think most of the entries there are unfounded and incorrect

A quick scan leads me to agree with you.
Like most things here, if you are basically a good bloke and put in more than you take out, all minor laws are irrelevant.

I rate that philosophy personally and it's always worked well for me.

Yep, you've got a point.

However,
if I drive a 6 wheeler I would feel more comfortable if it was all legal.
If I end up in an accident (my fault or the fault of others) I would be in deep shit.
Without the proper license the shit would be even deeper.

In an accident scenario an insurance would not be worth much if I don't have the required license.

Originally Posted by david44

PS is a Thai licence acceptable for Australian rentals?

Not sure about rentals, OZ is strange in these things.
Australia is not an ASEAN member, but is involved, they sign off in agreements and driving licenses are one of them, but states have different laws.

An ASEAN license may be legal in Australia, but not legal in Victoria, NSW or Queensland, get an international, local traffic cops don't know other state agreements, never mind international.

Thanks

Originally Posted by Norton

Originally Posted by melvin

very seriously doubt that there is a piece of legislation in Thailand that
stipulates that a foreigner can not get a license to drive a 6 wheeler

Don't know but truck driving is a restricted occupation for a foreigner.

Fair enough, but driving a 6 wheeler doesn't mean you do truck driving as a job.

For example; a somewhat large RV with twin wheels at the rear.

Originally Posted by david44

I've never seen RVs here, be like living in an oven

Why do you need 6 wheels, usually cheap enough to get deliveries done by insured local, as you correctly state being illegal just open goal for corrupt bib even if other driver at fault.

I rea many wish to demoilsh their exes place , a ball and chain gang can be rented

I have a boat in Chao Praya.

I'd like to be able to rent a 6 wheeler with a small crane/hydraulic arm,
put the boat on the relatively small 6 wheel and bring it to for example
Mekong in the East or Mekong or Ping in the north.
Launch the boat, fart around a few days, move on and so forth.

(yes yes, can rent vehicle with driver (ain't cheap though), and I don't want
to have fun times fucked up with discussing where to launch/not to launch
boats and where to go sight seeing with a Thai lorry driver)