Jingjok
Licence day at the ขนส่ง
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Converting to, or applying for, a Thai driving licence happens at the Department of Land Transport (ขนส่ง). Requirements vary by office and change over time, but you will typically need your passport, a visa, a residence certificate (from immigration or your embassy) and a ใบรับรองแพทย์ from a clinic. The day itself includes physical tests: colour blindness (ตาบอดสี), depth perception, and a brake-reaction test. New drivers also sit a training video (อบรม), a written test and a practical test on a course. It's a long but friendly day. Arrive early, dress neatly, and bring copies of everything. Some offices take online bookings.
Try this today
Check your local ขนส่ง office's requirements and booking system online.
The words that carry it
- ใบขับขี่driving licence
- ขนส่งDepartment of Land Transport office
- ใบรับรองแพทย์medical certificate
- สอบto take a test
- ตาบอดสีcolour blindness
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Your first 90 days of Thai
Culture cards in Jingjok are tied to the words that carry them, each ending in one thing to try today.
- WEEKS 1–2 · SURVIVEGreet anyone, pay, and order food and 7-Eleven exactly how you like it.
- WEEKS 3–6 · SETTLE INGet around by taxi, Grab and skytrain, find anything, and handle your landlord.
- WEEKS 7–12 · RUN YOUR LIFEPharmacy, bank, SIM and apps, how you feel, and a weekend away, all in Thai.
The first week is free.