Next year driving licenses can be renewed online - but there's a slight catch

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Oh well, I guess this won't help very many of us . . .
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Driving licences get digital boost

September 7, 2025

Drivers under 55 years old will be able to renew their driving licences online starting March next year, says a new ministerial regulation published in the Royal Gazette.

The measure aims to reduce red tape and help motorists, taking effect from March 4, 2026.

“Drivers who are healthy will not experience significant changes in their ability to drive,” said caretaker Transport Deputy Minister Surapong Piyachote. “This provision allows those under 55 to renew licences electronically without having to appear in person.”

Drivers over 55 or those whose licences have lapsed for more than one year must still take tests, including reaction time and eyesight checks, at transport offices.

Applicants can submit renewal requests via the Department of Land Transport’s website.

https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/ge ... ital-boost

[Dodger]

Someone's got to be joking.

To obtain a Thai drivers license a foreigner must have a residence in Thailand. And seeing as you have to be over 55 to retire here no one will qualify for this new wonderful opportunity.

I've gotta be missing something...

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I've gotta be missing something...

I think it is not meant for foreigners at all - only Thais. After all, if foreigners were eligible, quite a bit of tea money would be lost . . .