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your malaysia fans here😊 still watching your every video. nice experience for your thai motorbike license.

@KenAbroad

3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that 💪😊

This is another level of traveling vlog. Thanks for enlightening us about the process, Ken.

so perfect timing for this video im in bangkok with a car drivers license, and felt worried id be in the wrong without getting a proper license THANK YOU KEN

Congratulations Ken on getting your license. Just be careful doing your vlogs while driving. Stay safe and healthy. looking forward to your nest vlog.

Really good vlog. Full of useful info for travellers spending time in Thailand backed up with your reasons why a license is essential. I really admired your glasses, they suit you very well. Happy roadtrip

Very informative video, thanks for sharing! Wow you had to do a medical checkup before getting a license congratulations on getting the license again! Looking forward to your road trip videos

Thanks for sharing this vlog which is full of information about getting driving license. You covered all important things to know. Great job. It's very useful vlog.

Congratulations. Very well explained on the procedures of getting a driving license.

Awesome. This covered everything I needed to know. Thanks! 👍

Thanks for this video. Wonderful.

Congratulations Ken for getting the Motorbike driving licence and thanks for sharing the detailed informations about how to get it. All the best 👍

Good job This is a good example for any riders or drivers in Thailand

I'm so happy for you!!

Great info, Ken. Thanks a lot. I will use it soon when I get back to Chiang Mai.

Super informative and useful video! Not many - if any - of these detailed videos are on youtube.

Thanks for this info..very useful as I use to ride a motorbike and drive a car around Thailand with just buying the local insurance but without a Thai driving license.

Thank you for your information. Love from Malaysia

Great congratulations finally ❤️

Good and Clear your info and explanation. Good Luck Ken and Take Care. 🙏

Great info, thanks!

Hi Ken, good commentary about getting driving license in Thailand. Easy to understand. Drive safely!

@OmochiTV

3 жыл бұрын

👍👍

Thank you very much for sharing your work with us, cheer up! 🥰🥰🥰

Great video and information!!

Congratulations Ken on the license! Hope you can go to Sabah when the pandemic ends.

Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!! Congratulations Ken!!!! :-) Thanks so much for this super useful clip. I've been searching for the information for my husband who's gonna move to live in Thailand by the end of this year after his pension. Thanks a lot!

Really interesting thanks✌🏼

Hi Ken. Wishing you and everyone here a weekend full of laughter, pleasure and bliss. 🙏💓

@KenAbroad

3 жыл бұрын

😊🙏

A knowledgeable vlog for those who wish to obtain a licence in Thailand. Great of you, Ken to explain so precisely and the amount of money needed to aquire a motorbike licence. Thanks a bunch. Well done and congratulations, Ken. You have passed with flying colours and at last you have a valid licence to start your road trip. Looking forward to your roadtrip vlogs. Stay safe, ride carefully and take good care.

@JoelsTastyRide

2 жыл бұрын

Chaw :). Have a great day!!!

@chaw294

2 жыл бұрын

@@JoelsTastyRide hi hello Joel. Wonderful to see you here. You, too have a great day with Li. 🙌

Thank you! Very helpful

awesome info...tq and wishing you a safe trip....am planning the same pretty soon....take care..

Very excited Ken, cant wait to see you on the road. :)

Very important stuff man, Ken, thats a great video!!

That was very interesting, Ken..very informative video! Congrats #TeamAbroad

Thank you, really good to know.

great information thank you

Nice information, Thanks for sharing.

@OmochiTV

3 жыл бұрын

👍👍

Congratulations !!!

Congratulations Ken. Have a good weekend.

Ken, congratulations. Are you wearing a new spectacles. Stay safe Stay healthy. Stay happy.

Congrats! and be careful, Ken in Thailand drive very fiercely

Dear Ken good luck n Enjoy driving in Thailand 👍

congrats Ken on getting your license, enjoyed your video, stay safe 🤗

@KenAbroad

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

What a legend , would have taken me hours to collect the INFOS myself.danke !

Congratulations to you 😊👍

Congratulations Ken, Well done 🛵👏🏼

Very useful information 👍🏻

Wow Ken you look so smart in this video congrats though👍

Congrats on getting the Thai driving license and we are all raring to go on the much awaited road trip..excited to see Ken behind the wheel finally!

Steve had a tough time finding ways to enter main road at the beginning in Pahang. Cant wait to see Ken's driving skill

Extremely good info. Thanks. New subscriber here.

Congrats! and you are looking good with the glasses. Haha

😁😁😁congratz bro for ur driving licence..now malaysia in MCO again..😷😷😷

Very useful information, as I shall need both car and bike licences :)

Congratulation Ken....ride safe ya....👍

@KenAbroad

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 😊

Love your glasses. Drive safely. Cath and Kevs (North Wales) x

Getting the Thai national license seems to be the logical approach in your case.... Especially if you like going off the beaten path, a bike is pretty much what you'll use... Places like Phillipines, Indonesia, Laos.... probably more...so I guess it's a bonus .... Stay safe , ride safely & happy exploring.

When you driving motorcycle in Thailand . Please take care yourself. Safety first. I am Thai. I known on the road of Thailand quite dangerous. I look forward to see you have a good and safe trip.

stay safe and drive safe my friend :)

Thank you.

Good gob GOD BLESS my friend Ken be careful 🇹🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇹🇭

I am ur subsciber since you were in Malaysia..miss u.

@KenAbroad

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thanks 💪

Interesting how to see how it works in Chiang Mai. I got my licenses (car+motorbike) in Narathiwat, where everything is taken care of by the DLT itself. No practical classes like in CM but a few boring hours of listening to a guy explaining the traffic laws. In Thai. I didn't have all those costs either. No driving school fee and no address statement for 900 baht. I just used my work permit for proof of residence. Total for the bike came down to about 300 baht if I remember correctly. The car license was more expensive as I converted my international license and needed a statement from the embassy for about 30 euros.

@KenAbroad

3 жыл бұрын

That's interesting 🤔😅

@jerryonjay

3 жыл бұрын

I also got my motorbike and car license in Chiang Mai . Everything was done at the DLT . I didn’t have a motorbike license in the US so I had to take the driving test as well I now have a two year license , but renewing for 5 years this August

@jerryonjay

2 жыл бұрын

@@justinthaim8879 I have a yellow book and pink card . If not , just go to immigrations and get the letter from them . They should have all your information in the computer from your TM 30 . At the time I did not need to book online . However when I decided to renew from 2 to 5 years I went to Maehongson because I live in that province and it was so much faster as its way less crowded .

Congratulations Mr Forrest

I've been driving without a license in Thailand for over a year. This is very useful information. Thanks for sharing!

@farkque2

3 жыл бұрын

It's so worth getting a licence I lost count how many times I had to pay the police tea money 😂😂

@MrBrandonLau

Жыл бұрын

Hope you got it. Having a crash and going to hospital would be the end of all things because insurance won’t cover you. Stay safe

@MrSgtau

Жыл бұрын

Chiang Mai seems to be the worst place in Thailand for constant police checkpoints. Don't ride a bike there without an international license as a farang.

Good job, Aaron! Lol Excited for the roadtrip!

@KenAbroad

3 жыл бұрын

Someone discovered my second name 😄

@BeyfighterFaris

3 жыл бұрын

@@KenAbroad hahahhahahaha!!!!

@BeyfighterFaris

3 жыл бұрын

@@KenAbroad They misspelled Abroad tho hihi

Great info. Enjoy your trip and hope to meet soon for ngopi. :)

Hei Ken, If you're a licensed driver for both motor bike and car back home then you don't need to do all those tests. Simply rock up with your health cert, 150 baht, the officer will make copies of the documents and take your photo. There's an eye distance check colour check etc.. was pretty straight forward.

good info..

@OmochiTV

3 жыл бұрын

👍👍

Hi Ken , congratulations again for passing the driving licence , that was quite fast process 👍 anyway...it's the right thing to do and by having the motorcycle license it will make the road tour easier without any hesitation in case there are roadblocks besides you can use in so many countries in SEA 👍 fantastic. Wow the result on the computer test was really good 47 over 50 😆👏🏻👏🏻 amazing and hope you enjoy riding and btw have you named your bike yet ?

@KenAbroad

3 жыл бұрын

No name yet 🤔😄

Congratulations for getting your Thai driving license and looking forward to your roadtrip! 👏👏👏 Very interesting tbat you can convert the license to the local license of any Southeast Asian countries. Just wonder whether I could do the same with my Malaysian driving license.

@terrancechong

2 жыл бұрын

malaysia driving license is part of asean 10 countries.. thailand is one of it.. just make it is 6 months before expiry date

@judyoh9008

2 жыл бұрын

@@terrancechong Thanks for the info.

Well done

Please always be careful when riding or driving , more so on motorbikes..always stay careful and do not push beyond limits in any course of road ,avoid slippery road conditions ..do not attempt on rainy wet , muddy or roads full of stones or grassy terrain..

Congratulations on getting your license.

Is getting the Thai license different than in your country? How is it in your country?

@ronaldojamesstrydom681

3 жыл бұрын

Very much different here in Dubai 😗

@kashyap1991

3 жыл бұрын

India 😂 here everything is way different

@demher9826

3 жыл бұрын

here in the Philippines it is kinda hard to take a driving license & expensive as well .... you must attended 15hrs of theoretical driving lessons from any accredited driving school basic requirements additional requirements & we have 3 different kind of license here the student permit, non pro & pro for student permit w/c was only valid for one year can cost around between $20- $100 .... i don't know about the non pro & pro procedures & costs aaaaannndd that's why i never learned how to drive 😹💨💨💨

@merz76

3 жыл бұрын

The special about our malaysian license...we are allowed to drive in thailand and the insurance also covered with our license....same goes to thai license if they drive here in malaysia...malaysia and thai have some sort of agreement for driving between countries...

you looks so good with spects

God bless you and your family

Great, informative video! The hotel you are staying at looks really nice, what is it called?

Absolutely fantastic vlog Ken! Thank you, I now know what to do to get mine 👌 Question please ~ does the school teach you to ride or is it you come already knowing how to ride?

@KenAbroad

3 жыл бұрын

In my case they didn't,but I already knew how to drive. I think if you don't, they'll teach you

@maroozey

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Ken! Appreciate your response 😊

Congrata..consider to get license in all country u go

English language tip..... Drive a car or ride a bike. You do not drive a bike or ride a car. A car licence is called a driving licence, a motor bike/cycle licence is called a motor cycle licence. Is a bike licence the same as a car licence in Thailand? Thank you.

Hi Ken, congratulation on getting the bike Thai Driving Licence. I have just follow up on your video, it's informative and fun to watch. Btw, what's your plan on the big road trip? where about? FYI, another KZread Paddy Doyle is currently on a bike road trip throughout 77 thai provinces. Are you planning to do the same? Stay healthy & stay safe. Cheers!!!

This was an excellent video, by far the most informative video I have seen about getting the motorbike license, thank you. Can you get a license if on a tourist visa, or do you need to be a resident? I wondered, because you had mentioned using a hotel address. If possible I would like to stay 90 days on a tourist visa and get a license. Thanks!

@KenAbroad

10 ай бұрын

I got it while being on a tourist visa

Congratulation

True just do the right thing

Hello, Ken! Great information. Just wondering how close are you from your hotel to the hospital, immigration and driving school? Thanks!

@KenAbroad

3 жыл бұрын

It was all not far from chiang mai city center

Thank you for this video. What visa do I need to qualify for a license?

Hiya Ken ....Das Ist Gut Herzliche Glückwünsche

Very good video thank you. If I take test and all is good. Am I able to convert the lisense for:- Cambodia? Vietnam? Laos? Or yes, how about India? Can it be converted for India. Excellent video, thank you.

Hi Ken just one question before going to immigration did you need to get anything from your hotel to prove you was staying there so you could apply for a certificate of residence only reason I ask is I was renting a house in Hang Dong, Chiang Mai 4 years ago when I did that part of the process of the certificate of residence I had to take my tenancy of the house I was renting. I don't have the house anymore but I do plan to have a long stay in Thailand in the future and as my first licence has expired first one only last 2 years I'm not sure if I have to redo everything again but everything you've said in this video is spot on and easy to follow which I'm sure will help many. Thanks again for everything you do and sharing your amazing experiences

like the glasses

did you need to prove your residence, a lease contract or similar for the residency certificate?

Hi. As a tourist, can you do it with a 30 days visa only? Or do you need a 2 months visa?

Do you or anyone reading the comments have recommendations for a driving school located in Bangkok? The ones I am finding don't seem to offer the same service provided to you. It seems like they only help with the preparation but you still need to take all the exams etc at DLT.

Hi Ken, great informative video. I was wondering if you have heard of people using or have you used the Thai licence to hire scooters in other Asean countries without a IDP and without paying fines to police (driving legally)

@KenAbroad

10 ай бұрын

I hired bikes in other asean countries with this license, but I have never been checked by the police. But the shops all said it's fine with this one

Just to others who have international drivers license, you can convert that to Thai drivers license also 😆 you don’t need to do any class😅. Also the thing is you need that thai drivers license only in the north until you outside of chiang mai. The rest no check point 😅.

Very interesting vlog. But can you drive any bike now? Like a 750cc ?? Cheers Ken

@KenAbroad

3 жыл бұрын

Yes this license allows to drive any bike class

Dear Ken thanks for the explanation of how to get Thai driving licence. If possible please share how to get Malaysian driving licence.

@KenAbroad

3 жыл бұрын

I haven't done a license in Malaysia so I don't know about that 😅

First to be here!🤣

@KenAbroad

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah 💪

Yeah the north is cool (pun intended), is that the tea plantation with the adobe bungalows close to a hill with tea bushes? Your from Lower Saxony I presume, your last name seems to have a Dutch origin.