PLPhuket Licence

Renewal · Phuket

Renew your Thai licence to five years

One visit. No exam, no lectures, nothing to prepare.

6,500 ฿

  • One visit
  • No exam
  • Five years

A five-year licence requires a work permit or a retirement visa.

There is no way around this — it’s the rule, not our policy. On a tourist visa, the two-year licence is the only option.

Two-year licence, 10,000 ฿

Who this is for

Is this the right service for you?

  • You hold a two-year Thai licence and want the five-year version.
  • Your five-year licence is expiring and you want it renewed.
  • You have a work permit or a retirement visa.

Not for you if

You’re on a tourist visa or an education visa.

The two-year licence has no such requirement

Work permit or retirement visa

One or the other. This is the only hard requirement.

A current Thai licence

Two-year or five-year. An expiring one is renewed the same way.

No exam

No theory, no practical, no lectures. You already did that once.

How it works

Three steps. One visit.

  1. Before you go

    We confirm your documents and visa status

    The work permit or retirement visa is checked against what the counter will ask for.

  2. Then

    We agree a date

    You’re given the date and the location.

  3. On the day

    You leave with the licence

    One visit. No exam, no lectures. The five-year licence is issued the same morning.

What to bring

What to have with you.

  • Your current Thai licence

  • Work permit or retirement visa

  • Passport and a copy of your stamp or visa

  • Medical and residence certificates

    100 ฿ and 500 ฿, both issued in a day

  • Cash on the day

    6,500 ฿

The certificates can be collected for you: 1,500 ฿.

Price

One visit, one number.

Renewal to five years6,500 ฿
  • A check of your documents and visa status
  • A confirmed date and the location
  • One appointment, no exam
  • The five-year licence, issued by the DLT

Optional: 1,500 ฿ and all the paperwork is handled for you.

Final price. Nothing is added later.

You pay cash at the driving school, in person. Nothing in advance.

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No work permit?

No work permit or retirement visa?

The two-year licence has no such requirement and works exactly the same on the road, as ID, and across the nine countries that recognise a Thai licence.

See the two-year route

Not sure?

Not the service you need?

The checker sorts conversion from a new licence in three questions, with the price attached.

1/3

What do you need?

Step 1 — pick your category

Proof — real footage only

The office and the card.

The five-year licence is the same document with a different expiry date.

The minibus. Transport included on every full day.
The minibus. Transport included on every full day.
The Department of Land Transport office. The licence is issued here.
The Department of Land Transport office. The licence is issued here.
The finished licence. Issued by the DLT, valid two years.
The finished licence. Issued by the DLT, valid two years.

FAQ

Specific to renewal.

What exactly counts as proof of a work permit?

The work permit book or the digital permit, valid on the day of the appointment. The employer’s name has to match the one on file.

Does a retirement visa qualify?

Yes. A non-immigrant O or O-A retirement extension qualifies on its own — no work permit needed alongside it.

Can I renew a five-year licence that’s already expiring?

Yes. A five-year licence is renewed to another five years the same way, in one visit.

What if my licence expired a while ago?

Up to a year past expiry it is still a renewal. Beyond that the theory test comes back, and past three years the process starts again from scratch — 10,000 ฿ for category A.

Do I need to retake anything?

No theory, no practical, no lectures, provided the licence is current or recently expired. The medical certificate is the only new document.

Can I renew both categories at once?

Yes, in the same visit. Message us with both licences and we’ll quote the pair before you go.

Start

This week’s group registers on Wednesday.

Next registration: Wed 2 Sept. Licence in hand: Tue 8 Sept.

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