Information for the motorcycle students

Welcome!!! English-speaking and foreign students who intend to take motorcycle driving courses at D-1 driving school

D-1 Driving School is on Sukhumvit 101/1 Road, Bangkok. D-1 is the one stop service solution for students who would like to take the practice driving course and/or the driving license course at school. The driving license courses for both cars and motorcycles are certified by the Department of Land Transport, the Ministry of Transport, and the Ministry of Education. Students, who take the course and pass the driving license tests, will receive the certificate from the school and thus they can bring it to any offices of the Department of Land Transport in Thailand to issue the driving license card, conveniently. The motorcycle driving courses at school include:

1. Motorcycle Beginner Training Course

Never ridden a motorcycle before? You can start here.

This course is designed for complete beginners with no previous motorcycle riding experience. Students will receive one-on-one training with an instructor who has a good working knowledge of English, The course starts from the basics and gradually develops to the essential skills needed for riding a motorcycle safely and confidently. Only school vehicles are used for the training.

Document required for the application process:
1. Passport

The training focuses on:
* Basic motorcycle controls and handling
* Starting, stopping and maintaining balance
* Turning and basic manoeuvring
* Developing safe and confident riding skills

Once the instructor determines that the student has developed sufficient basic riding skills and successfully passes the instructor’s assessment, the student may continue directly to our motorcycle driving license course.

2. Motorcycle driving license course

Required Documents for the application process:

Required Documents for the application process:

1. Passport  and Certificate of Residence issued from Embassy or Immigration Office  that show your address in Thailand or Pink identification card and the house registration book or Thai ID Card.
2. Photo size 1 inch. By not wearing eyeglasses or hat. (photo taken not over than 6 months)
3. Medical Certificate (the document is issued not over than 1 month)

All students need to be 15 years old or older. They are required to take eye and reaction tests and then to take at least 15 training hours (10-hour practical and 5-hour theoretical sessions) and to finally take the practical and theoretical tests. Students’ driving skills are a must for the application. Only school training vehicles are used for the instructions and the tests.  Our instructors have a good working knowledge of English, making it easier for foreign students to understand both the lessons and the driving techniques. The driving license course is valid within 180 days starting from the first day of a student’s fingerprint scanning in the department of land transportation system, done at the school.

The 10-hour practical session

Students can take the course on their preferred date and complete 10 hours practical session within one day starting from 8a.m – 7p.m.  (Monday – Sunday). A practical session is conducted in a group, consisting of 10-20 students.

When the accumulative practical hour of each student reaches 10 hours as required, students can take the 3 practical tests at school at the end of the day. If students do not pass any of the practical tests, students are required to retake only the test that they failed by contacting the administrative office to make a schedule for the retest. If students still do not pass any retest, they are required to do additional retests by contacting the administrative office to make a schedule for the next retest.

The 5-hour theoretical session

The 5-hour theoretical sessions and the theoretical tests are available every Thursday, Saturday and Sunday; starting from 10 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. The school will provide VDO with English subtitles for students to watch on that day. When the accumulative theoretical hour of each student reaches 5 hours as required, students can take a theoretical test at the end of the day. The criterion for passing the theoretical test is at least 45 marks from 50 questions (1 mark for 1 question). If students fail the test, they can do one retest on the same day.  If students do not pass the retest, they are required to do additional retests by contacting the administrative office to make a schedule for the next retests.

When students apply to the course, they will receive digital links of the driving license practice tests to practice samples of the theoretical tests.

When passing all the practical and theoretical tests, students will receive the certificate from the school. This certificate is valid for 6 months; starting from the day when the certificate is issued. Students present the certificate to the department of Land Transportation to process the driving license.