Driving in UK

[valiant]

My Thai wife is learning to drive in the UK, does anyone know if the UK Highway Code has ever been translated into thai thanks in anticipation.

[BobHelm]

Forgive me if this is incorrect (I do not read Thai ).
Try this..

http://www.visitbritain.com/th/travel-a ... gulations/

If that does not work then just get on the English language Highway Code & convert the pages to Thai - FoxLingo or Google will do that for you - but I think the result is not 100%....

[Alfronso]

Hi,
I'm a driving instructor and I'm back in the UK working for 3 month. The answer to your question is No!
I’ve contacted the DSA regard to this on a couple of occasions, firstly about 12 years ago for my wife and again last year for some Thai customers.
Looks like your wife will have to persevere with learning English.

Good Luck.

[valiant]

rgive me if this is incorrect (I do not read Thai ).
Try this..
Thank you for that I have just shown Nongkhan it is good but does not give enough information. Her driving instructor has said she is ready for her theory test however it is the understanding of the questions that is causing difficulty.

[Zidane]

valiant,
I found that the drivers around Stoke are a similar standard to Thai drivers
Maybe because a fair majority are Poles,Sri Lankans,Afghans and Iraqis !
So maybe your wife wont find it as hard to learn as you think !

[BobHelm]

Ah...OK appreciate the problem more now - long time since I took a test so forgot about the theory.....
This site may help......
http://www.theory-tests.co.uk/
Maybe possible to change to Thai via a translator.....or just learn 'parrot fashion'...

[tinyterry]

This I find astounding that there is no way for the UK authorities to help in this matter. I recently had to take a friend to a London hospital and was looking at one of the forms he had to complete and with it was a leaflet saying it could be translated into about 30 languages if required.
I would have thought that with something as important as a driving test and highway code they would have something available. Or is it because they do not want any more drivers on our roads!!!

[valiant]

valiant,
I found that the drivers around Stoke are a similar standard to Thai drivers
Maybe because a fair majority are Poles,Sri Lankans,Afghans and Iraqis !
So maybe your wife wont find it as hard to learn as you think !

You are right We want to go the legal route most of these have not got driving licenses period.

[747man]

valiant,
I found that the drivers around Stoke are a similar standard to Thai drivers
Maybe because a fair majority are Poles,Sri Lankans,Afghans and Iraqis !
So maybe your wife wont find it as hard to learn as you think !

Andy, Notice you did NOT mention Manchester,There Mate !!!! See you in a couple of weeks at BBBs ??? Alan...

[fussychunk]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-p ... 347164.stm

I know this is a Korean woman and her theory test and driving, but there is always light at the end of a tunnel... either that or some mouldy, rotting vegetables that should of been sold 4 years ago!

[Farang1]

I would have thought that with something as important as a driving test and highway code they would have something available. Or is it because they do not want any more drivers on our roads!!!

Maybe it's more of a "Your in our country, learn our language." sort of deal. Looking at the practical side, if the government translated all their documents into the hundreds of different languages and dialects to accommodate the immigrants then, they would have to translate the tests and have people that could read and understand to administer the tests. The cost of your driver's license would go through the roof.

[BKKSTAN]

You can translate it for her .Try this site:http://frengly.com/

[trubrit]

Seems logical to me . If she can't read the test paper how on earth will she read the traffic signs? Should they all be in multifarious languages?

[gulfman]

how on earth will she read the traffic signs?

Tell the examiner that you live in Wales so she doesn't need English!

[Zidane]

Andy, Notice you did NOT mention Manchester,There Mate !!!! See you in a couple of weeks at BBBs ??? Alan...

At least the roads of Liverpool will be safer for a while,then !
Good to have you back.....deffo meet up at BBB's.
And Alan.....PLEASE GET YOUR FANTASY FOOTBALL TEAM SORTED.You are achieving the impossible by making the likes of Ralph and Bob appear astute tacticians in their team selection !!!

But back on topic....
valiant,
When myself and my Thai wife lived in Newcastle-under-Lyme for a couple of years she got free English lessons (reading and writing etc.) at Cauldon Campus in a leafy suburb of Stoke-On Trent called Shelton !
Might be worth looking into for your missus.....two nights a week 6pm to 8pm.

[valiant]

aliant,
When myself and my Thai wife lived in Newcastle-under-Lyme for a couple of years she got free English lessons (reading and writing etc.) at Cauldon Campus in a leafy suburb of Stoke-On Trent called Shelton !
Might be worth looking into for your missus.....two nights a week 6pm to 8pm.

Thank you Zidane. Nongkhan is currently at Burslem College which is part of Cauldon College she has taken her ESOL'S and now has Indefinite leave to remain however some of the questions are hard to understand. Do you originate from this neck of the woods.

[trubrit]

A true story. My first Thai wife had a Thai driving license but wanted a Uk one for insurance purposes . She took lessons with a local driving school that used Ford Fiesta cars. Well the first test she failed , so after extra tuition she took it again. After the obligatory hour driving around she got back to the test center in the little Fiesta, sat in it for a few minutes talking to the examiner. She had failed again. So she got out saying "I'm not playing this silly game" Got into her own car, a red Toyota Celica sports and stormed out of the test center, gears revving .The examiners face was a picture, he had never experienced a Thai woman before .I hastily explained she had a Thai license and it was perfectly legal for her to drive . Happlily after cooling down she took the test again and passed. I think that poor guy is still having nightmares about Thai women drivers .

[Zidane]

Thank you Zidane. Nongkhan is currently at Burslem College which is part of Cauldon College she has taken her ESOL'S and now has Indefinite leave to remain however some of the questions are hard to understand. Do you originate from this neck of the woods.

I actually come from Macclesfield where I lived most of my life,also lived in Wilmslow and Bollington.
After I got divorced I moved for a few years to Newcastle-under-Lyme,splitting time between there and Thailand.
I lived on an estate called Westbury Park.Do you know it ? Very handy for the M6,and the job I had then and the A500 for the Brittania Stadium or Hanley.
There was a couple of decent Thai restaurants in 'Castle called the Art of Siam and the Blue Chilli.My wife did a bit of waitressing in both at weekends,ocassionally.Gave her a chance to meet and mix with people from her own country.

Anyway,good luck to Nongkhan at college and learning to drive !

[747man]

Andy, Notice you did NOT mention Manchester,There Mate !!!! See you in a couple of weeks at BBBs ??? Alan...

At least the roads of Liverpool will be safer for a while,then !
Good to have you back.....deffo meet up at BBB's.
And Alan.....PLEASE GET YOUR FANTASY FOOTBALL TEAM SORTED.You are achieving the impossible by making the likes of Ralph and Bob appear astute tacticians in their team selection !!! Andy,Re: 1st sentence of your reply.......Yep,Mate only one T/A This time still will pay for my next year there WHEN I get * The Compo *

But back on topic....
valiant,
When myself and my Thai wife lived in Newcastle-under-Lyme for a couple of years she got free English lessons (reading and writing etc.) at Cauldon Campus in a leafy suburb of Stoke-On Trent called Shelton !
Might be worth looking into for your missus.....two nights a week 6pm to 8pm.