I have read that International licenses are not accepted there, I see many bikes from Viet Nam are driving around the border areas. So my question is this, does anyone know if the Cambodian police accept a person riding a bike with Vietnamese plates and Vietnamese license, can I drive there legally or do they only accept Cambodian licenses. Maybe they just turn a blind eye to the Vietnamese locals riding there, a different matter for a foreigners I presume.
Driving in Cambodia
Guest2023
02 March 2019 03:44:18
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JoeKhmer
02 March 2019 05:11:53
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Hello.
It would be an easy job for police to stop a foreigner riding a bike with Vietnamese plates. 
The only ones that are allowed to ride those bikes and with a Vietnamese license are Vietnamese people. The border areas are the least bothered as a lot of Vietnamese people work in Cambodia.
It's not a big deal to get a Cambodian DL, cost you an hour and a half and about $30, for a one year DL.
Good luck.
Joe
Cambodia expert
Expat.com team
Guest2023
02 March 2019 05:40:46
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Thanks for the quick reply. I thought that would be the case.
post
02 March 2019 05:50:21
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JoeKhmer wrote:Hello.
It would be an easy job for police to stop a foreigner riding a bike with Vietnamese plates.
The only ones that are allowed to ride those bikes and with a Vietnamese license are Vietnamese people. The border areas are the least bothered as a lot of Vietnamese people work in Cambodia.
It's not a big deal to get a Cambodian DL, cost you an hour and a half and about $30, for a one year DL.
Good luck.
Joe
Cambodia expert
Expat.com team
Do you need to have a valid foreign DL (translated professionally into English) before you can get issued a Cambodian one?
JoeKhmer
02 March 2019 06:12:35
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post wrote:JoeKhmer wrote:Hello.
It would be an easy job for police to stop a foreigner riding a bike with Vietnamese plates.
The only ones that are allowed to ride those bikes and with a Vietnamese license are Vietnamese people. The border areas are the least bothered as a lot of Vietnamese people work in Cambodia.
It's not a big deal to get a Cambodian DL, cost you an hour and a half and about $30, for a one year DL.
Good luck.
Joe
Cambodia expert
Expat.com team
Do you need to have a valid foreign DL (translated professionally into English) before you can get issued a Cambodian one?
Yes you need a valid (translated) DL of your country.
Joe
Salavan
02 March 2019 06:22:43
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Would a Thai driving licence be OK
JoeKhmer
02 March 2019 06:37:21
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Salavan wrote:Would a Thai driving licence be OK
If you're a Thai yes, if not no.
They require a valid DL from your country of origin.
Cheers.
Joe
Salavan
02 March 2019 13:37:56
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My UK driving licence has expired and you got to be resident to apply for another so it looks like a push bike for me at least t I don't pay for petrol haha
JoeKhmer
02 March 2019 14:13:32
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Same with me. I left my country 12 years ago with a brand new DL, valid for 10 years.
Two years ago I was able to get a Cambodian DL.
But the year after they had implemented this new rule, so no more DL.
I have seen these electric rollers in the streets, maybe something for us. 
Cheers.
Joe
post
02 March 2019 17:05:50
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JoeKhmer wrote:Same with me. I left my country 12 years ago with a brand new DL, valid for 10 years.
Two years ago I was able to get a Cambodian DL.
But the year after they had implemented this new rule, so no more DL.
I have seen these electric rollers in the streets, maybe something for us.
Cheers.
Joe
Can you take and pass the theory and practical tests to obtain a Cambodian DL by being non-Cambodian citizen?
JoeKhmer
02 March 2019 19:04:43
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There is no such thing when you "exchange" your national DL with a Cambodian one.
A medical test is part of it, done at the same premises.
It's really nothing and you're in and out in 1.5 hours.
Cheers.
Joe
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