To control the rush of foreign vehicles, tourists will be banned from driving motorcycles and motorhomes into Thailand, the Bangkok Post reports. However, the ban will not apply to vehicles from Laos, Malaysia and Singapore, as these countries have a pact on international car usage.
With that, vehicles from countries such as China, Myanmar, Cambodia and Vietnam will be prohibited from entering, if no prior agreements or permission of car usage have been arranged from abroad. The ban is meant to enforce order as foreign vehicles tend to cause frequent accidents and ecological harm, according to Thailand’s Land Transport Department chief Sanit Phromwong.
Permission must be requested via Thai tourism operators, 10 days before the intended travel. After that, transport officials overseeing provinces will decide as to whether a “foreign card,” which costs 1,000 baht (RM118), is to be issued or not. Upon approval and issuance of the card, motorists are required to display it inside their vehicles.
The new order stipulates that foreign vehicles are only permitted to travel within a province in which they entered from. The travel duration is limited to 30 days for each trip, and the total permitted period cannot exceed 60 days in one year, according to Sanit. Only vehicles with nine seats (or fewer) and pick-up trucks with a max weight of 3,500 kg will be allowed entry.
Meanwhile, to regulate foreign vehicles more strictly, the department will share information with other state agencies. This is so that custom officials can keep tabs on overstays. Should a vehicle be caught overstaying, transport officials will record this for future consideration as to whether the vehicle in question be allowed re-entry into Thailand.
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Too many chinese cars driving around Siem and their’s is following the american road ordinance so post a risk the northen part of Thailand is quite near if driving from China and now so many cars coming from there since the road is convenience and with gps no need to take public transport if no control everyday have incident occur city traffic jams all with chinese cars
Wait till you see Thai vans entering Malaysia and driving recklessly on our highways.
Oh really?? But still can’t beat our typical rempit, P plate driver, godcar and ahbeng Myvi that drive on streets.
I read from somewhere few months back that from Feb 2016 onwards, Malaysians need to have an intl driving license to drive into Thailand. Can someone pls confirm whether is this necessary? TQ
No need. Just back from Thailand today.
Puas ke bang?
gonna drive 200km from pattaya back to suvarnabhumi later today .. so no restriction
Actually no need Intl driving license to drive into Thailand, however there are cases the Thai Authority setup roadblock and demand showing the int’l permit. (also kopi money) afterall we are Asia..
The reason behind it was ASEAN Agreement.
http://treaty.kemlu.go.id/uploads-pub/5121_ASEAN-1985-0051.pdf
I kena before speeding in Saraburi and was fined 300bt for speeding and 700bt for driving without an international license. This was a couple of years back but I suppose they needed a license in English since there is some sort of agreement signed in 1985.
Yes you need to have a international driving licence. I was stop at a traffic police road block in chiangmai and the police request for it on 3 diiferent road trips. Luckily I have it with me. I saw some foreigners without int’l driving licence was given a immediate summon ticket and police will escort them to station for payment before letting them drive off or ride off.
phew, I almost got a shock there. I was all set to drive from Singapore to Bangkok at the end of the month
be prepared to fill tons of form
with all due respect, this story has nothing to do with Malaysia. Why bother?
Aiyo… Can Malaysia protest??
If china car can’t drive into thailand, how they can then drive to malaysia?
Got ask malaysia before blocking our front gate kah???