GreenBag

quote name='VTR1000' post='1393857' date='2007-07-01 19:17:51']You'll need:

1) Registration book and a translation of it into English. There are a couple of agencies just inside the Malaysian border that can do it for you or if you stop off in Hadyai, there are a few places that translate there too.

Thanks -- most helpful. I am planning on crossin the border on Sunday, 15 July. I will be coming down from Hat Yai via "highway 4" and crossing the border at the Klong Phruan checkpoint around 10 AM. Do you have any tips / advice in regards to passing through this checkpoint? Is going through on Sunday a problem? I will, of course, have my passport (USA), Thai drivers license, and car registration book (w / English translation).

I am planning on driving my car (Thai registration in my name for more than 10 years). I want to know what documents I will need and other issues I am likely to face at the border. I have a Thai drivers licence and I will, of course, take my registration book and proof of insurance. I expect that I will need to obtain Malaysian insurance -- can this be done at the border crossing? How long can I drive the car in Malaysia before I need to bring it back across the border? Help from anyone who has specific experience or knowledge in this area will be greatly appreciated.

I plan on driving from Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur in about 2 weeks time. I have been keeping tabs on the violence in the South via this Blog and other news sources. It seems most of the incidents have been in Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat. I have noticed no random acts of violence aimed at motorists traveling south on highway 4 to Malaysia. I would specifically like to hear from anyone who has made this trip recently or lives in this area. Is it safe? Normal Thai highway hazards are, of course, expected. I have driven in Thailand for more than 20 years, but mostly in the central and northeast regions.

Also remember to take the bypass just before reaching Cha-aam to Pranburi.

Saves you about 1 hour bypassing Cha-aam and HuaHin

cheers

onzestan

You guys seem to know a bit about driving in the South. How about safety, i.e., the terroris activity as a threat to someone just passing through. I am planning a drive into Malaysia. Is it safe? My feel for all of this is that the threat, although real, is not great compared to the "normal" dangers we face anywhere in the world. I would like some perspective on this from expats that live and / or regularly travel in the South.