Overdue red licence plate drivers face Bt10,000 fine

[gmac]

Other countries manage to issue the correct licence plate when you buy the vehicle rather than taking months to produce them.  Maybe Thailand should consider operating a better system rather than fining people for failing to follow the hazy rules of it's current inefficient one.

[digbeth]

For all the problems with bureaucracies in Thailand, you can't fault the Land Transport Office for this one. The lateness in getting new car registration is not with the government, but the dealership, and the people that 'prefers' the 'new' red plates in keeping up with the somchais next doors. Now with the new law and disincentive to keeping the red plate, new car customers can light the fire under the dealer's butt to get their plates properly now 

[richard_smith237]

On 10/2/2017 at 5:55 PM, kotsak said:

 

Yes, but a lot of times buyers themselves delay it in purpose until they can get the number they desire, due to superstitious and other voodoo reasons. 

 

Thats up to them... they could change the number again after the Dealership has issued the car.... 

 

As with many of these small minor issues in Thailand, they start will a little flexibility and turn into people feeling they are entitled.

 

Its very easy - My Wife and I bought our car on a Thursday, went to the DLT on a Friday, chose our number and gave the 'slip' to the dealership. We picked up our car on the Monday.