My tabian has failed to appear again - and is now due next year.

This means that my Kings birthday ride down to Ko Chang to see my mates has been put on hold as I have been told its not worth the risk of riding with no plates.

The bike is insured but the tabian is being made.

What are the real risks - some people have told me it will cost a 200 bhat in the pocket fine

others have said it will be confiscated from me and I will never see my bike again.

Any ideas?

If you drive during the day there will be fewer checkpoints, so you will cut down on the 100/200 baht fine. 200 baht is mostly in Bangkok I think. Negotiate.

I would carry the receipt for the purchase of the bike and simply point out that plates have not arrived.

It should not be your problem that the Road Transport Dept is notoriously ineffiecient, and loosing revenue because of it.

If you haven't noticed the fee for taxing your vehicle starts from the day you get the plates, not when you bought the vehicle.

I hate to think how much revenue they loose per year.

I drove my truck for 2 years without plates, never in Bkk though, also never had tax or insurance during that time, 100baht fine each time, dont bother asking for a receipt though

Correct me if I am wrong but with a car the fine only applies during darkness.

If you have all the receipts with you then I would go

Correct me if I am wrong but with a car the fine only applies during darkness.

If you have all the receipts with you then I would go

That's what I thought...sunrise to sunset?

Oh, it's Tabian, not Taliban. I thought I was sober

Correct me if I am wrong but with a car the fine only applies during darkness.

If you have all the receipts with you then I would go

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A car is different, as it will have temporary Red Plates (Tabian Dang).

With these you are technically limited to daylight hours,

and not more than 100km from home.

Mind you I remember seeing a car with Thai red plates in Malaysia, a long way from home.