May 29, 200520 yr I have a two door extended cab pick-up and my yearly "road tax" is in the order of Bht 1,050.00. A friend who has a five door SUV and reckons he pays upwards of Bht 7,000.00 p.a. Does anyone know the "road tax" bands? Is it based on number of doors or number of seats or both? Also is the tax different for petrol engined and diesel engined vehicles? Just interested.
May 29, 200520 yr It's based on engine size and vehicle classification. A Toyota Sportrider is classed as a 7 seater passenger car with a 3.0L engine so tax is high at around 6-7K, even though it's based on the same engine/chassis as the pick-ups. My 3.0L Ford Escape fetches a similar amount.
May 29, 200520 yr What colour is the lettering on your licence plate?? It indicates the taxation class, you probably have a truck plate. "I don't want to know why you can't. I want to know how you can!"
May 29, 200520 yr TerdSak is correct but also the road tax is set when the car is new and does not increase. I have the same as Dragon but my tax is only 4600baht because mine is two years old. Some ducking and diving is possible. I had an Isuzu Adventure which was registered as a 'song teau' so the tax was only 1300b
May 29, 200520 yr I've got a new Fortuner; tax paid ThB 5676. This is a Pick-Up based vehicle (common chassis to Hilux VIGO) and so attracts the lower rate of tax compared to some other SUVs.
May 29, 200520 yr Author What colour is the lettering on your licence plate?? It indicates the taxation class, you probably have a truck plate. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Green letters/numbers on a white background. Is that a truck plate?
May 29, 200520 yr Green letters/numbers on a white background. Is that a truck plate? Yes it is a truck plate. Four doors have black on white.
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