Difference Between Red & White Car Plates

[nicgwee]

Hi,

Can anyone explain what is the difference between a red and a white car registeration plate? thanks

[saraburioz]

Red for a new car that hasn't been registered - you are not allowed to drive with a red plate after 6 pm

[Ch23]

why is it they do that? this is going to sound really niave but how well enforced is this because i see cars with red plates driving after dark all the time...

[saraburioz]

why is it they do that? this is going to sound really niave but how well enforced is this because i see cars with red plates driving after dark all the time...

the same way they enforce motorbikes riders with no helmets and prostituton

[bangkokcitylimits]

Red for a new car that hasn't been registered - you are not allowed to drive with a red plate after 6 pm

New sold cars usually get a red plate for the first 3 months, before the paperwork is done and they receive the real plate.

But this also can take up to a year or more, when some idiot requested for a special number like with one with 3 or 2 digits or a 'lucky number' like 666 etc.

Never understood why those 'look-I-belong-to-the-middleclass' idiots driving model 'small-penis-big-car' like those ugly and polluting Camries or totally useless Fortuners and Mu7's or even high-end Mercedesses spoil it with such a really cheap and tasteless colorful design plate.

[nocturn]

Red for a new car that hasn't been registered - you are not allowed to drive with a red plate after 6 pm

New sold cars usually get a red plate for the first 3 months, before the paperwork is done and they receive the real plate.

But this also can take up to a year or more, when some idiot requested for a special number like with one with 3 or 2 digits or a 'lucky number' like 666 etc.

Never understood why those 'look-I-belong-to-the-middleclass' idiots driving model 'small-penis-big-car' like those ugly and polluting Camries or totally useless Fortuners and Mu7's or even high-end Mercedesses spoil it with such a really cheap and tasteless colorful design plate.

my my, what a bitter little fellow you are!

[longstebe]

Red plate = tea money for the BiB.

[bangkokcitylimits]

Red plate = tea money for the BiB.

Why, I think it's just something administrative. Same when you buy a new moto, it takes few weeks or months before you get the docs and plate, same in some other countries like Philippines. The application starts after the car has been bought, and the proceeding takes a while. Only the insurance starts before you leave the showroom.

[longstebe]

Lighten up, it was meant to be some light hearted humour.

[bangkokcitylimits]

Lighten up, it was meant to be some light hearted humour.

Oh, OK I see well, good that you explained it, lol

(it seems I really have a weak sense for humour sometimes, especially before the coffee like today)

(offtopic)

ps, do you like my curly pig ? her name is Sandra, she's cute isn't she ?

Edited October 4, 2010 by bangkokcitylimits

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[bangkokcitylimits]

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This one is not amongst them, maybe same as the white one but a new series.

(plate on a large mobile crane in chiang mai)

[JohnLeech]

This covered at length in the Motor Forum.

Red plates are used after buying a car while waiting for standard plates and registration.

You cannot legally drive on them after 6pm or in a different province unless the journey is logged in the red registration book issued with the plates.

According to a recent law you can only drive on the red plates for 30 days; after that you are liable for a substantial fine.

[PingManDan]

Red for a new car that hasn't been registered - you are not allowed to drive with a red plate after 6 pm

New sold cars usually get a red plate for the first 3 months, before the paperwork is done and they receive the real plate.

But this also can take up to a year or more, when some idiot requested for a special number like with one with 3 or 2 digits or a 'lucky number' like 666 etc.

Never understood why those 'look-I-belong-to-the-middleclass' idiots driving model 'small-penis-big-car' like those ugly and polluting Camries or totally useless Fortuners and Mu7's or even high-end Mercedesses spoil it with such a really cheap and tasteless colorful design plate.

LOL sounds like you have a hangup problem with your small- penis issue, could it be ????

[Crossy]

This really should be in Motoring althugh the question has been answered.

bangkokcitylimits, Sandra looks cute, does she live in Thailand?

[katabeachbum]

This covered at length in the Motor Forum.

Red plates are used after buying a car while waiting for standard plates and registration.

You cannot legally drive on them after 6pm or in a different province unless the journey is logged in the red registration book issued with the plates.

According to a recent law you can only drive on the red plates for 30 days; after that you are liable for a substantial fine.

a thread full of false information, except this post:)

but as I recall the red plate log book is brownish, and its double/tripple the size of an ordinary reg book

most dealers in addition use illegal redplates without log book. hefty fines and inprisonment has recently been introduced

the yellow plates always starting with numbers (not letters) pictured on a mobile crane in this thread are for commercial vehicles and heavy vehicles (usually over 5 ton).

Edited October 5, 2010 by katabeachbum

[JohnLeech]

a thread full of false information, except this post:)

Hardly surprising - I learnt it all here at the master's feet!

Edited October 10, 2010 by JohnLeech

[MoonRiverOasis]

but as I recall the red plate log book is brownish, and its double/tripple the size of an ordinary reg book

Correct - brown in colour, about A5 in size - I've had several of them over the years

[frenchfarangjomtien]

More difficult question:

Is it possible to get a plate with English letters instead of Thai ?

I see these plates written THAILAND 01 or THAILAND 02, etc... (seems like the number of province) when crossing to Laos.

Another question about car number plates, how must does it cost to buy one of your choice as 88888 ?

Thanks.

[katabeachbum]

More difficult question:

Is it possible to get a plate with English letters instead of Thai ?

I see these plates written THAILAND 01 or THAILAND 02, etc... (seems like the number of province) when crossing to Laos.

Another question about car number plates, how must does it cost to buy one of your choice as 88888 ?

Thanks.

Thai plates for private use is in Thai. The ones you v seen are for trucks and buses, commercial

8888 is sold on auctions (only four 8s though) and prices usually over 1 mill baht

[JohnLeech]

8888 is sold on auctions (only four 8s though) and prices usually over 1 mill baht

The next one in Chonburi is on 26 and 27 November in Bang Saen - details available from any Chonburi Transport office and many local car dealers. Entry is by registration only (refundable if you don't buy) and according to the local transport office bids are expected to be well above normal as the letters are "auspicious" as well as the numbers; they advised us to go early on the first day to see the local glitterati outbidding each other in a show of poor taste!