How To Get An International Vehicle Permit (Purple Book)

[vanbrit548]

Requirements for obtaining a Thai International Vehicle Permit (Purple book)

I obtained mine from the Chonburi Provincial Land Transport Office, Banglamung...First turning after the Regents School on Highway 36 towards Pattaya

1. Vehicle Blue Book

2. Up to Date Insurance

3. Certificate of Residence from immigration (Took 1 day at Jomtien Immigration Soi 5).

Immigration require the following to issue the certificate:

- Copy of Current Passport and Visa

- Current Utility Bill showing address or

Rental Agreement or

copy of Blue House/Condo Book

- Passport Photo

- Fee of 200 Baht

4. You will be given a form (in THAI ONLY) in which you are to enter your Name and Address and a brief description/purpose of your trip. Just entering 'Holiday by Car to Laos' worked for me.

5. Fee 285 Baht

You will be issued a 'Purple Book' valid for 1 year plus 2 (T) Stickers to affix to your vehicle indicating you are coming from THAILAND. Mine was issued on the same day as applying provided you have the correct documentation and arrive early enough.

Hope this is helpful

Thanks

Van

[hansnl]

Requirements for obtaining a Thai International Vehicle Permit (Purple book)

I obtained mine from the Chonburi Provincial Land Transport Office, Banglamung...First turning after the Regents School on Highway 36 towards Pattaya

The requirements for the LTO are:

1 Vehicle Blue book

2 Certificate of insurance

3 Yellow Tambien Baan or

Certificate of residence from Immigration or

Certificate of residence from your own Embassy (translated and legalised)

4 Thai driving license (they do not like International driving Permit)

4 Form to be filled in in the LTO, indeed Thai only

5 Fee 50 Baht for book and 2 stickers (renewal is 30 baht)

Ask for official receipt, looks the same as the payment slip for road tax.

Renewal can only be done in the LTO and payment of the road tax needs to be done there too.

If the car is older as 7 years it must be tested in a testing station.

With the certificate you can renew your road tax in the LTO and renew the Purple book.

Mind: if you enter Lao you MUST buy Lao insurance.

First entry for your car will be only 7 days.

Next one 14 days

Cost of insurance in Lao for Lao is 240 baht.

1. Vehicle Blue Book YES

2. Up to Date Insurance YES

3. Certificate of Residence from immigration (Took 1 day at Jomtien Immigration Soi 5).

OR Yellow Tambien Baan and Thai Driving license

OR Certificate from your own embassy where your address is!

- Copy of Current Passport and Visa or extension of stay YES

- Current Utility Bill showing address or

Rental Agreement or

copy of Blue House/Condo Book

- Passport Photo NO

- Fee of 200 Baht

4. You will be given a form (in THAI ONLY) in which you are to enter your Name and Address and a brief description/purpose of your trip. Just entering 'Holiday by Car to Laos' worked for me.

5. Fee 285 BahtAsk for an official receipt!!!!! (the official price is 50 baht for a new book and 30 baht for a renewal!!!!!

You will be issued a 'Purple Book' valid for 1 year plus 2 (T) Stickers to affix to your vehicle indicating you are coming from THAILAND. Mine was issued on the same day as applying provided you have the correct documentation and arrive early enough.

Hope this is helpful

Thanks

Van

[SantiSuk]

Very helpful both of you.

My British Embassy certificate of Residence is now 18 months old and no doubt of no use. Is it cheaper to obtain a new one from Thai Immigration?

Looks like the British Embassy fee is now baht 2,408 (although their website is not specific I think it comes under the cartegory 'general letter'). Great little earner for them.

[dekchaijohn]

Good info.Would the same apply for driving into Cambodia via Had Lek?

[harrry]

Does anyone know the documents needed to extend the purple book anothere year?

[edgarfriendly]

2018 update or still the same process?

[phuketrichard]

Phuket;

take ur cars blue book in and copy of ur passport,

Nothing else needed. 50 baht

been this way for the past 8 years,since i first got one

 

PS;the blue book is ONLY used for entering Laos

Edited December 10, 2018 by phuketrichard

[JaiLai]

Phuket;
take ur cars blue book in and copy of ur passport,
Nothing else needed. 50 baht
been this way for the past 8 years,since i first got one
 
PS;the blue book is ONLY used for entering Laos

Same process for bike?

Cambodia different process?

Thanks


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