White Number Plate Waiting Time

[marstons]

I went to my dealer who i purchased a bike of 6 weeks ago, i got the green book and tax but was told no white plates to replace red ones for 3 months due to a shortage. has anybody had this story. As i understood it the red ones were only permissable for 1 month.

[MJCM]

Maybe this topic will help clear some things:

http://www.thaivisa....s/#entry5367700

and especially this post:

http://www.thaivisa....s/#entry5371279

Ps: Note this is from the Car Forum, but I think it also applies for bikes

Edited July 18, 2012 by MJCM

[taninthai]

Yep same here had bike 2 1/2 months now still no plate it's a problem everywhere apparently they are short of the materials/metal to make the plates,there was a thread running about it on here maybe September they will be available

[transam]

BUT, after 30 days it is an fine able offense. Go to the road license place and tell them you have a problem. They should give you a document to show the BiB that you are waiting. Nooo document, pay the fine.

[NomadJoe]

Phuket Gazette – Saturday, August 14, 2010

Phuket Land Transport Office (PLTO) Chief Kanok Siripanichkorn has told the Gazette that people driving cars with red license plates have just one month to get regular “white plates” on their cars – or face the consequences.

The warning for Phuket drivers follows Land Transport Department Director-General Chairat Sanguansue’s announcement of a "crackdown" on people illegally driving cars with red plates, which can incur fines of up to 10,000 baht.

Mr Kanok said that many people in Phuket drive cars with red plates, a clear sign that the vehicle has yet to be registered with the Land Transport Department.

He said he understood that some of these drivers were genuinely waiting for car registrations to be approved. The department will take no action against any law-abiding motorist whose car is less than one month old or has not been driven more than 3,000 kilometers, whichever comes first.

Many other owners, however, continue driving with red plates in order to suggest the car is brand-new, he said.

In other cases they are simply waiting for their preferred “lucky number” registration, won at an auction organized by the PLTO, to be approved.

That process that can take several months and regular plates must be issued for them during the interim, he added.

Red plates being used longer than needed costs the department revenue from registration fees not paid and makes it much more difficult to track stolen vehicles, he said.

Red license plates are issued to car dealers and garages only, so that vehicles can be driven on public roads temporarily in order to reach dealerships or be repaired, he explained.

It is illegal to drive cars with red plates at night, from sunset to sunrise, without express permission from the Land Transport Department. Such permission is restricted to a maximum of five consecutive nights, he added.

Driving a car with red plates at night without permission can incur a fine of between 200 and 2,000 baht. Driving a car with red plates during the day for personal business can leave the driver open to charges of driving an unregistered vehicle, he warned.

“If we find a car with red plates that was bought one year ago, it means the driver has no intention of registering the car. They will be fined between 1,000 and 10,000 baht,” he said.

Motorists who have been issued regular white license plates, but have yet to fit them to their cars, face fines of between 200 and 2,000 baht, he added.

Chief Kanok also warned motorists against using counterfeit red plates or modifying genuine plates – red or white – by covering them with images or enlarging them. Doing so is punishable with six months to five years in jail or a fine between 1,000 and 10,000 baht, he said.

“Only license plates that have been sold by [Land Transport Department] auction are allowed to have images on them.

“If officers find modified plates, the officers will take photos as evidence and file the charge in our computer database. The driver must pay the fine when he renews his car registration.”

In a bid to get more people to renew vehicle registrations on time, the PLTO has extended its normal office hours.

Chief Kanok said the sections that process the applications now start 30 minutes earlier, at 8am. PLTO staff now work through the traditional one-hour lunch break and finish one hour later, at 5:30pm.

Moreover, vehicle registration renewals are available every Saturday and Sunday at Big C from 10am to 6pm. The counter is on the basement level and can be reached by turning right after getting off the escalator.

<a class="bbc_url" href="http://www.phuketgazette.net/news/detail.asp?fromsearch=yes&id=9083" rel="nofollow external" title="External link">http://www.phuketgaz...rch=yes&id=9083

Edited July 18, 2012 by NomadJoe

[ripstanley]

I bought a new car early April. I am still waiting. Dealer told my wife yesterday it may take 120 days. This is up north.

[NomadJoe]

Yep same here had bike 2 1/2 months now still no plate it's a problem everywhere apparently they are short of the materials/metal to make the plates,there was a thread running about it on here maybe September they will be available

And what'll really bake your noodle is that in Bangkok, new bikes aren't issued/don't use red plates. You don't get a plate at all!! Fish in a barrel for the BIB.

[transam]

I bought a new car early April. I am still waiting. Dealer told my wife yesterday it may take 120 days. This is up north.

Total rubbish chum. Go to licensing office and state your case.

[motocrosser]

There is a shortage of plates out there,we are still waiting for the one for car which we brought in feb,but the police are aware of this and you should not get any sort of fine as it is a government problem making the plates,maybe something to do with flooding before and factory!nissan told us this.

[Nebula]

I bought mine in May. I waited exactly 2 weeks as they said it will be. When I asked , what if the police stop me, they said show them this paper.. it was a yellow paper that I Got and had to give them back when I got the green book and the plate. ( if I remember well). I m talking about Bangkok.

[transam]

I bought mine in May. I waited exactly 2 weeks as they said it will be. When I asked , what if the police stop me, they said show them this paper.. it was a yellow paper that I Got and had to give them back when I got the green book and the plate. ( if I remember well). I m talking about Bangkok.

As l understand it, anything from a dealer after 30 days means nothing.

[SumetCycle]

I can still get plates for bikes I sell here at the shop within 2-3 weeks. However, I have been waiting for over two months for the plates for my CBR 1000rr to arrive. I was also told there was a problem at the government office that makes the plates. I've been stopped by the cops a couple times, but they never mentioned the bike not having a plate or asked to see any paperwork.

[marstons]

well glad its not just me, i searched the bike forum for previous posts and found nothing, but it seems its common. i asked for the managers mobile number and keep that with a copy of the green book. Hopefully he can expalin if stopped as to why. Did get stopped by highway police 2 days ago on some dual carriageway which promted me to drive to the dealers, lots of blowing of whistles and pointing at me to pull over, as i say dual carriageway so things moving prity fast, he just said come with me now a few times, i asked you want see licence in Thai, then he cracked up and laughged i speak English just want practice and waved me off. Hilarious eh. Still did make me go to office and they had green book and tax disc waiting despite saying they would ring when it was in, but of course did not.

Edited July 19, 2012 by marstons

[vel_tins]

we got a small paper from the DLT, saying our plates *should* be available ~three months later.

The girl at the DLT told us, if police stops us, just show this paper.

No problems so far.

But it seems, the BiB are already aware of this issue.

Nobody wants to see this "document"...

[MrJ]

we got a small paper from the DLT, saying our plates *should* be available ~three months later.

The girl at the DLT told us, if police stops us, just show this paper.

No problems so far.

But it seems, the BiB are already aware of this issue.

Nobody wants to see this "document"...

I am in Pattaya - one of m bikes purchase in March 2012 is still on red plates and still the dealer says 2 - 3 months......

[SumetCycle]

I can still get plates for bikes I sell here at the shop within 2-3 weeks. However, I have been waiting for over two months for the plates for my CBR 1000rr to arrive. I was also told there was a problem at the government office that makes the plates. I've been stopped by the cops a couple times, but they never mentioned the bike not having a plate or asked to see any paperwork.

Just got a call from Honda Big Wing. My plate has finally arrived.

[moe666]

Seems to be a problem all over

[RED21]

Just bring your bike papers with you - although, as stated by someone earlier, police are aware of the problem and rarely bother stopping someone riding a new bike without plates.

[CMX]

I've purchased four new bikes in fewer than three years here in CM. Previously, I was told (and pretty much it was the case) that plates and books would arrive in 1 month.

This week, a large Honda dealer indicated a three month wait and stressed which papers to present to police upon demand. So long as the police are OK, I can live with it.

[Disting]

I bought a Versys from Kawasaki in Nakorn Ratchasima 1 month ago and the plates arrived 2 days ago so there is no issue there.