richsilver Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Is it true that you are not supposed to drive at night or outside your province with red plates? If so, is this ever enforced? I want to drive to Bangkok with red Chonburi plates. Am I taking any risk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
properperson Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 yes......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 yes......... It's some time since these offences were re-classified as misdemeanours. What this seems to mean is that it's an excuse for the BiB to stop you and then 'fine' you for being 'farang with a new car', make sure you fill in the red plate log book with your journey details and have a suitable number of red pictures of His Majesty readily available. Chonburi - BKK does seem to be a regular tea-gathering ground for Khun Plod, we drove to Ayutthaya several times on BKK red plates with no issues even when stopped at assorted checkpoints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeW Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 if you have Chonburi plates and are planning to drive to BKK, make sure to fill in your brown book. After 6PM you are a sitting duck for the BiB. If you have BKK plates, no need to fill in the book when driving out of BKK. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anon210 Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 if you have Chonburi plates and are planning to drive to BKK, make sure to fill in your brown book. After 6PM you are a sitting duck for the BiB. If you have BKK plates, no need to fill in the book when driving out of BKK. I confirm... Never was stopped in or out of BKK with BKK red plates. Sent from my GT-N7000 using Thaivisa Connect App Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwasaki Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 From what I remember we got red plates so we could go out of the province where we live. As for the night time only remember being told not allowed on tollways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeW Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 From what I remember we got red plates so we could go out of the province where we live. As for the night time only remember being told not allowed on tollways. You are not supposed to drive your car on red plates after 6 PM. Not on tollways not on normal roads. However, this law is almost never enforced. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richsilver Posted January 5, 2013 Author Share Posted January 5, 2013 I don't know what you mean by the "brown book". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 I don't know what you mean by the "brown book". You should have a log book with your plates in which you are supposed to record all journeys, it's usually brown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeW Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 I don't know what you mean by the "brown book". If you didn't receive your log book from the dealer there is a chance you are using either fake plates or plates which aren't registered by the dealer. I suggest you contact the dealer for your log book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonder6281 Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 What a ridiculous rule! I buy a new car and have to wait for White plates and am told where and when I can and cannot drive the car I paid for. What is the justification for this regulation? It just doesn't sit well with my thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonman Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 if you have Chonburi plates and are planning to drive to BKK, make sure to fill in your brown book. After 6PM you are a sitting duck for the BiB. If you have BKK plates, no need to fill in the book when driving out of BKK. I live in Chonburi but purchased my pickup in BKK (So BKK plates). never had an issue with the BiB and that included many trips to BKK and back at various times of the day and night, I had my reds for 4 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyInCM Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Anyone have experience drinving throughout Thailand on Chiang Mai red plates? Maybe it's better to buy in BKK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beano2274 Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Watch out for the fake red plates, you can tell if they are false as there should be a crest or stamp in the bottom right hand corner. Traveled yesterday in new car with false plates, but have a letter from the Garage to give to the cops. Bit of a sh*t thing that plates take too long, not like in Germany where you get them as soon as you lose them from a shop, who then take them to get officially certified. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Anyone have experience drinving throughout Thailand on Chiang Mai red plates? Maybe it's better to buy in BKK. I have with Phuket plates, no problem at all, and I passed several checkpoints without any problem. I would recommend though to avoid the tollways, they are notorious for police checks, and especially for police trying to do anything they can to cost you some money. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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