My car tax expires end of this month but I am waiting for my new insurance policy to arrive before I can go to the tax office. I have paid for the insurance and have a receipt for it. Do I have a week or two leeway before I would be fined if I am stopped driving the car with no current tax.

Last time I was a few days late they charged me 10baht a day fine.

Did they give you a receipt with a silver metallic strip running through it?

If so, this is all you need to re tax your vehicle.

You certainly can be fined for no current car tax. Either you have the sticker showing your tax is paid, or you did not pay the tax. I just forgot to go get the new tax sticker last year and I paid the 200 baht fine on the roadside. I had a receipt that said I had two weeks to pay the road tax or I could be fined a 2nd time. I did not pay any DLT penalty for being a week late with my actual road tax.

For car road tax renewal, you will only need the compulsory motor insurance (Po Ro Bo) and the "blue book" for the renewal.

http://driving-in-thailand.com/annual-tax-registration-renewal/

Tax not paid cost you 1B/month. That's for a bike. Car not sure.

But that's not the issue. If you get involved into an accident, these things happen even in Buddhaland, then they will smile at you wallet.

I paid 9 months late, lol.

Can't remember any fine.

I always renew the insurance at the same place, they sell some insurance.

Tax not paid cost you 1B/month. That's for a bike. Car not sure.

But that's not the issue. If you get involved into an accident, these things happen even in Buddhaland, then they will smile at you wallet.

If involved in an accident without car tax paid you'll get a fine, probably 500 baht. And that's it.

Well, I would say it depends as everything in the land of the free. Your car without tax is somewhat not roadworthy and if you caused an accident, well, the gods only, not even Buddha will decide about the outcome . Or a greedy village sheriff perhaps.

Can you renew your registration at places other than the government centres?

For car road tax renewal, you will only need the compulsory motor insurance (Po Ro Bo) and the "blue book" for the renewal.

http://driving-in-thailand.com/annual-tax-registration-renewal/

Unless your car is 7 or more years old. If this is the case, you will have to get it checked for roadworthiness, before you can pay your taxes.