Can I register a car in Thailand on a Visa Exemption?

rent a car. it's not that hard and it'll be a lot cheaper for you in the long run on that type of a Visa. if you're planning on staying and switching to a long-term Visa then know that you cannot get a loan and you will only be able to pay with cash. there's a lot of shady vehicles here for sale used. so be careful there.

again I recommend you rent.

disclaimer I purchased My Ford ranger. it took almost 4 months for me to get the proper paperwork in order to register it. The engine had been switched and not properly documented. this all happened around the earthquake time in Bangkok and so instead of just giving the car back I took it out to the provinces where I live. in the end it all worked out fine and I like the car a lot. 4x4 strong engine transmission is good just the headlights suck.

I bought a new bike and reg it in my

Name .i only stay 3-4 mth a year ,it was easy but i do rent a place here

When I purchased a truck in February last year I was in visa exempt, they required residence certificate which I had to have a fixed address where I had a utility bill, I had to use a Thai friends address.

Red plate comes with a brown book so you can drive anywhere, white plates came in 4 weeks.

What I did find out if your on a plate from another province and want to sell to another foreigner you both have to go to that province, the buyer and seller require residence certificates, we swapped from a BKK plate to Chonburi plate and used an agent.

Second hand car .can be purchased no issues on 60 day tourist entry stamp u need a former from immigration to register it and the form only lasts 30 days from issue date so get car then form then take to any inspection garage ( have a blue sign with sort of a large cog logo on ) they do a simple inspection u give them your form along with a forms from seller they do rest and call u once they get book back

Forget residence card from bangkok. Must have 1 year contract home and visa 1 year. And its already difficult to have residence card

Gents, may I say, Thailand at times have the cart in front of the horse, but humility and persistence do prevail

You are first given a temporary red plate. You have to wait 2 or 3 months to go back to the dealer to go to DLT in Bangkok, or send the dealer your original passport with a new residence certificate if your original is more than 60 days old, to get your registration and white plates.

Where will the car be when you / if you buy it ?

You will need a residence certificate from immigration

Copy of passport

Copy of rental agreement

Yes different immigration may have different rules

All registered cars in Thailand have a blue book

The blue book needs to be transferred from current owner to new owner

if you buy a new car, you have to wait for the white license to be issued at a later date, generally between 3 and 5 months! In the meantime that car will have a red plate, and you are NOT ALLOWED to drive the car outside of the province where you bought it. You could possibly get refused to bring it onto a ferry on red plates

you can't register a car on a TM30 adress from a hotel. You need a TM30 registration of a rental accommodation in order to be able to get a certificate of residence from Immigration, in which it is especially noted that you get it issued for registering a car in your name. You cannot register a car in Bangkok if you live on Samui and are registered TM30 in Samui