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What are the requirements for registering a new truck in Thailand and paying related taxes and insurance?

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Martin ******

asked Mar 13, 2024

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Question about annual new car bureaucracy

I bought a truck new last June in Bangkok. Due to trips outside Thailand I didn't get a 90-day report to get a residence certificate to register the truck at DLT. (My UK embassy doesn't do res cert so I needed the TM47.)

When my truck is a year old, I'll have to pay tax and insurance (anything else?)

Do I need to register the truck before I can pay the tax?

Do I have to register the truck where the showroom is? Or can I contact Ford in Hua Hin?

Is it lots of work to move a vehicle registration eg from HH to Bkk?

My last 90-day was Bkk, but I'm living in HH and my 90 day is due in a few weeks.

Huge thanks

Answer summary

The post discusses the process of registering a new truck purchased in Bangkok by an expat, particularly regarding the need for a residence certificate, the payment of taxes and insurance, and whether the truck must be registered at the showroom location or another branch. The community provides insights into necessary documentation, the importance of mandatory insurance for registration, and the possibility of using a certificate of residence from Hua Hin for registration purposes. Additionally, there is clarification on regulatory timelines and confirms that registering a vehicle and paying taxes does not require the vehicle to be in the owner's name.

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Martin ******

Some alternative viewpoints to the above, can't be sure which are true! You need to register within the first year, not three months (90 day rule was dropped?). My showroom can register the truck in Bangkok with a certificate of residency from Hua Hin - this is the solution I was after, I am fairly sure this is true. You can drive the truck with red plates, you just need to fill in the brown book if you leave your province (mine's rather full! my take from much googling). Rego is Oz slang.

3 years ago

Martin ******

I can confirm that the dealership successfully registered the truck with my Hua Hin certificate of residence. I just sent passport, power of attorney and certificate to them, they took a couple weeks then sent me back the new plate and blue book, i then sent back the red plate and brown book.

3 years ago

Garrett ***********

No, vehicle doesn't need to be in your name to pay taxes or insurance.

3 years ago

Martin ******

@Garrett **********

does it need to be in anyone's name? Or can it be still unregistered? Assume not but hoping.

3 years ago

Michael ********

You still have red plates ?

You have the truck book ?

3 years ago

Martin ******

@Michael *******

yes red plates and brown book

3 years ago

Michael ********

@Martin *****

oh speak to dealer who sold you truck

3 years ago

Arisara *********

When you bought the truck , you should have your truck registered ( Rego)with the transport department and have two insurance ( 1- third party mandatory and another one is comprehensive insurance( premium/ first class as Thai people call it).

In a year time you need to

- pay the rego ( government transport office)

- pay the third party insurance ( private)

- pay the comprehensive insurance ( private)- I found the most affordable one is RuJai. The rest is quite a rip off.

I don't understand the TAX word you said. Does it mean " Rego" fee?

You need to have a receipt of the mandatory insurance to show the rego officer otherwise they won't allow you to rego your truck.

I am curious to know what made of your truck?

3 years ago

Martin ******

@Arisara ********

i needed a residence certificate to register the truck, and a 90-day report to get a residence certificate, and didn't stay in country for more than 90 days, so still on red plates. Truck came with first class insurance, assume Ford arranged third party too, or would do at registration. Is there just one supplier? (Ford showroom have also been very unhelpful.) Yes by tax i meant some payment to gov for roads, which sounds like rego.

3 years ago

Andy ********

@Martin *****

Ive never heard of having to do a 90 day report to get a residence certificate but each province may be different. The dealership should gVe registered your truck when you bought it.

3 years ago

Arisara *********

@Martin *****

how long have you had the truck for? How long have you been in Thailand?

Do you know the rule for a red number plate?

If I were you, I would call the showroom where you bought your truck from and ask all questions.

You must not drive your truck with the red number plate for more than 3 months ( it is illegal and probably the insurance can deny paying if there was an incident).

You need a TM30 before you can get a 90 day report( what visa are you on?). TM30 is not hard to get- get your landlord or any hotel you stay for a night to issue it for you( online report and print out or fill out the form in TM/ custom office.

You should have a blue book and insurance file with you and check it out regularly. If you have the insurance - you should have your address in it and also in the blue book.

If the Ford retailer refuses to provide you any support- it probably they did not do things correctly.

3 years ago