Driving Rules In Thailand

Like any other country globally, Thailand has traffic rules and fines for breaking them. For some travelers, this comes as a surprise!

One guy from the UK once told us that the 500 baht fine he paid to a policeman for driving without a license was racist! =)

He may have forgotten that in the United Kingdom, where he was from, the fine for driving without a license is usually around £1,000 (i.e. 90 times higher than in Thailand) and 3-6 penalty points. The maximum penalty for driving without a license in his country is £5,000 (i.e. 450 times higher than in Thailand) and six months in jail. For some reason, he didn’t mention it when he talked about “racist fines” in Thailand =)

To let you know what traffic rules and penalties exist in Thailand, we downloaded the e-books on Dropbox. You can download and read this at your convenience.

Driving rules in Thailand

Detailed descriptions of penalties are included! These are official documents translated into English.

E-Book #1. Road Traffic Act of Thailand (en) – Download from Dropbox

E-Book #2. Vehicle act of Thailand (en) – Download from Dropbox

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