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It seems it's getting even harder to get a vehicle into Thailand: now it is required that you submit a verified translation of your registration certificate too - and despite Switzerland saying that Thailand doesn't recognise Carnets, Mrs Thip needs that too; this from her yesterday:
- car book and carnet (if you have)
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- moto picture front/side/back
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- route for entry date and exit day and border
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Received today from one of the other three agencies successfully doing applications for entry permits, www.motoasia.bike:

"JUST ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF REG BOOK NEEDED AS EXTRA NOW"

These new regulations, implementation and fluidity will be a serious topic of discussion at the HU Mini-Meeting January 6-7, 2017 at Rider's Corner, Chiang Mai.
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And the IPD must be of the 1949 convention type. The 1968 type is not recognised in Thailand and thus not valid there. But one can get a 1968 IDP converted into a temporary thai driving license at a Thai land department office if I understands this message right....

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Sounding like a bit of a hassle for foreign bikes these days. FWIW with my Malaysian registered bike, the borders are super easy, no issues. Am living in Penang so the borders only a couple of hours away, handy for weekend trips.

Just don't forget the RM2 in your passport at the Thai immigration otherwise you'll be waiting 10x as long as everybody else
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Why should someone want to import a bike to Thailand, if one can just rent a local bike in Thailand, Laos and Cambodia for just 5 Dollars per day to explore those wonderfull countrys? http://schoene-motorradreisen.de/?re...ok&design=dark

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Hi Michael
I live in China and every year for the past 5 years I have travelled down to North Thailand by Car/Bike.
This year because of the new rules I have taken a plane, so far I have not seen 1 Blue plated car (Chinese) or 1 yellow plated motorbike (Chinese), were by now I normal have seen 100s if not 1000s by now.
If the Chinese are going to come we need to wait until the 27th January (Chinese New Year)
From information, my Chinese wife has by talking to friends who live in Kunming the general consensus is F##K Thailand we will just stay in Laos.
Now my point is already the new law has been modified so IMO by 2018 the new law will be further modified or even scrapped altogether.
When the Thailand government realises how much money they are losing things will change for the better.
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One question that I have thought of is what would happen if you planned to visit and stay with friends in Thailand? And then fly the bike home. Would you still need a guide for all the time you spent there?
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No shure not if you enter Thailand without a vehicle your a normal tourist like million and million others every year and can visit friends, get drunk on the beach or rent a bike without a guide and ride around thig beautifull landscape.
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We're about to set off on a RTW trip too: the original plan was to fly from Melbourne to KL, ride through Thailand and Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar before flying to Africa.
Sorry to say that with the chaotic Thai representation here in Aus, we've given up and fly straight to Johannesburg next week. After that it's Argentina and much of S America.
We simply couldn't get a straight answer to info about the Thai permit system: US$500 and more for each bike is what some ex-pats are demanding, but no-one knows whether we need to have ALL our docs translated and approved before we go - the consulate says to phone Thai Tourism, who have no clue: "Just arrive at border, all sorted out there," and the Guide/Guard system is even more chaotic: it might work for organised tours, but for a pair of overland wanderers without a firm itinerary, it simply doesn't work. At $150 a day for just two people - why bother?
We'll get our SE Asia fix in Korea and Japan instead - countries which actually want tourism dollars. Hopefully at some future time, Thailand can be more welcoming to overlanders.
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There have been very very many changes to whats neccesary to satisfy thai authorities in this case. The last I heard was valid translations of documents that showed you had paid roadtax and the that the yearly roadworthiness test has been done. Quite difficult to come up with that if one are from a country such a thing doesnt exist.
Anyhow - with all the changes and constantly new demands its understandable that not many persons know exactly what paperwork is required for a crossing through "The Land of Smiles"
The thai authorities have certainly made it clear that they give a fekkin shait about overland travellers.

Anyhow - starting in Australia I would very much consider going through Indonesia. The 3,5 months I spent there was certainly the highlight of my more than a year in SE-Asia. And then maybe ship to somewhere else from Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, maybe Katmandu - Nepal?
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We have heard today that we will not get a permit to enter Thailand as we are a camper van. We were expecting this and now plan to ship to Indonesia from Cambodia. The Department for Land Transport have sent me a copy of the document detailing who is and who is not allowed in and the docs needed. I would like to put it on the Hubb and the face book forum, if it's not there already, but I don't have the IT skills to do it. Could anyone do it for me please? If you can, would you send me your email address and I will forward the document to you so you can put it on the HUBB and on the face book page please? Please email me if you want the info sooner it's sue@nworth.co.uk
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It seems it's getting even harder to get a vehicle into Thailand: now it is required that you submit a verified translation of your registration certificate too - and despite Switzerland saying that Thailand doesn't recognise Carnets, Mrs Thip needs that too; this from her yesterday:
- car book and carnet (if you have)
- passport
- international driving licence
- moto picture front/side/back
- letter to DLT
- route for entry date and exit day and border
Letter to DLT - do you know what this consists of? Any examples to share would be appreciated Thanks!
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You need a letter from your Embassy or Foreign Affairs office stating your reasons for entering Thailand & if exiting through a different international border crossing, explaining why. See a letter below that has qualified for this. An endorsed letter by the Embassy will qualify too.









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I'm hearing that you can cross certain border crossings without the permit. Someone has already done it.
Waiting on more info.
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