Thailand

STATUS: Independent Asian nation, formerly known as Siam (up until 1956).

CAPITAL:  Krung Thep (Bangkok)

WORLD LOCATION: Southeast Asia

FIRST LICENSE PLATES IN USE: 1956

MOTOR VEHICLES CURRENTLY REGISTERED:  2,800,000

PLATES ARE: Officially issued. Plates are currently embossed aluminum, black on reflective white, with the serial number in western characters, prefixed by a Thai letter, and the provincial name also in Thai across the bottom of the plate. Officially issued plates have a lightly stamped seal in one corner of the plate, and homemade plates without the seal are also known.

Motorcycles have a smaller black on reflective white plate, with the province on the top part of the plate, instead of the bottom.

Hotel cars and buses have black on green colored plates.

Taxis, trucks, and commercial transport vehicles have black on yellow plates.

Heavy trucks and buses have very large plates, in black on white or yellow, with the following code numbers in the bottom right corner of the plate: 10-19 - Commercial Bus, 20-29 - Small Bus, 30-39 - Tour Bus, 40-69 - Private Bus, 70-79 - Commercial Truck, 80-99 Private Truck.

Diplomatic vehicles have black on white plates, with a special Thai prefix letter.

Consular, International Mission/Org and Non-Diplo Embassy staff vehicles have white on blue plates, with a special Thai prefix letter.

Military vehicles have white on black plates, with a special symbol prefix: "throwing star" = Army, anchor = Navy, wings = Air Force, combination of three symbols = Combines Forces vehicle.

Police Vehicles have silver or cream on metallic or emamel red plates, with a "sword and shield" crest to the left of a number.

Temporary plates are black on red, with "Bangkok" in Thai across the bottom.

Truck Dealers have white on red plates, with "Bankgkok" in Thai across the bottom.

SINGLE PLATES OR PAIRS: Pairs

OVAL: T   ISO: TH

CARS DRIVE ON: Left

Header plate courtesy of Dick Parker (CT)

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