There are quite a few differences between car insurance in Thailand and what we are used to in the Netherlands and Belgium. Here is an explanation of the rules and how it works in practice.
What to do in a car accident in Thailand?
A Thaivisa reader was involved in a car accident (with minor damage). In his experience, the settlement became rather complicated and he wondered what the correct procedure actually is? There were a number of reactions, two of which I found useful to translate and put this blog.
Hooray, I have my Thai motorcycle license
I put it off for a long time, getting my Thai motorcycle license. I've had the coveted ticket for driving a car for about six years now. Now that I have owned a Honda Click with 108cc for several months, I couldn't avoid a Thai driver's license, especially for police and insurance. Admittedly: I already had an international driver's license, where a friend had put an ANWB stamp in category A. But my Dutch ...
Renting a car in Thailand, but well insured
This is the story of Ron van Rees, who rented a car in Pattaya earlier this month. He usually does this during the Dutch construction industry holidays and in December. Ron has been a customer of Highway Car Rent (Pattaya, Sukhumvit) for more than seven years and it always goes well. That means: until Sunday morning August 7 at 7.15 am. He then set off with his girlfriend to spend five days in Surin. Ron rented a…
The first 'collision' in Thailand
It had to happen after six years: a collision. Well, there was no real accident. In fact, the whole thing didn't amount to much. I was turning into soi 55 Hua Hin when a huge billboard blew off the sidewalk and hit my car. Some deep scratches were the result, damage that would certainly run into the many hundreds of euros in the Netherlands. The owner of the board and…
Thai insurance
My car insurance will expire on June 24 and I will be obliged to renew both my liability (BA) and my driving tax in July. My car is now 1 year old and in the past the dealer arranged everything so that I could drive out of the showroom without any problems. After 3 weeks a minor collision occurred with a motorcycle and everything was arranged with the dealer and insurance at the time. At the beginning of May I get…
Car insurance in Thailand
Good car insurance is absolutely necessary in Thailand. The many motorcycles make the traffic picture more chaotic than what we are used to in the Netherlands, the traffic rules are different and other road users sometimes do unexpected things. So it doesn't matter how well you drive yourself, an accident is in a smaller corner here than in the Netherlands. It's nice to know that one phone call is enough to be able to count on the service and ...