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Home » Reader question » Reader question: Can you buy a car in Thailand as a foreigner?
Dear readers,
I regularly travel in Thailand with a rental car. That is why the question is whether you can buy a car in Thailand as a foreigner?
What about insurance, can you take out comprehensive insurance in Thailand? Who has experience with that?
Kind regards from Belgium,
Roel
As far as I know, this is only possible if you have a permanent address in Thailand.
Otherwise you will have to arrange it through a Thai partner or girlfriend. Ie in her name.
Keep in mind that cars are not exactly cheap in Thailand. Buying cash from 500.000 baht, but financing a little sedan like a Honda City or Mazda 2 from 700.000 will get you to 9000 a month and a 25% down payment.
All risk insurance is possible, I pay 17.500 per year for an all risk insurance.
Before I had a car myself, I sometimes rented a Honda Jazz from a local for 1200 baht per day. Depending on how much time you spend in Thailand, renting can also be to your advantage. The advantage of buying is that you have the car after it has been paid off, and at the moment cars are reasonably stable in value in Thailand. How that will develop in the future is still a bit uncertain because the market has been flooded with cheap cars since the policy that people got money back from the tax.
Dear,
if you can give some good advice don't buy anything in Thailand but rent on which because you can't buy anything in your name here everything in the wife or girlfriend's name Thailand you can only buy a condo in your name.
rental price is about 1200 bath per day if you want it longer it is cheaper.
pay attention the thai almost all drive without insurance that is too expensive for them, you can take out insurance here at the bank.
remember everything you buy here is lost let it be said by an experienced Thai connoisseur.
I have seen many people come and go here.
Nonsense, I have had at least 30 cars in Thailand in 10 years, I even have 2 now, a pickup and a normal passenger car brand Toyota, and a 125cc engine for the city. Everything insured in my own name and my own address in Thailand.
What nonsense and what an open door from 'an experienced Thai connoisseur'. I have a car, a motorcycle and a scooter in my name. And that for many years. You must have at least a non-immigrant O or ED visa. Together with an address of a rental house or hotel, you will then need a 'certificate of residence' to put the vehicle in your name.
You can rent a car from 800 baht per day, but pay attention to the insurance. And in Thailand you can have a house in your name, but not the land under it.
Ladies and gentlemen. If you don't know the answer just don't respond because I really have never read such nonsense. Yes!!!! as a foreigner you can just buy a car. That's what I did when I went to live in Thailand. No permanent address? Just fill in a form at the Immigration Service and they will send you a statement within a week showing your address. With this form you can go to your car dealer and you can simply buy the car of your choice completely in your name. The dealer neatly made a copy and returned me the original. In short, I got my new car completely for my name. Second, cars in Thailand expensive? Another sky story. In the Netherlands, cars are significantly more expensive if you talk about the established brands. Luxury brands are more expensive here because they are imported. At least that's what the government is trying to sell. The luxury car brands such as BMW and Mercedes simply have their factories in Thailand. But yes, since the Thai do not complain, they still cash quite a bit more for these types of cars. Finally, you can insure your car just about anywhere. If you buy a new one, you usually get the insurance for the first year. So pay attention 🙂 good luck
Depends on which BMW or Mercedes you buy.
A standard model such as a 320i or 328i is doable if they are made here. Just walk into the dealer and try to order an M3 and you can laugh. Or cry for the price.
Dear Mr Dwayn .
As far as I know, the emigration service no longer issues a residence permit.
They stopped doing it a few years ago.
You must now report to the Embassy in Bangkok
Things have already changed in Thailand.
Jan Beute.
You mean that BMW and Mercedes have their factories in Asia (China?). I am not aware that these factories have established in Thailand. Not a word about it on their official site either.
But it seems to be the case that you cannot register a car without a yellow book. At least it was like that for me about 3 months ago. The emigration service Sa Kaeo BV no longer issues residence papers and refers back to the Tessaban and/or City Hall - depending on where you live.
if you have an address statement you can just buy what you want here except land. For a house you can build and have a 30-year lease fixed. Or set up a BV construction, which has become easier nowadays: 1 share with 100 control and 100% profit & loss. you can sell or bequeath those shares to someone you want.
for car, moped and motorcycle only an address statement and then you can simply put everything in your name and you will receive a title deed in your name and you can sell when you want and to whomever you want.
An all risk insurance is called number 1 insurance here and can be bought just about anywhere. At a garage when you buy new ones and later at many banks and directly at many insurance offices, whether or not linked to a life insurance policy, etc. Especially important with insurance is the guaranteed amount to be paid out in the event of loss, theft and total loss and the 'bail' that paid by insurance to keep you out of jail in the event of an accident. I have a kawasaki motorbike valued at 350.000 and number 1 insurance costs 8000 per year. car 4wd 950.000 insurance costs 17.000 baht. scooter can only be number 2 for the first 1 years and then only for 3rds and that costs 375 baht per year.
suc6
Totally agree with Hans Bos. I have also had a car and a moped including insurance in Thailand for years. Where Franky, who calls himself Thai connoisseur, gets his nonsense from is a mystery to me. I think it would be good if the quality of this blog is somewhat guarded by keeping out pertinent untruths. This has nothing to do with freedom of expression. It cannot be the intention that readers are put on the wrong track. Gus
Is there a difference between a new car and a used car?
I see no difference in the correspondence, but according to my information there is. Who knows more about this?
'It is indeed quite easy to buy a car here; but i don't agree that cars are cheaper
compare a honda jazz and a ford escort with the netherlands
All cars are a lot more expensive here
A friend of mine has a mirage, which is 2500 euros more expensive here.
Yes, there is indeed a difference between a new and a second hand (that's a laugh).
Or is your question about whether you can put a new or a second hand car in your name? No. . .new, used or 6. hands. You can put all vehicles in your name (e.g. a car). . . if you are in possession of the yellow book(s).
Moderator: please don't chat.
The common cars in Thailand that are produced in this part of Asia are a lot cheaper than the same models in the Netherlands, for example. When it comes to cars, the Netherlands is one of the most expensive countries in Europe to buy a car (PBM).
Just look at what, for example, a Hi-Lux or High Laender costs in the Netherlands compared to what it costs in Thailand. That is approx. 100%. If you talk about BMW-Mercedes or Volvo, you are cheaper in Germany. That has nothing to do with the tax in Thailand, but with European import tax and the special taxes on cars in the Netherlands. An AUDI that you buy in Italy for export is approx. 35% cheaper than the same model in Germany (re-import). The EU makes it possible.
That ALL cars, without exception in Thailand, are more expensive than in Europe is not correct at all.
Dear Mitch,
how can you compare 2 completely different car brands.
I completely agree with Dwayn. A Toyate highLux in Thailand is perhaps half cheaper than in the Netherlands.
This mainly has to do with the tax rates.
I have lived here for several years and I am also fortunate to have the Yellow House Book.
The same book as the Thai owner in blue .
However , there are some strict conditions attached to this .
But once you have it, you can ride motorcycles - cars - pickup trucks - trikes - even Harleys - no problem. get in your name.
For the rest money for normal passenger cars made in Thailand prices are almost the same as in Holland.
Import cars such as VW - Audi - Mercedes Benz - Volvo, are very expensive much more than in Holland.
This certainly applies to import motorcycles, for example a 1700000 Thb Harley Davidson, the same bike costs 1200000 Thb in Holland.
Kawasaki 900 Vulcan V twin 500000 Thb, in Holland 400000 Thb.
Pickup trucks from Thai production lines are much cheaper than in Holland.
Everything has to do with the Thai Tax system.
Jan Beute.
thanks for your response, but apparently opinions are divided.
Gentlemen, please answer the question that was asked
Yes, you go to immigration with your international passport, after which they issue a form with which you can purchase a car.
You and the seller then go together to a kind of vehicle registration center, after which the blue booklet (registration booklet of the car) is put in your name.
I am not aware of comprehensive insurance
Greetings Gino Croes
Buying a car here is no problem, I own a car in my name, I do have a yellow booklet, but if you have this
as a foreigner and you pay for the car, it is not a problem either, thought that you should have at least a retirement, but not sure, would ask this so-called Thailand connoisseur
success.
hello, I have a friend here no address, if I understand correctly, I can't buy an old car or moped myself?
with all due respect to you, but all cars here are much cheaper, I have calculated the price of mitchubishi pickup in bath to euro, 21,000-in belgium you pay double sure that harleys and stuff are more expensive in thai because import costs money
I have had a pcx in my name for 2 years now, I don't have a yello book, but I do have the address of a friend in Thailand. It took me a day to drive around and some paddles for the staff association, but otherwise I have no problem with the moped in my name, including insurance (the money for the PV was 200 bat because my friend's wife (her address) had forgotten a signature and otherwise I would have been allowed to drive 120 km more)