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Home » Reader question » Reader question: Control at police posts?
Reader question: Control at police posts?
Dear readers,
When I drive through Thailand, I regularly see police posts for control. I always roll down my window so the cop or soldier can see me. 9 times out of 10 I can drive through.
Once when my girlfriend sat next to me, she told me not to. So the rest of the holiday, no more. Now I was kept quiet half the time. I opened my window and was often allowed to drive through, but sometimes I had to show my papers.
What are the experiences of others in Thailand on this point?
Regards,
Henk
My experience (I drive +/- 20000km per year on Thai roads):
Of course, first queue up in the traffic jam to the agent.
Volume radio late.
Sunglasses off.
VALID TAXVIGNET must be clearly displayed on the windscreen.
Gestures the cop to drive on… just do it.
He gestures: window down —-> friendly greetings with “Sawasdee Khap” (no WAI).
They often look surprised that a farang is behind the wheel and politely greet you back and you can drive on
Very sometimes check of Thai driver's license.
I regularly have to pull over because of "speed measurement"
If I really haven't driven too fast, I point to my GPS which shows the maximum permitted speed for this section of road... but always QUIET & FRIENDLY.
Always accepted.
So appear CONVINCING but NEVER excite you.
SUCCESS 🙂
14 days ago I even had to stop my bike on the inner ring road around Chiang Mai. I thought maybe passport control. I have been waiting for a while between the motorcycles driving without a helmet. Nobody looked up. I then quietly got back on the bike. If someone needed me, I could return. Nothing more heard or seen. Don't know the reason now. When I'm on the road I always have everything with me. Card, phone, money, one never knows what could happen. I hope never to have anything serious for far from home.
We always open the window when we arrive. Never had to show papers and we can always drive on like this.
Indeed, just open the window, driver's license in hand and drive on. If the police sees a falang, it will soon be ok. My wife also thought it was strange at first that I opened the window, but now she sees that it works well. For long journeys, the driver's license within reach.
Arrested twice, once in Nong Khai, and once in Phen, both times I forgot my driver's license and old tax vignette behind the windscreen, both times I had to say and write a 300 baht fine and was then able to continue driving…..without a driver's license! yesterday I decided to renew my expired driver's license, and immediately paid my tax for a year in the same building, drives a bit more pleasant.
I drove in Thailand for 18 years with only a Dutch driver's license and no Thai wife next to me.
Always open the window when arriving and may continue to drive, only asked for the driver's license twice and had a fine of 2 Baht twice in 2 years.
I did have a confirmation from my insurance company that they accept that I don't have a Thai or International driver's license (after all, I've been driving without claims for 45 years, but I can't prove that of course)
Also open the window, have a Thai driver's license for 9 years, show it, give 100 baht coffee money.
But from a tip from an old Thai man I have bottled water in the car and give a bottle of water instead of coffee money or tea money.
And it works perfectly.
These checks do not amount to much .
In my area they are sometimes around the end of December , usually with the aim of filling the coffers of the staff association with regard to the upcoming New Years party of the local hermandat .
Am I on the big bike , they let me go anyway .
Taking back some gas is enough.
With the pickup, I usually always open the window while driving.
I say hello then, and they say hello back and there I go again.
I have nothing to hide, all licenses and taxes, etc. have been paid.
So there is nothing to earn here.
Jan Beute.
Happens often enough. Often an alcohol check. But also often checking papers. I just open the window, greet the officer kindly and 9/10 times I can drive on. According to my girlfriend, that's also because many cops don't speak English, they'd rather let you drive through if they have to talk.
Last time was at an alcohol check. The officer asked did you drink whisky? I answer “no, just a beer with dinner” and could drive on, didn't have to blow anything.
When my girlfriend is there, they sometimes ask for my driver's license. When I'm alone I can almost always drive on......they don't know English....and can't say anything to you anyway.
Here in the deep south there are many checkpoints of the army because of the unrest in this part of the country. When I drive past here by car I always open the window to greet the soldiers. That way they know right away that I mean no harm. Superfluous actually, because a farang is allowed to drive through anyway.
In all the years, 40, that I have lived here, I have only stopped 2x at such a check. 1st time because I had a lot of Thais in my car and they checked if I wasn't kidnapped. 2nd x on the express way, that agent asked for my work permit. No work permit? 500 baht. You won't get that and get out of here because I don't need it. I was NOT calm and NOT friendly and I demanded that he arrest me and take me to the station, nothing happened. If I do something wrong, I pay without complaining, but I don't want to accept extortion. By the way, I wish you a hand and a good trip.
I have also lived here for many years. Have heard those stories a lot… especially after the umpteenth Singha…….When I am there, it happens completely differently by accident…..coincidence for sure hahahaha
In southern Thailand a lot of checks by the military, almost everyone lowers their window, seems pretty rude not to do that, I would say, a matter of respect. I always greet them and then I can drive on without further questions.