I know I have. I was aware of some of these, I thought I was aware of most types available in Thailand after having spent a lot of time there. But after reading this, how could anyone know the ins and outs of all these?
in short:
- taxi’s are yellow with either black (cars), green (tub tub) or red (inter-province) writing
- rentals are green with white text
- private cars are white with black text
- private vans are white with blue text
- private pick-ups are white with green text
- private motorised tuk-tuks are white with red text
- special trade plates are red with black text
- hired buses and trucks are yellow with black text
- private buses and trucks are white with black text
Confused yet? There’s more:
- police are maroon with white text
- military combat vehicles are white with red text
- military non-combat are black with white text
- diplomatic agents are white with black text
- honorary consuls are grey with black text
- other diplomatic are light blue with white text
Check out the full report here:
http://www.samuitimes.com/thai-number-plates-explained/