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/

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