Taking car to Thailand

rogerrabbit · Post by **rogerrabbit** » Tue Jan 03, 2023 3:16 pm

Anyone has experience driving Cambodian car to Thailand? Is there any problems? Do they check any of the car papers? As the car we might be using is owned by a relative so it's not on anyone of us name.

Same thing with Vienam? Has anyone driven there with Cambodian car?

Any recommendations which city to visit in Thailand that would be max 1 hour drive from the border?

phuketrichard · Post by **phuketrichard** » Tue Jan 03, 2023 3:32 pm

MUST be in the name of the person crossing the border !!
and YES they look at the papers an sign you into a book
need buy insurance

If coming from SR crossing at O'smach head up to Surin
if in Koh Kong ..Trat and take the ferry to Koh Chang

rogerrabbit · Post by **rogerrabbit** » Tue Jan 03, 2023 3:43 pm

Thanks. Thought that would be the case.

Bongmab69 · Post by **Bongmab69** » Tue Jan 03, 2023 10:34 pm

i came lost week trhough Koh Kong with belgian car (on my name), no problem at all, they use TIP and/or Carnet overthere.

Just avoid at all costs Poipet-border. Any overlander knows that !!

CEOCambodiaNews · Post by **CEOCambodiaNews** » Mon Mar 06, 2023 3:15 pm

Cambodia, Thailand Mull Drive-Through Facility for Tourists
AKP Phnom Penh, March 04, 2023 --

Cambodia and Thailand are considering to allow tourists from the two countries to access drive-through permit to further promote bilateral tourism cooperation.
The idea was floated in a meeting between H.E. Thong Khon, Minister of Tourism and H.E. Cherdkiat Atthakor, Ambassador of Thailand to Cambodia here in Phnom Penh on Thursday.

According to H.E. Thong Khon, Cambodia and Thailand agreed to encourage mutual tourists and visitors from the third countries to visit the two countries under the campaign of "Two Kingdoms, One Tourism Destination".
The minister will propose to the Royal Government of Cambodia for a discussion and feasibility study on self-driving tourists for the two countries.
By Lim Nary
AKP

Bongmab69 · Post by **Bongmab69** » Mon Mar 06, 2023 3:45 pm

maybe coincidence, but when i crossed Koh Kong border on 27.12 i didnt see any cambodian car at the Thai side at all, and at the Khmer side, there is a bridge over the Koh Kong River at about 4 kms from the border, after that, didnt see any Thai car either, zero-zero. I did see some Thai pick-ups at the border but all went in loaded and came back empty. They gave me also a kind of border pass for my car, for the case you want to cross quick and stay in Koh Kong and go back the same day.

phuketrichard · Post by **phuketrichard** » Mon Mar 06, 2023 3:54 pm

the above is pure hype:

Legally, my Thai 5 year license is valid in ALL ASEAN countries BUT Cambodia refuses to accept it 80% of the time
Until the get this right......

...., didnt see any Thai car either, zero-zero

I've driven my Thai car ( even had it in PP for 8 months in 2008) all over the country since 2006 and think only once or twice in all my trips have I see a thai plate and that was in SR

FYI:
I always made it a point to take off my front plate as they cant see its a Thai car as ur heading towards them, they wont stop you and after they see its a thai car, ur passed them

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