Are Sidecars Legal in Thailand

Where is the border? Two drivers are legal, three are normal, four are common, five are possible and six have been seen. Often, scooters serve as the main family vehicle, which means that parents and children all have to adapt to it. Contacts with companies that build TukTuks have failed; Building sidecars just isn`t what they do. Those who build the types of metal luggage sidecars have no technology for fiberglass body parts. In addition, a pure metal variant that would be beautiful would be too heavy for the Honda Wave i125. I know a disabled man who drives a Silverwing maxi scooter and a 100% legal Sidecar of Western quality, of course with lights and brakes and all the safety features he had imported and recorded with great effort. Should he now not use the sidecar for passengers. In addition, the Tiger engine is not the only one to build or sell legal motorcycles with sidecars in Thailand. Tiger probably has one of the most beautiful bikes with sidecar outfits, but they`re still not alone. Yes. ok, I knew these stallion sidecars because they came from …….

Tiger! Phuket police use ATVs,,, they think they are approved for road traffic???? I checked with the DLTs in Chonburi and Banglamung, who, after checking the original papers and type approval, told me that the drill rig was homologated and that it was legal to carry 3 of them, including one as a passenger in the sidecar, as the local police did when they stopped me at a checkpoint after checking (they told me) the registration documents at their headquarters in Chonburi; Since then, they have only looked at the newspapers, smiled and waved at me. Have you ever clarified that? Monday charged, but if you want, I can scan my Green Book for my Tiger Retro with Sidecar so you can see that it is legally registered as a 3-wheeled motorcycle. They list the exact law that says that even sidecars can be registered, it`s for goods and not for people. I am absolutely sure that the tiger is legally registered under the name Samlor/Saleang. They have made great efforts and I firmly believe that this is the right thing to do. 99% of samlors on the road are not registered (I know of a place that legally records high specifications). But what the police say is, even though they are legally marketed as a 3-wheeler. The sidecar cannot carry passengers. It`s just a freight transport device. Unfortunately, this is rarely an indicator that a vehicle is legal.

It is just as often an indicator of the opposite. (See my previous comments) We also hear this when citizens use sidecars (without a license) for political actions. A Thai police commander who, as is the case with everyone else in such a position, would know the law better than his pocket and would never deviate from the law and the true, not even out of ignorance. 99% of those who are on the road are not legal, for passengers or otherwise. But what is interesting is the 1% that is legally registered to carry passengers. The named police officer makes it clear that he cannot wear one in accordance with the law. I`m curious to see if that`s true or not. I took this picture on the island of Ko Lanta in southern Thailand. It is an important tourist destination and the entire taxi service on the island consists of scooters with sidecars.

It should be noted that in 2001, the Deputy Inspector of Transport of Phuket City essentially stated that he had granted a right of concession of difficulty to persons who use them for their subsistence. Now the farangs take advantage of it when there is no need. Even Frang`s own dive shops have/use them to transport customers and equipment. I am so ashamed of the farangs that I see these dangerous and illegal things driving in Rawaii and Chalong. To get to a point where you have lost all self-respect. So sad. In order to combat rising air pollution, road safety and the illegal dismantling of motorcycles to sell spare parts that cannot be fully taxed by the Thai government, the cabinet voted on September 25. May 2021 approved the development of the basic principle, which ultimately leads to the Ministry of Commerce`s communication on the prescription of used motorcycles as goods that cannot be imported into the Kingdom B.E. 2564 (2021) (« Communication »).

Subsequently, the notice was published by the Ministry of Commerce on August 11, 2021. What`s even worse is that there is a Big Bike Highway Police volunteer in Rawaii who designed a sidecar for his farang wife, with stickers from traffic police volunteers. Since the PG editor asks for it, the next time I see it, I`ll take a picture. Such people give us all foreign police officers a bad reputation. It`s one thing to use a dangerous and illegal sidecar to feed your family, and another to do it like a farang just because you`re a cheap Charlie and you don`t want to buy a car or drive 2 people on a bike, yet another to do it under the color of authority. Ashamed. 1. Definition of the term « motorcycle » in the notificationThere are today many types of motorcycles, so the declaration defined the motorcycle, which is regulated here as follows: motorcycle, electric motorcycle, moped, bicycle with auxiliary motor (electric bicycle), including the sidecar, under Customs Tariff Number No. 87.11 and motorcycle, which is an antiquity of more than 100 years, under heading No 97.00 of the Customs Tariff, but excluding sidecars which are not equipped with the vehicle. This ranges from classic luggage sidecars (which are just a metal frame with wooden planks on the floor) to luxury cabins with velvet cushion interiors. There is a difference between legal registration, which Tiger certainly does, and even other Saleangs when tested and registered at the time of the original Regulation.

And to be legal to carry passengers. #28 says « 2 », but since retro and sidecar are legal without driving the sidecar, it could mean « 2 » on the bike or « 2 » with one on the bike and one in the sidecar once the sidecar is attached. It would be good to know if properly manufactured sidecar outfits would ever be legal in Thailand. I wanted to buy a CJ750 sidecar outfit, but I have to pull the plug. This contradicts the Tigers` assurances of legality for the passenger and the seat they are equipped with. As you say, it should be interesting. I discovered that there is a fantastic selection of sidecars in Thailand. The article published by the PO deals with the following articles of thailand`s Land Transport Act; The platform is also taxed as a combination of motorcycle and sidecar with 150 baht (!) per year instead of 100 baht. With a family, a tailor-made sidecar in Thailand is a good solution for complete motorcycle tours. We have covered more than 40,000 kilometers in 8 years with the sidecar.

And the bike never had any problems with the heavy load. We had a car, but it would be terrible to pull this little boat with a car, and it`s too big to fit in the back of our pickup. However, it turned out that its use is an entry into a completely different world! I learned for the first time that a custom sidecar in Thailand rides very differently than a motorcycle. The driving characteristics were excellent, but unusual.