Transfer car or motorcycle ownership in Bangkok

Check the vehicle before paying

• Match the seller to the registered owner and compare the vehicle details with the original blue registration book.
• Check tax arrears, finance and registration holds before treating the file as transferable.
• Identify the current province, the buyer’s address province and whether a province change is required.

The government service card says the standard transfer requires no tax arrears or registration hold and normally requires the vehicle to be presented for inspection. Official transfer service.

Seller and buyer documents

The seller prepares the original vehicle registration book, identity documents and signed copies, the transfer/sale documents and a power of attorney if a representative is used. The buyer prepares identity documents, the signed acceptance section and, for a foreign buyer, passport, current stay evidence and address evidence accepted by DLT.

Both transferor and transferee sign the prescribed transfer form. Do not sign blank forms. A company, finance provider, estate or foreign seller can require a different set.

Inspection and a previous inspection result

The normal route includes vehicle inspection. If an inspection has already been completed, ask the chosen DLT whether that exact result is accepted for this transfer. Provide where and when it was done and the result document.

A previously accepted result in one case is not a general exemption. If DLT does not accept it, arrange the required vehicle presentation.

Presence, signatures and power of attorney

The official service card permits a representative with a power of attorney and signed identity copies. This does not mean every buyer and seller can always stay away: confirm the form, certification and which originals the selected DLT needs.

Acceptance of an earlier inspection and acceptance of representation are separate decisions. Approval of one does not establish the other.

DLT sequence

1. Verify the vehicle registration book, ownership, sale documents, tax and any hold.
2. Confirm the competent DLT office and any inter-provincial route.
3. Prepare both parties’ documents, signatures and any power of attorney.
4. Present the vehicle or obtain confirmation that the existing inspection result is accepted.
5. Submit the complete file, pay assessed fees and receive the updated book and receipt.
6. Check the new owner, passport details and vehicle data before leaving.

Fees, notice period and timing

The official card lists a 5 THB application fee and 100 THB registration-transfer fee, plus case-dependent stamp duty and other assessed amounts. It says the transfer must be notified within 15 days from the date the vehicle is transferred. Official service card.

These figures are not the full transaction price. Do not promise one-hour or same-day completion: published processing time starts after a complete file is accepted and excludes queueing time, system problems, inter-provincial work and corrections.

Practical pre-check

For the initial quote and procedure check, send only a non-sensitive summary: vehicle category and province, whether buyer and seller are individuals or companies, whether a vehicle-inspection result exists and whether a representative is planned. Do not send passport or document numbers, signatures, exact private addresses or scans in the first enquiry. If documents are later required, BKKFIX will confirm what to share and the agreed secure handoff. Price and turnaround are confirmed only after review.

Never publish private correspondence, personal identifiers or signatures. Send sensitive originals only through the agreed secure handoff when specifically required.