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It's going to be a long 300km...
Bolivian Amazon



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Old 27 Jul 2013
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Can I get a Thai carnet? British citizen

Hello to all.
Sorry if this question has been asked before but couldnt find any info.

After a 27,000 mile trip to Mongolia and back on a 125 Vanvan, my next plan is to fly to Thailand, buy a second hand 125cc bike and cruise around south east Asia, India and Nepal and finally bring the bike back to Thailand.
Can I get a carnet from the Thai AA?
How much will it cost?
Any problems you can see with my trip???

Many thanks, Jono
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Hello to all.
Sorry if this question has been asked before but couldnt find any info.

After a 27,000 mile trip to Mongolia and back on a 125 Vanvan, my next plan is to fly to Thailand, buy a second hand 125cc bike and cruise around south east Asia, India and Nepal and finally bring the bike back to Thailand.
Can I get a carnet from the Thai AA?
How much will it cost?
Any problems you can see with my trip???

Many thanks, Jono
Even though the Royal Automobile Association of Thailand (RAAT)
ราชยานยนต์สมาคม
[U]would[U]be the auto club to issue a Carnet, their website (Google translation)includes no information/ reference to issuing Carnets.
Not all AA issue Carnets.
According to the international Carnet authority,
Public - Carnet de Passages en Douane
Thailand does not itself require a Carnet.
So it's possible that RAAT doesn't even issue Carnets
You need to check with RAAT directly:
Thailand (Royal Automobile Association of Thailand)

You also need to know
Whether & how easy/ difficult it is for a non-Thai to buy & register a vehicle in Thailand--since a Carnet would/ could only be issued to a locally registered vehicle, assuming Thailand issues Carnets.

You mention "cruising around SE Asia" including India & Nepal.
Does that mean you were expecting to ride overland through Myannmar/ Burma to get to India & return? Although Burma is "beginning to open up" to
overland motorcycle tourists, it's still very difficult to do that.

You might also try this website:
Ride Asia Motorcycle Forum
to get direct local information to help answer above questions

good luck
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Yeah I was planning to go through burma, I had heard thet people have been through and the guys in the link you sent me went through a few years ago so hopefully its getting easier all the time.
I have emailed the Thai RAAT so I will wait to see what they say in the morning or when and if they reply!
My other thought was to buy a bike in Malaysia, they are a "carnet country" so maybe they could issue me one. but like you say, I will need to make sure I can get all the documents in my name.
Cheers for your help mate.
Jono
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As I understand it,,,,could be wrong but I have read alot and thought there would be no problem/issues to buy a yamaha fz150i from kok motors in Malaysia and travel through Malaysia (not Singapore) and Thailand Laos and Cambodia. Have another plan for Vietnam a must see
Then sell it

then fly to Nepal buy something there and do Nepal/India
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ok yeah that sound viable. thing is I really want to do the whole thing on the same bike. do you know if malaysia can issue carnets to tourists?
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