DLT allows public motorcycles advance inspection up to 1 month

Khaosod•Economy•12d ago

Reader Briefing

The Department of Land Transport now allows public motorcycles to undergo vehicle inspections up to one month before their annual tax payment deadline.

•Public motorcycles (yellow plates) can undergo inspections up to 1 month before tax deadlines.
•Private Inspection Centers (VIP) can now inspect vehicles with tax arrears of up to 3 years.
•The policy follows a new 2025 registrar announcement to reduce congestion at land transport offices.
•Vehicle owners must provide the original or a copy of the vehicle registration manual for inspection.

Overview

•The Department of Land Transport allows public motorcycles (yellow plates), including motorcycle taxis and app-based taxis, to conduct inspections up to 1 month before tax payment deadlines.
•The Department of Land Transport permits Private Inspection Centers (VIP) to inspect public motorcycles with annual tax arrears exceeding 1 year but not exceeding 3 years.
•The Department of Land Transport implemented these changes to distribute inspection points for convenience, speed, and to reduce congestion at land transport offices.
•These measures follow the new 2025 Registrar Announcement regarding vehicle inspections for annual tax payment.
•Vehicle owners must present the registration manual at a Private Inspection Center and subsequently submit the inspection evidence and compulsory insurance (Por Ror Bor) to a land transport office.
•All Private Inspection Centers must be certified by the Department of Land Transport and link real-time CCTV signals to the Vehicle Inspection Control Center (VICC).
•The Department of Land Transport provides a LINE Official Account named Inspection-Map for citizens to locate nearby Private Inspection Centers.

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Key Entities

Organization

Department of Land Transport(กรมการขนส่งทางบก)

The government agency regulating land transport and vehicle inspections.

Automotive Engineering Bureau(สำนักวิศวกรรมยานยนต์)

The bureau within the Department of Land Transport headed by Thitiphat Thaijongrak.

Private Inspection Center(ตรอ.)

Certified private centers authorized to perform vehicle inspections.

Vehicle Inspection Control Center (VICC)(ศูนย์ควบคุมระบบตรวจสภาพรถ (VICC))

The center that receives real-time CCTV feeds from Private Inspection Centers.

Inspection-Map

The LINE Official Account of the Department of Land Transport used to locate inspection centers.

Person

Thitiphat Thaijongrak(ฐิติพัฒน์ ไทยจงรักษ์)

Director of the Automotive Engineering Bureau and spokesperson for the Department of Land Transport.

Law

Registrar Announcement regarding vehicle inspections for annual tax payment 2025(ประกาศนายทะเบียนทั่วราชอาณาจักร เรื่อง ให้เจ้าของรถที่จะเสียภาษีประจำปีนำรถไปตรวจสภาพ พ.ศ. 2568)

The regulation that enables the expansion of vehicle inspection channels.

Place

Bangkok Land Transport Office Areas 1-5(สำนักงานขนส่งกรุงเทพมหานครพื้นที่ 1-5)

Locations where vehicles registered in Bangkok can pay their annual tax.