Advertising on your car in Thailand

FarangRed · 25-10-2010, 08:37 AM

Advertising on your car or truck in Thailand would that be classed as working? if so then you would need a work permit.

Also what if the vehicle does not belong to you could be your wife's or a friends advertising their business on the vehicle.

Only the other day one of the guys on TD mentioned about his friend getting done for exactly this I'd like to get more details regarding this situation, if true or not.

I had a friend of mine arrive yesterday (Sunday) in Phuket he's only here for 3 weeks holiday but the last couple of times that he has been here another friend has lent to him one of their company cars which has the company name on the side of the car, I dont want him to get stopped for that.

There was a figure of 200,000 mentioned that it cost the guy.

Have a good day guys, FR

**Bangyai** · 25-10-2010, 11:41 AM

Originally Posted by FarangRed

Advertising on your car or truck in Thailand would that be classed as working? if so then you would need a work permit.

Also what if the vehicle does not belong to you could be your wife's or a friends advertising their business on the vehicle.

Only the other day one of the guys on TD mentioned about his friend getting done for exactly this I'd like to get more details regarding this situation, if true or not.

I had a friend of mine arrive yesterday (Sunday) in Phuket he's only here for 3 weeks holiday but the last couple of times that he has been here another friend has lent to him one of their company cars which has the company name on the side of the car, I dont want him to get stopped for that.

There was a figure of 200,000 mentioned that it cost the guy.

Have a good day guys, FR

Don't know how big the sign on the side of the car is but couldn't he temporarily cover it up in some way or paint over it with a bit water based emulsion that could be washed off ?

FarangRed · 25-10-2010, 11:43 AM

Give the car back and rent one would be cheaper

FarangRed · 25-10-2010, 11:45 AM

Originally Posted by Bangyai

Originally Posted by FarangRed

Advertising on your car or truck in Thailand would that be classed as working? if so then you would need a work permit.

Also what if the vehicle does not belong to you could be your wife's or a friends advertising their business on the vehicle.

Only the other day one of the guys on TD mentioned about his friend getting done for exactly this I'd like to get more details regarding this situation, if true or not.

I had a friend of mine arrive yesterday (Sunday) in Phuket he's only here for 3 weeks holiday but the last couple of times that he has been here another friend has lent to him one of their company cars which has the company name on the side of the car, I dont want him to get stopped for that.

There was a figure of 200,000 mentioned that it cost the guy.

Have a good day guys, FR

Don't know how big the sign on the side of the car is but couldn't he temporarily cover it up in some way or paint over it with a bit water based emulsion that could be washed off ?

It's on the both front doors

**kingwilly** · 25-10-2010, 11:48 AM

Originally Posted by FarangRed

There was a figure of 200,000 mentioned that it cost the guy.

Sounds like bollocks to me.

FarangRed · 25-10-2010, 11:52 AM

sounds like a load of bollocks to me also

**Chairman Mao** · 25-10-2010, 12:25 PM

Anything will be considered as 'work' if they are out to get you.

If they've been paid by your competitors, or someone who just wants you gone, or cause you trouble, then they'll find you 'working' someway or other.

If you cut the grass on your wife's land, that's work.
If you're driving her car with her in it, that's work.

etc etc.

FarangRed · 25-10-2010, 12:45 PM

were do they draw the line?

**Bangyai** · 25-10-2010, 01:04 PM

Originally Posted by Chairman Mao

Anything will be considered as 'work' if they are out to get you.

If they've been paid by your competitors, or someone who just wants you gone, or cause you trouble, then they'll find you 'working' someway or other.

If you cut the grass on your wife's land, that's work.
If you're driving her car with her in it, that's work.

etc etc.

Yep, and it tends to be worse if you're living in areas where there are a lot of foreigners since the police are just looking for someone to nab.

Just 3 k down the road from us there has been a falang sitting by the side of the road with his girlfriend helping her sell peanuts ( unshelled monkey nuts ). Police pass that point frequently and yet 2 weeks have passed now and he is still there. Either a good run of luck or the local fuzz are just not used to this sort of thing. ?

**dirtydog** · 25-10-2010, 01:52 PM

If the car is in somebody elses name I wouldn't worry about it, it quite likely has toyota badges on it but that doesn't mean you work for toyota, had the exact same arguement with the police many years ago.

**Chairman Mao** · 25-10-2010, 01:53 PM

^^ Or a family member is on good terms with the police/not to be messed around.

**the dogcatcher** · 25-10-2010, 03:22 PM

Hmmmm...
Law says you can't do anything payed or unpayed that I Thai could do.
Does that mean Laosy can't give me blow jobs, and I should really pay a Thai to do it?

FarangRed · 25-10-2010, 03:34 PM

Originally Posted by dirtydog

If the car is in somebody elses name I wouldn't worry about it, it quite likely has toyota badges on it but that doesn't mean you work for toyota, had the exact same arguement with the police many years ago.

That would be my argument I got Isuzu all over my truck also the company who put the CD players in put the sticker in the back window, the guys who did my turbo put a sticker on the tailgate but this is Phuket

The guy who put the post about his mate is only down the road form where we live

**dirtydog** · 25-10-2010, 03:58 PM

If it goes to court how are the police going to prove you are working when you are driving a car owned by somebody else, and even in Thailand they do need to present some sort of proof to the court, the driver goes in, states it's not his car and he is not working, the owner goes in and states it is his car and he is either a Thai national or has a work permit, case gets thrown out of court.
Infact the owner probably wouldn't even need to show a work permit as the case isn't against him.

**the dogcatcher** · 25-10-2010, 04:16 PM

My number plate has Toyota Rayong on it.
But curiously.
In Spain you cannot have a foriegn plated car with adverts on it or sign writen.
Spanish plated is OK?

**hillbilly** · 25-10-2010, 06:36 PM

Originally Posted by FarangRed

were do they draw the line?

Where they want to...

**DrAndy** · 26-10-2010, 09:49 AM

Originally Posted by FarangRed

Advertising on your car or truck in Thailand would that be classed as working? if so then you would need a work permit.

the car needs a work permit, not you

**hillbilly** · 26-10-2010, 06:17 PM

Originally Posted by DrAndy

Originally Posted by FarangRed

Advertising on your car or truck in Thailand would that be classed as working? if so then you would need a work permit.

the car needs a work permit, not you

Not bad advice. Just be aware of where the line is or not is...

FarangRed · 26-10-2010, 08:20 PM

Fuck it, I've took the car back and rented one, I don't need the grief if he gets stopped out late at night imagine getting phone calls 3 in the morning nah nah nah.

But something to think about guys and if anybody can elaborate then I'm interested to know as I'm sure lots of other guys would.
Thanks for the comments also

**William** · 27-10-2010, 02:12 AM

It used to be the case that adverts on billboards (which included moving billboard on cars) that were written in English, with no Thai wording, were subject to a billboard tax. Not sure if that's still the case, as it has been sometime since I was in Thailand, but if the car owner were to be subject to that tax, then I could imagine they may need a WP. Admit that I could be way of base though.

**DrAndy** · 27-10-2010, 08:05 AM

Originally Posted by hillbilly

Just be aware of where the line is or not is...

please explain your phrase

FarangRed · 27-10-2010, 03:15 PM

Originally Posted by William

It used to be the case that adverts on billboards (which included moving billboard on cars) that were written in English, with no Thai wording, were subject to a billboard tax. Not sure if that's still the case, as it has been sometime since I was in Thailand, but if the car owner were to be subject to that tax, then I could imagine they may need a WP. Admit that I could be way of base though.

All signs whether billboards or signs outside shops have to have Thai writing, what you do is just have the business name written in Thai at the bottom, OK they don't have to have but if not the tax is 3 times the amount here in Phuket (sign tax)

**madjbs** · 27-10-2010, 05:08 PM

I really don't think there is anything to worry about, sounds like a load of rubbish to me, you hear a lot of it here.

**DrAndy** · 28-10-2010, 07:58 AM

Originally Posted by hillbilly

Just be aware of where the line is or not is...

no explanation yet, unless it was answered by another?

sounds like a load of rubbish to me, you hear a lot of it here.

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