Travel in Thailand with us  

When you come to Thailand, you can't know about how, where, when and what as your wishes for making a trip in the Land of Smiles. Sometimes, you will be treated with terrible people that you will be upset. So ECOCAR rent-a-car's Car Rental Thailand is going to represent their tips for your travel in Thailand trip that they make you go anywhere in happily.

Keeping many emergency numbers to call for your help

These are the most knowing numbers for you when you get some problems when you travel to Thais. Most of all, there are English and other languages speakers when you hear the automatic reply which they consist of:

• Police call 191
• Public Ambulance (Everywhere) calls 1669
• Public Ambulance (Bangkok) calls 1646
• General number calls 911
• Tourist Police call 1155
• Highway Police calls 1193

Feet up and Noisy

This is a serious manner in Thailand. It is impolite so much if you do like this, for it is so disrespectful in most places e.g. temples, restaurants, etc. Moreover, you ought to keep quiet for somewhere such as libraries, museums, etc.

Always Take-off your shoes

They must be taken off upon entering someone’s places such as temples, homes or bathrooms. It helps to be cleaned for somewhere and it looks cool for Thais. One more thing, you can keep your shoes with the small plastic bag if you can, for they will be lost.

Giving Tips !?

There is no rule of thumb although tipping is not common amongst Thais. It is up to you for giving if they are impressed with services for you. You can give about 5-10% of your money, which is over your bills or payments, for a well-appreciated service except for their taxi drivers who they don't receive these tips.

Keeping your real driver license and your passport all the time

When you rent a car rental from us for going anywhere in Thailand, you ought to keep important 2 things as both as your real driver license (Thai Driver License, International Driver Permit or Your Home-Nation Driver License for ASEAN customers) and your home-country passport for guaranteeing with the government officers as police.

Beware with alcoholic-drinks

This is the most important rule for driving in Thailand. Because there are many car-traffic accidents from alcoholic-drinks in the Land of Smiles. You must pay more than 1,000 THB fine and go to jail in a month. Moreover, you must go to make social merits. Please remind yourself when you drive a car !!

Speed Limits

It's an important cause for making accidents from the over-speed limit. There are 2 types for the speed limit such as

- Less 80 km/h in the city area
- Less 100-120 km/h in the highways or the motorways
- Minimum ages for using cars on 18 years-old

Moreover, you must keep the seat belts; especially, a driver area and a front passenger.

On-left lanes !!

Thailand is one of many countries around the world that it drives on the left lane side and the right driver-wheel as same as the United Kingdom, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and Japan.

Thailand's Highways-Motorways Information

There are 7 main highways to go outside Bangkok when you drive with ECOCAR rent-a-car such as

• Phahonyothin Road (Highway No.1) for going to the North as Lampang and Chiang Rai
• Mittraphap Road (Highway No.2) for going to the Northeast as Nakhon Ratchasima to Nong Khai
• Sukhumvit Road (Highway No.3) for going to the East Coast Cities as Chonburi to Trat
• Phetkasem Road (Highway No.4) for going to the South as Chumphon to Hatyai
• Motorway No.6 in the route Bang Pa-in, Ayutthaya to Nakhon Ratchasima (coming soon)
• Motorway No.7 in the route Bangkok-Chonburi-Pattaya-Sattahip-Rayong (coming soon)
• Motorway No.9 in the route between Bang Na to Bang-Pa-in, Ayutthaya including the Western Bangkok's Outer ring from Bang Na-Rama II-Bang Pa-in, Ayutthaya.