This page sets out how the guides on this site are researched, what we will and will not publish, and how to get something corrected.
Where our facts come from
Anything on this site that is a number or a legal claim — a fine, a blood-alcohol limit, a licence validity period, a fee, an insurance requirement — is taken from a primary or official source, not from other travel writing. In practice that means:
- The Department of Land Transport and the Department of Highways for licensing, registration, inspection and road standards.
- The Land Traffic Act and its amendments, and the Royal Gazette, for what the law actually says.
- The Royal Thai Police for enforcement procedure.
- Foreign-government travel advice — the UK Foreign Office, Australia's Smartraveller, the US State Department and their equivalents — for advice aimed at visitors from those countries.
- The World Health Organization and Thai national statistics for road-safety data.
- Insurers' own policy wording for what cover does and does not include.
Forums, social media, other travel blogs and AI-generated summaries are never the basis for a factual claim here. They are occasionally useful for knowing what question to ask, and that is all.
The line between law and practice
In Thailand the written rule and the roadside reality often differ. We report both, and we label them. A statement about the law is sourced to the law. A statement about what commonly happens is written as exactly that — "widely reported", "in practice", "travellers frequently describe" — and never dressed up as a legal fact.
On the subject of informal roadside payments: we describe the official fine process, what a legitimate receipt looks like, and what travellers report encountering, because a reader who does not know the official process is far more vulnerable. We do not tell anyone how to pay a bribe, and we do not suggest amounts.
What we will not do
- We do not invent figures. If we could not confirm a number, the article says so rather than offering a plausible-looking guess.
- We do not publish medical or legal advice. Where the stakes are high — injury, arrest, an insurance dispute — we tell you what is generally true and then tell you to get proper advice.
- We do not lecture readers about whether they should ride a motorbike. Most will anyway; our job is to make that safer, not to disapprove.
- We do not use invented anecdotes, invented quotes or invented statistics to make a point land harder.
Independence
No company has paid for a mention, a recommendation, a ranking or a link on this site. Rental firms, insurers and tour operators named in these guides are named because they are relevant, not because of any commercial arrangement. If that ever changes, this page will say so plainly and the affected pages will be labelled.
Keeping it current
Thai traffic law, fees and enforcement change — sometimes with very little notice. Pages carrying figures that move are reviewed on a schedule, and any page whose underlying rule has changed is rewritten rather than patched. The sources we relied on are listed at the foot of each page so you can check them yourself, which is always better than trusting us.
Corrections
If something here is wrong, tell us. Corrections that come with evidence — a ticket, a receipt, a policy document, a link to an official page — are acted on quickly. Substantive corrections are made in the text itself rather than buried in a footnote. Use the contact page.
Published by NordicWebinvest Ltd. Responsible editor: Terje Moy.