The most popular SUV models offered at rental locations in Bangkok are: Toyota Rav4, Kia Sportage, Nissan Pathfinder 4WD, Toyota 4Runner, Toyota Fortuner, Toyota Hilux and others.
While selecting your preferred model of an off-road vehicle, please examine the rental conditions. In particular, those requirements that concern credit cards – when it comes to renting an expensive car, sometimes offices in Thailand ask information about two credit cards.
Before signing the contract in the rental office upon arrival, check that the invoice figures match with figures in your voucher.
Once the vehicle is assigned, inspect it carefully before leaving the parking. Crossovers and SUVs are often used in tough road conditions, therefore scratches and other exteriour defects are inevitable. Due to this, it is important to check and specify all existing defects in your rental documents.
If you plan to use an off-road vehicle in the mountains, it is recommended to order snow chains. This will save you from unexpected incidents. Other important equipment in Thailand are mandatory child seats for travellers with children.
OrangeSmile.com wishes you a safe trip and green lights on the roads of Bangkok!
Common questions on rental process
Even dividing lines do not confuse local drivers. They can easily overtake using the oncoming lane and make turns in any convenient location. As it has been noted above, passing red light is also a very common traffic violation in the country.
Foreign drivers should expect absolutely anything from local motorists, including sharp braking, driving on the diagonal, constant lane changing (the division between lanes is a pure formality here), and driving on the oncoming lane.
At the same time, there are some rules that are strictly followed by local drivers. For example, they always respect the priority of cars moving in the circle. Cars that are about to enter the circle must pass the cars that already move in the circle. Quite often the traffic at such areas is regulated by traffic-controllers.
