The most popular SUV models offered at rental locations in Banped 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 Banped!
Common questions on rental process
Guests from other countries definitely need to get the international driver’s permit before they visit Thailand. Without this document, the driving license issued in your home country will be void. According to local regulations, car drivers are required to carry the vehicle certificate together with the driving license.
According to another unwritten rule, drivers of large vehicles (trucks, buses and other vehicles that are large in size) have the priority on the road. Do not expect that the driver of a bus or a truck will give way to an ordinary car or a motorcycle.
In order to warn drivers about the place of an accident, not all local drivers use standard emergency signs. Many drivers simply use large stones or branches instead of them.
