Thailand Taxi


The history of Thai Taxi has begun in 1960 – 1961, when small three – wheel cars which are called Tuk – Tuk in Thai were brought in to service for public transportation. Today most of Thai taxi use Japanese cars such as Toyota and Honda, and all of them are painted with different colors. Most of Thai taxis are operating mainly the in Bangkok area.

Most of Thai taxis were manufactured by the Japanese motor company and Toyota is the main brand of Thai taxi. Thai taxis are painted in different colors such like yellow – green, blue – red, orange, pink and more.

In Thailand, who need to become a taxi driver must acquire driving license of public transportation. An applicant must submit his request to The Department of Land Transport of Thailand, and undergo a test of Land traffic knowledge, physical tests and driving tests on the road.


