The 0.1% of Thais (not the 1%, because Thailand has the highest wealth inequality in the world) might be delighted by the recent news that you will soon be able to pay an additional fee to put your car's real name on the license plate instead. of two letter and number combos that are 99.9% familiar.

The new rules will allow the use of more than two combinations of letters, vowels, tones and numbers on license plates for personal vehicles with no more than seven seats. In short, you can name your car after you or a person. For example, Gen. A. Prayut Chan-ocha can name Prayut 2

Bangkok to commemorate his second term The plan is expected to be implemented around the middle of this year and you can bid on the discs at prices starting at

B1

Millions of money raised this way will be used to improve road safety.

If you can afford it, I have a quick guide to car naming to help you come up with the perfect name for

Lamborghini

or

Ferrari

your next car Keep the following tips in mind and choose something that suits your taste.

BTW

Can we be friends?

1. You need two first names. Official in an upcoming special dish and an easily remembered one that you refer to with family and friends. The latter requires less thought and you can clearly have fun with it.

2. You might be surprised to know that some Thais like to nickname their cars. Often they use funny methods or diets based on the characteristics of the car. If you have a rather solid hatchback, you might want to call it red pork (Chinese roast pork). If it's black, you might use grass jelly. (Black Grass Jelly) If the body is relatively aerodynamic, you might call it "black grass jelly."

preaw (

slender)

3. Some owners add Thainess to the brand or model of their car as the car's nickname. Honda City is feminine.

Chevrolet Captiva

is

Kabtiwa

Volvo is Worawan (If you think it's her) or Worawit (if you think it's him), you'll get the idea.

4. If you want to add auspiciousness to your car, use the words Ngieb (silver) or gold (gold) or Ruay (rich). Use Phonchai. If you want, both "Phonchai" and "Chaichana" can be used with the name on the sign. Registration or nickname Certain letters are considered unlucky depending on the day of the week you were born, so avoid these on your license plate.

5. Confused or go home? When you want to get a special dish, this means you really want people to look at it. The longer you watch, the bigger your ego will become. So, choose those that are rarely used, difficult to write, where is obsolete on the keyboard? letters like

T

or Thai words that have Pali and Sanskrit roots They will definitely catch the attention of drivers behind you in traffic jams, who are likely to stop and stare as they try to make noise. "Pitchpisit Set No. 1, Bangkok" displayed on your expensive plate.

If your real name is unique If the name is already (frustrating) and contains outdated letters, why not use this name on your car as well?

Your car may be infected with a virus with a unique name. That's the end of the struggle. The downside is that people might think you're a jerk.