How-To Guides for Thailand Roadside Emergencies
Practical English guides for tourists, expats and road-trippers. Optimised for Google How-To rich results and voice search.
What to Do When Your Car Breaks Down on a Thai Highway
If your car breaks down on a Thai motorway, turn on hazards, coast to the left shoulder, place a reflective triangle 50–100 m behind, get everyone behind the guardrail, then call 1543 or +66 92 910 6168 for English roadside help.
How to Tow an EV in Thailand (Tesla, BYD, MG)
To tow an EV in Thailand, use a flatbed (Slide Car) only — never wheel-lift. Activate Transport Mode (Tesla) or jump-start the 12V battery (BYD/MG) first to release the parking brake, then winch the car fully onto the platform.
How to Choose the Right Tow Truck in Thailand
Choose Slide Car (flatbed) for EVs, AWD, luxury and low cars; wheel-lift only for standard RWD sedans on short distance; integrated wrecker for trucks, buses and construction vehicles.
How to Jump-Start Your Car in Thailand
To jump-start in Thailand, connect red to dead-positive, red to good-positive, black to good-negative, black to a bare metal point on the dead car, start the good car, then the dead car. Call +66 92 910 6168 if no booster is available.
How to Handle a Car Accident in Thailand as a Foreigner
After a Thai car accident, do not move the vehicles, call 1155 (Tourist Police, English) and your insurer, photograph everything, exchange details, wait for the insurance surveyor, then arrange a flatbed if undrivable.
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