The auction will offer 301 plates in the new KhorTor (ขท) series for private passenger cars, pickup trucks and vans carrying no more than seven people.
According to the PLTO, the KhorTor series carries the meaning “Treasure of the Wealthy, Abundant in Money and Gold”, making the plates particularly attractive to motorists seeking auspicious registrations.
A further 202 plates from the special-case KhorKor (ขค), KhorNgor (ขง), KhorJor (ขจ), KhorChor (ขฉ) and KhorThor (ขต) categories will also be auctioned.
Bidding will be available both online through www.tabienrod.com and in person by verbal auction.
The auction schedule is:
* Saturday, July 11: 301 KhorTor (ขท) licence plates.
* Sunday, July 12: 202 special-case licence plates.
Both auctions will begin at 9am at the **Grand Ballroom 1 of the Royal Phuket City Hotel in Phuket Town.
Registration is now open. Interested bidders can contact the PLTO on 076-211019 ext 206, the Department of Land Transport hotline 1584, or via the Line ID: dltphuket.
The annual licence plate auction is part of the Department of Land Transport’s ongoing effort to raise money for Thailand’s Road Safety Fund while giving motorists the opportunity to acquire sought-after registration numbers believed by many to bring good fortune.
The previous Phuket auction, held last year, offered 301 auspicious licence plates under the series and continued the province’s long-running fundraising campaign. Since Phuket’s first lucky licence plate auction, the events have raised more than B616 million for the Road Safety Fund, supporting road safety initiatives nationwide.
The auctions have increasingly adopted a hybrid format, allowing bidders to participate either online or in person to improve accessibility and transparency. Officials have consistently noted that, beyond their popularity among collectors and motorists, the auctions play an important role in funding programmes aimed at reducing road accidents and improving road safety across Thailand.