Crossing into Laos on the Mukdahan – Savannakhet bridge by motorcycle.

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Crossing from Mukdahan to Savannakhet across the bridge by motorcycle has been banded.

Until recently, bikes with foreign riders were allowed to cross without to much trouble. But there’s now a new person in change, and he will not allow any bike on the bridge unless it’s in the back of a pick up.

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WHY??? Thai or Lao authorities come up with this marvellous new rule Moto-Rex. Another one of those scratch your head and move on to the next crossing.
But isn't Tarhket (spelling wrong) the new bridge same rule - no bikes allow too use?

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As in Thailand there is not difference between a Honda Wave 125 and a Kawaski Versys, letting bikes over the bridges would spill Laos roads with Thai on their Honda Wave's all over Laos. Of course they could impose a 1000thb entrance fee to keep those Honda Wave's out.

You are actually also not allowed to walk over the bridge, as that would create a all market on the bridge?

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so is it possible at all to get my thai registered scooter into laos??

was planning to go BKK>CM>CR>laos for a month or however long visa i can get>cambodai the same>back to laos>back into thailand...

seems so tricky!!
 
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sydneycraig;284775 wrote: so is it possible at all to get my thai registered scooter into laos??

was planning to go BKK>CM>CR>laos for a month or however long visa i can get>cambodai the same>back to laos>back into thailand...

seems so tricky!!
Not tricky at all. There are answers to any specific questions you might have on this forum.
 
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FWIW we recently rode our bikes from Nong Khai to Vientiene across the Friendship Bridge and no one seemed to care even though there is a big "no bikes" sign at the entrance to the bridge.