Published 2026-08-18
A Bangkok motorbike rental deposit should be refundable money, cash or a card hold, with the amount agreed before you commit and returned in full when the bike comes back undamaged. It should never be your passport. NOIRR takes a refundable cash or card deposit and does not hold passports, on any vehicle, for any length of rental.
Your passport belongs to the government that issued it, not to you and not to a rental shop. You need it to check into a hotel, to be admitted to a hospital, and any time a police officer asks a foreign national for identification. Handing it over for three days to save a cash deposit puts all of that in a drawer in a shop you have never been to.
The practical failure is worse than the theory. If a dispute starts over a scratch, the shop is holding the one document you need to leave the country, and the negotiation is over before it starts. That is why the passport is asked for. It is leverage, not security.
Refundable. Cash or card. The amount depends on the vehicle and the length, and it is confirmed at booking before you pay anything. NOIRR photographs the vehicle at delivery, you get the same photos, and the same is done at collection. If there is no new damage, the deposit is returned in full at collection. Your passport stays with you the entire time.
NOIRR also states the insurance position plainly: third party liability is included on every rental. That covers damage you cause to other people and their property. It does not cover the bike itself, and it does not cover your own medical costs, which is what your travel insurance is for, and your travel insurance requires the correct International Driving Permit class.
A shop that answers all five without hesitation is usually fine. A shop that answers none of them is holding your passport for a reason.
The Ducati Monster 937 is on the road at ฿3,500 per day, delivered anywhere in Bangkok, refundable cash or card deposit, passport stays with you. Pick your dates from the calendar.
The Kawasaki Z900, Honda ADV350, Yamaha XMAX 300, Tesla Model 3 and Jaecoo 6 EV show no dates available. They are not in the NOIRR fleet yet, so booking is not open on them. Get notified when dates open.
In Thai: มัดจำเช่ามอเตอร์ไซค์ในกรุงเทพ. Full rate list: Bangkok rental prices.
A passport is the property of the issuing government and you need it for hotel check in, hospital admission and any identity check by police. No rental shop needs to hold it, and refusing is normal. NOIRR takes a refundable cash or card deposit instead and never holds a passport.
Bangkok big bike shops commonly ask for 10,000 to 40,000 THB in cash, and small scooter shops often ask for a passport instead. The NOIRR deposit is refundable, taken in cash or by card, and the amount is confirmed at booking before you commit.
With NOIRR, at collection, in full, provided there is no new damage. The vehicle is photographed at delivery and again at collection so both sides work from the same record. Any shop that says the deposit is returned weeks later is worth avoiding.
Third party liability insurance is included on every NOIRR rental, covering damage caused to other people and their property. It does not cover the bike itself or your medical costs. Personal cover comes from your travel insurance, which requires an International Driving Permit with the motorcycle class.
