Try making an anonymous only group. Only anonymous post and replies are accepted. See how much credibility that group would have. C'mon people if you want credible responses anonymous will not work. I'm not sure how serious I would take a post made by someone anonymous. Past experience, anonymous posters are usually trouble makers or attempting to do something they would not do in their normal life.

Also to be honest their might be certain profiles that we lend expertise credibility to.

@Wayne ******

annoyance. Usually trouble makers. Cowardly comments.

@Jean-marc *******

YES you did. They knew better. They guided you wrong in my opinion. I suppose perhaps if you were an exemption abuser maybe visa would make sense. But this being your first time, you did not need VISA.

Welp hopefully now Thailand will roll out the Red Carpet for you. Enjoy your stay water under the bridge at this point.

If you are of age, should have gotten a NonO (retirement) that would give you 90 days. Also allow you to open a bank account and get a driver license if you needed. Tourist visa probably gives you no benefit.

@Robert **********

I am a tourist. A frequent tourist. I'm not sure what the nonsense is you are referring to?????? I am complying with the law. I'm a tourist operating a vehicle with a driver license a passport and an international driving permit. I am correcting this gentleman on the fact he is misleading people to say you do not need an IDP. He is wrong. What is the nonsense my friend. I'm not here long enough for a Thai driver license.

@Todd ********

Ohhh my god. You are really special. Let me take a video for you today and you can go argue for yourself. Not hard. I will get you a video by this afternoon. You are really truly a special kind sir. Let me interview some foreign tourist coming out paying their fine for not having an IDP. Litterly every single day they are catching people at the district station, you want to trick these people into believing otherwise.

Let me get a video with an officer to let him explain. Not hard to do.

@Todd ********

I just DID get fined by the police last week because I left the IDP with A/B in room. 500 baht. I was carrying an older one that unfortunately only had the A stamp by accident. How the hell you gonna tell me? You crazy? It's the Thai Law. If I didn't just pay the fine....simply because I didn't have the right IDP on me. Yet here you are trying to convince me of something not true. 🤣. I can't how many times I've had to go through a road side check and first thing they ask for, if IDP is in order no problem. Let alone get involved in an accident in Thailand driving or riding without your IDP. Again it's the law of Thailand to have an IDP, you are required to as a tourist driving operating a vehicle in Thailand. And you need the proper endorsement if riding a motorcycle. Stop tricking these people with misinformation.!!!

@Todd ********

you absolutely must have an IDP if you are operating a vehicle including motorcycle in Thailand. And of operating a motorcycle it must have the A and B endorsement in it. You will be paying a fine if you don't have this. And no insurance coverage if you don't have IDP. They don't care about your driver's license. I'm telling you, don't play around not having an IDP, not in Thailand.

@Vladislav ************

not sure this will work, but try turning off wi-fi, turn off any SIM that is not your registered Thai sim.. only use your Thai sim nothing else. Give that a try, not saying it will work, but give it a try. I think they are trying to block international scam use.

@Nick ******

it's just hard to justify the cost. 🙂. When you get accustomed to a certain price bracket. Yeah I was in shock with the prices in Phuket, and therefore I made my mind up I don't like Phuket. 🤣🤣.