I usually get the letter and do the bank book the day before and not had a problem so far at Chiang Mai office. Of course, that can always change with a new head of immigration

@Meidi ******

Should be owner's ID card. You don't need a DL to own a vehicle

@Michael ******

Perhaps you'd be kind enough to elaborate..

@Michael ******

I don't understand your comments. Both my posts are directly from Thai law and insurance company

The government doesn't issue insurance: private insurance companies do. 100% though, as a matter of law, your insurance isn't void if you don't hold a licence: it might make it voidable however if it was a condition of the policy on application and you gave false information. What would render a policy void is e.g. giving a false name or something pretty serious. You don't understand the terminology. A void policy means that the policy is essentially cancelled. Even if you are correct about the requirement to hold a Thai DL or whatever, that wouldn't void your insurance. It wouldn't even render the policy voidable. It might mean that the insurance company could refuse to pay, but even that would depend on the circumstances. Equally, compulsory insurance is almost always issued for the vehicle, not the person driving the vehicle, which is an incidental fact in the event of an accident, and may or may not determine liability.

@Michael ******

So kindly post the link

@Rob *********

Yes, you're correct in that under the Special Tourist Visa, which was introduced last year, it is indeed now possible to stay longer than 90 days. It can hardly, however, be described as a normal tourist visa, as it was specifically introduced to deal with the problems brought on by compulsory 14 days quarantine and the effective inability to require tourists to leave Thailand after 90 days which is usually the case. Nevertheless, the comment about people confusing being here for more than 90 days for residency is correct and based on the usual 90 days period under which normal tourists could remain.

@David ********

An IDP is issued for a validity of 1 year. You are conflating different issues.