@Dam***

If you're going from Miami to Phuket I'd use the Washington DC embassy.

@Mic****

To be fair, maybe phuket DLT is different. In Bangkok you need to IDP.

@Ste****

Ask them, let me know what they say.

@Ste****

That's not how laws work though. It either is or it isn't, not generally or should be.

As you also observed, the Thai Land Traffic Act doesn't have any statutes that regulate foreigners DL on the roadways, only that they are valid.

@Ste****

That wouldn't be a law then, that would be a policy with the insurance company you choose to contract with. For your reference, here is the Land traffic act. It's 19 pages and covers all the statues, powers, and penalties of driving on the road in Thailand. Up to you if you want to read it or not, I've never found anything regarding the use or limitations of a foreign drivers license though.

@Gor***

What does that even mean?

What immigration office? How much are they asking for?

@Ste****

Have a source for that law?

@Mic****

If he's still in the UK, getting an IDP makes it 10x easier to transition to a Thai license. Without it he'd need to watch the 4 hour video.

@Ja***

ASQ packages do seem to be cheaper directly with the hotel. If you're doing the sandbox though, an OTA will be cheaper per night. For me, the biggest benefit to using an OTA like Agoda is in the event of refunds or cancellations. I've seen a good number of people both flights and hotels, have trouble getting refunded when they were entitled to refunds. Thai Airways is probably the best example.