@Brian *******

Not really. Insurance companies look only at the licence, not the IDP. I was with Allianz for over twenty years as an investigator (yeah I was one of those asses who denied claims!), and no insurance claim was ever denied because of IDP issues. The biggest problem in Thailand (and Indonesia) was people riding small motorcycles on car licences (because some countries allow this in their country). These were always denied.

@Gregor *********

I'm talking about the three year IDP. It's valid for 12 months from date of entry

@John *******

The three year IDP is valid for 12 months in Thailand from date of entry. The one year IDP may be 90 days

Actually the three year IDP issued under the Vienna Convention is valid for 12 months from the date of entry to the signatory country.

@Sandi ******

No point in debating it. These are the conditions of obtaining the DTV. It's that simple and it's not restrictive for most people. If you don't have savings to this value, you're not really the type of person who can bring value to Thailand

Anonymous participant The point I'm making is only one passport is valid. Yes you can show both - the EXPIRED one, and the VALID one. The scenario you suggested initially was you would show only the EXPIRED passport, passing it off as a valid passport.

@David **********

To remain in Thailand different visas have different financial requirements. In order to accurately answer your question you need to specify which visa you are using

Depends what visa you are on

@Sandi ******

It's less than $ US. Does that qualify as "that much money"?

If you've been issued a new passport, the old passport is invalid. You can use it, but if the system shows it's invalid, expect some serious problems