Mines not quiet the same ... ?

Thanks good to know , as I'm living here I have insurance anyway plus accident insurance which covers me also .

I'm in Pattaya , up pratamak Hill , a little bit out of the way , no bhat bus comes up here . I like walking ( downhill) lol .. but coming back is hard work .. I've managed all these years without , but now I've moved up here , I think I need one .

Yeah I'm going to get a thai licence anyway , but NOT though an agent .. best to be on the ' safe ' side .

Believe me I won't be driving anything bigger than 50cc lol . It's daunting enough out here as it is .

I think the confusion is , everybody seems to class a moped / scooter as a motorcycle out here .

I'm only allowed on my uk licence to drive up too 50cc ( moped / scooter ) .

BUT as you say I will need a thai licence because I live here , ... so I asked a policeman at the police station, showed him my IDP , is this ok for motorbike ? ( again I should maybe of said moped or scooter , but maybe he would understand that) .. he said yes , it's ok .

But , then an agent told me no , he's wrong , you need a thai licence , and I can help you 5,000 bht including test , travel , medical.... lol ..

Not the case according to some on here , if I have to get a thai licence .

Mopeds and scooters only go up to 50cc

But I can drive a moped/ scooter in the uk . ( not that I have though )

A motorcycle being a scooter ? .. I class a motorcycle as something bigger than 50cc .. although out here the word ' motorcycle ' seems to cover everything on 2 wheels ?