@Eden ******

most policies I saw just have disclaimers for accidents that happen while riding without the needed permit. As far as I understand, a Thai driver's licence is enough to ride a scooter legally when in Thailand, whether I'm a resident or not.

Also, I am allowed to legally ride a scooter in my country without a motorcycle licence, since my B-class (car) licence covers that.

You are of course right that insurance companies might try to get out of paying, but that does not mean it doesn't make sense to try and make it harder for them :)

Yes, I could, but I decided it would be harder, more expensive and make less sense in general, considering my circumstances. This is also based on a post on that exact topic which I wrote here a few months ago, exploring those options 🙂

I didn't mention that in my OP because I mainly wanted to know about the paperwork required for the Thai driver's licence (and residence certificate).

@Stuart ********

I'm sorry if I didn't express myself clearly. What I meant is:

the website I linked before ( lists the following documents as being necessary to obtain a residence certificate:

"4. A copy of your Address Notification Receipt (TM.30).

5. A copy of your house lease agreement and rental contract where you stay including:

– A copy of ID/Passport (if a foreigner) of the landlord

– A copy of the house registration book of the landlord

– A copy of the title deed to confirm who is the owner required if the landlord is not a household"

What you said is that for items mentioned under 5., landlords report it online somehow. I know that is the case for item 4. (TM.30), so I'm asking if all those items (listed under 4. and 5.) are in some way handled together automatically by the system.

@Bonnie ********

I'm sorry to hear that. Were you covered by insurance (theirs or yours)?

@Stuart ********

so it's basically the same as "A copy of your Address Notification Receipt (TM.30)"?

I'm asking because the TM.30 and the items I mentioned before are listed in separate points on the website I linked above.

@John *********

that's super interesting. I don't think it would work where I'm from, but I'll look into it.

@Bonnie ********

of course, thank you, I'm aware of that. I want to get the licence for insurance purposes - so that if something happens to me while riding the scooter, I get covered by my tourist insurance.

@Stuart ********

thank you, that's very helpful. That would mean that the only thing that might be hard for me to obtain will be:

"A copy of your house lease agreement and rental contract where you stay including:

– A copy of ID/Passport (if a foreigner) of the landlord

– A copy of the house registration book of the landlord

– A copy of the title deed to confirm who is the owner required if the landlord is not a household"

I'm planning to stay in CM for a month, so I guess that means I'll have to find a room where the landlord agrees to provide me with all the above.

Any tips on that?

Thanks. I hope the backlog in CM will be shorter, as waiting 3 months would defeat the purpose for me ;)

@Stuart ********

it says here:



that in order to obtain a residence certificate, I need to have completed the 90-day reporting at least once. Is that true? That might be problematic, since I wanted to get the licence ASAP after coming, and also neither the visa exemption nor the tourist visa require 90 day reporting....