On a side note I brought a car (for the missus in my name) and it still has Chonburi plates, we were over in Trat from Koh Chang where we both live, stopped at a 7/11 to buy somethings, a Cop who was in the shop asked her where we were going, my missus thinking it might be illigal with those plates, told him we were going for a holiday on Koh Chang LMAO...... . On the other hand I brought my car in BKK with Chiang Ria plates, and didn't want to be associated with a known drug smuggling province and being possibly stopped everywhere I go, so I did change the plates to TRAT it took nearly a week to get the new plates with hours spent at the LTO and only they were allowed to fit them.