Longbow212

Hello all, I’m in a bit of a desperate situation here. UK Passport went through the washing machine. I’m on a 45 day visa exempt which started today. The stamp and my information pages are eligible but the passport is certainly water damaged. I need to leave Thailand on January 3rd for work. I applied for a new passport already but it appears like it’s something that will take weeks. Can anyone offer advice on how to speed the process up and an overview of the process - I had planned to take a holiday in Phuket until new year, would this still be feasible or should I stay around bangkok to solve the passport issue? Thanks