I was in a bar in Pattaya about 5 years ago.2 police walked in,the Senior yelled out passports,laughed like hell and they kept walking to the back room

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Who says the BiB don't have a sense of Humour?

If he'd have said " take mother in law.....i wish someone would" i would have been impressed :-)

As someone else on here has hinted at: getting a Thai driving licence here is simplicity itself. Just do it! It's small enough [credit card size] to keep in you wallet and can act as an ID for most situations that you may find yourself in.