Pattaya After Dark October 2016 | Seite 42

CARRYING “ID”ON YOU AT ALLTIMES
CarryingyourID inPattayaandThailandseemstohavecausedastirrecently,asa
recentraidonabar,resultedinfifteenpeoplebeingdetainedfornotcarryingtheir
passportwiththem.So,what’sthescore,doyouhavetocarryyourpassportonyou
atalltimes?W ell,legallyyesyoudo,it’spartoftheconditionsofstayinginThailand,
however,alotdependson“who”stopsyouastowhattheywillwantfrom youin
termsofidentification.
So,carryingyourID inPattayaisessential,
andtherearevariousformsofID thatyou
canhaveonyoutosatisfytheofficials
dependingiftheyarethePolice,Armyor
Immigration,andatpresenttheyallseem to
begoingaroundtogether.So,aPoliceofficer
stopsyou,heismainlylookingforavalid
DriversLicense,soifyouhaveaThaiorInternationalDrivingLicence,presentthat
totheofficerasyourID andyoushouldbefine.Makesureifyouareonamotorbike
youhavealltherelevantpaperworkaswell.Ifyoudon’thaveyourDrivingLicence
withyoutheyyouwillmostlikelygeta400Bahttoa1000Bahtfineandyouwillbe
pointedtoaPoliceofficertopaythefine,orsenttoSoi9topayatthestation.Once
youhavepaidyourfine,youcanreturntothePoliceOfficerwhereyourbikeis,show
him youreceiptandawayyougo.