Arjun Mehta
Research Analyst, Asia-Pacific · International Driver Licence
Arjun owns the Asia-Pacific destinations — the region where International Driving Permit rules are checked hardest and misunderstood most. He documents the markets where roadside enforcement is a daily reality for visitors: Thailand's police checkpoints, Bali's scooter stops, Vietnam's 1968-convention requirement, and Japan's strict 1949-Geneva-only rule that catches travellers with the wrong permit format.
His speciality is the two-wheeler problem: category-A motorcycle and scooter coverage, the rental shops that hand over keys without asking, and the insurers that refuse claims afterwards. The motorcycle and scooter guidance on this site — including the per-country rider notes for Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam and Greece — is his research.
Arjun cross-checks rental aggregator policies and national licensing authority guidance across the region, and field-verifies high-traffic guidance through the rider and expat communities in Bangkok, Bali and Ho Chi Minh City.
Editorial method
- Field-checks guidance against rider and expat community reports, then verifies against the national authority source.
- Maintains the scooter-hotspot dataset (checkpoint frequency, rental norms, insurer behaviour).
- Re-reviews Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam and Japan quarterly — the four destinations with the highest enforcement.
The full standard — sourcing, review cadence and corrections — is published in our editorial policy.
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