On February 13th I spotted a French registered truck/campervan in Myawady, Myanmar heading west meaning it just entered the country. It's almost certain that it came in from Thailand. However, that leads me to ask: is the DLT actually issuing permits for such vehicles because how else can you explain the presence of this type of vehicle near the Thai border (unless it was turned back and prevented from entering Thailand)? I know the DLT law allows for exemptions to the types of vehicles allowed in, but based on Phil's OP from December, the DLT is no longer issuing permits for these types of vehicles. Perhaps these people were issued with their permits many months ago and were allowed in on that basis?
This truck may have less than 7 seats though it looks similar enough to a motorhome to not be eligible for a permit (as far as I understand it).