A British burger bar boss was fined the equivalent of just 120 GBP for reckless driving and exposing his genitals while allegedly high on meth in Thailand.

Lee Terry Obrien, 24, from Clacton-on-Sea, was arrested on January 11 over the drug-fuelled road rampage with his friends on holiday island Phuket.

Police charged him with public obscenity, reckless driving, illegal drug use, and driving without a licence.

He was handed a three-month prison sentence and a 10,000-baht (236 GBP) fine by a local court, but the punishment was halved after pleading guilty. Citing his 'clean record', judges then suspended his prison term for two years, letting him walk free after paying a 5,000-baht (118 GBP) fine.

The Brit, who is listed as the director of Billy's Burger Bar, was said to have taken a mixture of meth and caffeine before racing through the roads of Phuket on January 10.

He reportedly hurtled past cars in a rented bright yellow jeep, sparking alarm as he drove over the central reservation, before shocking motorists when he stepped out of the vehicle to urinate in the middle of the road during a traffic jam.

The holidaymaker was arrested the next day, January 11, following reports from outraged locals who slammed his 'reckless' behaviour. He was driving along the same road, in the same jeep, when he was detained at around 2 pm local time.

He allegedly admitted to being the driver in the videos. An alcohol breath test returned negative, but a drug test showed he had 'Yaba' - an addictive combination of methamphetamine and caffeine - in his system.

Officers said in a statement: 'Mr Lee Terry Obrien was detained at the Thalang district station for legal proceedings. He admitted to being the person in the video and will be prosecuted for the behaviour.'

Yaba is produced largely in the crime-ridden Golden Triangle Region, where the borders of Thailand, Laos, and Myanmar meet.

Meth is classified as a category 1 substance in Thailand, where consumption is punishable by up to three years in jail and a fine of up to 60,000 baht.

Public obscenity is punishable with a fine of up to 5,000 baht or a month in prison. While driving under the influence of a Category I narcotic such as meth carries a jail term of up to a year.

The once-pristine island of Phuket has been marred by over-tourism as the Thai government implements a visa-free scheme to boost revenue following the barren pandemic years. However, angry locals claim the push for tourist dollars has attracted crowds of 'low-quality' visitors.