Buying a motorbike in Sihanoukville? What papers should I look for?

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Re: Buying a motorbike in Sihanoukville? What papers should I look for?

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In 10 years I must have bought/sold over 10 moto's. Most in SHV, some from Khmer some not.
I've always took the plate and ID card to mean tax paid!. As it may have changed since I last bought, but you gave the new moto's tax paid paper in at the time of registration. The place that does this, makes plate and ID card, keeps the tax papers. I don't know anyone who would have thought to have photo copied the papers before but a good idea to. Receipt from the original or sold on shop is worth keeping as if you get to transfer your name onto the ID, saves tea money as someone said previously.
I have seen forged ID's and copied plates. Look for hologram on Card and stamps on number plate. One stamp is on the outer (blue) edge of plate. Check several plates and compare.
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Re: Buying a motorbike in Sihanoukville? What papers should I look for?

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Fourkinnel wrote: Mon Dec 04, 2017 2:20 pm In 10 years I must have bought/sold over 10 moto's. Most in SHV, some from Khmer some not.
I've always took the plate and ID card to mean tax paid!. As it may have changed since I last bought, but you gave the new moto's tax paid paper in at the time of registration. The place that does this, makes plate and ID card, keeps the tax papers. I don't know anyone who would have thought to have photo copied the papers before but a good idea to. Receipt from the original or sold on shop is worth keeping as if you get to transfer your name onto the ID, saves tea money as someone said previously.
I think it's one of those variable experiences. I have the tax paper when I registered my old bike, and for the current bike (still registered to 3rd previous owner), and I have the tax paper for my car after registering it in my name.

I don't have them with me, so all could well be copies.

With cars I was told the tax paper is the golden ticket - very important to never lose it.

I have seen forged ID's and copied plates. Look for hologram on Card and stamps on number plate. One stamp is on the outer (blue) edge of plate. Check several plates and compare.
New registration cards are the flimsy paper cards and don't have the hologram anymore, but they do have a QR code that can be scanned and show the registered owner from the national database.
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