Sihanoukville Police Chief: Shakedowns of Tourists to Stop
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Re: Sihanoukville Police Chief: Shakedowns of Tourists to St
IMO, the bike owners need to give the renters this info. I've talked to backpackers who've paid $40 too. IDLs exist for a reason, but they're not cheap. It's much cheap to just pay the fines as long as you pay the proper amount. I'm shocked that the cops came around to accepting them. Mine had gotten turned down in SV 4 or 5 times over the years.
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Tread carefully rubberbaron.
A long, long time ago, I had a small guesthouse in Koh Kong before the bridge was built. To cross the river by little outboard boat cost about 40 baht (iirc). But, of course, the boat mafia loved scamming the tourists for 100 baht.
I had printed some little flyers for the guesthouse and mentioned on the flyer that the correct price for the boat was 40 baht.
A couple of days later, a couple of the moto-dop mafia along with a couple of the boat mafia paid me a visit to tell me that I needed to remove the boat price from my flyer or else I will have no more customers.
A long, long time ago, I had a small guesthouse in Koh Kong before the bridge was built. To cross the river by little outboard boat cost about 40 baht (iirc). But, of course, the boat mafia loved scamming the tourists for 100 baht.
I had printed some little flyers for the guesthouse and mentioned on the flyer that the correct price for the boat was 40 baht.
A couple of days later, a couple of the moto-dop mafia along with a couple of the boat mafia paid me a visit to tell me that I needed to remove the boat price from my flyer or else I will have no more customers.
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Re: Sihanoukville Police Chief: Shakedowns of Tourists to St
You have lived in Koh Kong before the bridges were built ? Me too - we probably know each other.
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IDL's can be got from a main PO in UK for about £5. You had only to produce your DL and counterpart (once forgot counterpart and had to go back and get it, now no longer needed) My problem the nearest main one was 25miles away, bus ride that takes half the day or parking charges. Always had one every year, even if the date on the stamp got a little smudged from the year before.
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driving licenses wont help. they just refuse to give it back and ask for $20.
monkeys.
monkeys.
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Just say 'Haha, good joke.' Nothing like a bit of banter with the friendly traffic cops.frank lee bent wrote:driving licenses wont help. they just refuse to give it back and ask for $20.
monkeys.
But seriously, this has happened to you recently ?
Nobody's ever asked me for $20 - I think the biggest "asking price" was $5, but 'Haha good joke' worked fine.
Or call the big boss and complain. (Has anyone done this yet ?)
Also, agree with AD that it should be up to the bike-renters to inform the tourists on the going prices. But, for obvious reasons, I don't think the Khmer renters would do this.
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happened to a fb poster that i know slightly.
in the end he paid a dollar.
he broke no rules.
in the end he paid a dollar.
he broke no rules.
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Re: Sihanoukville Police Chief: Shakedowns of Tourists to St
A Khmer one on the reverse side would be more valuable than just English
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Re: Sihanoukville Police Chief: Shakedowns of Tourists to St
According to the Post, traffic fines are set to increase.
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/t ... -fines-set
"Under the sub-decree’s terms, motorcyclists and motorcycle passengers who fail to wear a helmet will have to pay 15,000 riel ($3.75) – a five-fold increase on the 3,000 riel ($0.75) fine currently only levied against the vehicle’s drivers.
Penalties for not wearing seatbelts in cars will be similarly hiked, from 5,000 riel ($1.25) to 25,000 riel ($6.25).
For drivers and passengers in trucks, the new fines could reach 50,000 riel ($12.50). None of the fines will take effect until January."
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/t ... -fines-set
"Under the sub-decree’s terms, motorcyclists and motorcycle passengers who fail to wear a helmet will have to pay 15,000 riel ($3.75) – a five-fold increase on the 3,000 riel ($0.75) fine currently only levied against the vehicle’s drivers.
Penalties for not wearing seatbelts in cars will be similarly hiked, from 5,000 riel ($1.25) to 25,000 riel ($6.25).
For drivers and passengers in trucks, the new fines could reach 50,000 riel ($12.50). None of the fines will take effect until January."
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