New driving license procedure for foreigners
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KOW.khmerhamster wrote: ↑Thu Jan 10, 2019 8:28 pmPretty stupid to pay a no insurance fine to police.davegorman wrote:If they can find a reason to get cash they will. Also, any barang not insured is asking for trouble. Pretty stupid not to insure your car seeing as it costs peanuts.
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So this morning, in Phnom Penh, a copper told me I needed a licence for below 125cc, I have a "b" licence, which I didn't have on me at the time , but afaik there is no actual licence for below a 125cc. I kept telling him there is no licence below 125cc but he kept insisting. I know technically foreigners are not exempt from the below 125cc no licence "law" and this is the first time I have ever been asked to show a licence, what would be the alternative? Get a big bike licence? He gave up eventually but is this a new thing in the capital?
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Why did he stop you in the first place?
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Wrong way on a one way street, my bad. Paid the fine, but it was an interesting conversation. I suspect he was trying to shake me down, to no avail, just checking to see if anyone else has had the same experience.
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I always carry a copy of my licence but I’ve never lost that copy in six years so maybe I could just carry the original!
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There is no licence for below 125cc afaik, so what is the correct alternative? From what I understand my "b" licence does not count for driving a scooter, whether I had it on me or not.davegorman wrote: ↑Wed Jan 16, 2019 11:39 amI always carry a copy of my licence but I’ve never lost that copy in six years so maybe I could just carry the original!
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I think the requirement is not clear as it applies to foreigners but in any event they will look for any reason to get their tea money..I kept telling him there is no licence below 125cc but he kept insisting. I know technically foreigners are not exempt from the below 125cc no licence "law"
I did even tho I ride under 125cc. Removes one possible reason for them to ping me...then again, I haven't been pulled over to test it (altho one did try to a few mths ago and I just did a runner)..what would be the alternative? Get a big bike licence?
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If they think they can scam you they will try, especially if you’re a milk bottled skinned backpacker.
B licence is fine and they often don’t bother to look at it if you wave it at them.
B licence is fine and they often don’t bother to look at it if you wave it at them.
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A good test for this would be the next person that reads this thread and goes to get a licence tries applying for a small bike licence at the DoT. I'm confident you will find you can't, because it no longer exists.clutchcargo wrote:I think the requirement is not clear as it applies to foreignersI kept telling him there is no licence below 125cc but he kept insisting. I know technically foreigners are not exempt from the below 125cc no licence "law"
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My friend got her car licence and then had lessons, because she couldn’t drive.
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