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Sihanoukville: On May 03, Sihanoukville traffic police did spot-checks to clamp down on people driving without a driving license. There were roadside check-points set up by police in two different parts of town: 1st target is near Sokha hotel, Sangkat 4, Sihanoukville and the 2nd target is in sangkat 2, Sihanoukville.
It doesn't say whether the police were only stopping Chinese nationals, but it is reported that there were 14 cars detained, all belonging to Chinese drivers who have no driving license:

1- TACOMA Car, Plate no. PP2Z-3903
2- Lexus RX300, Pate no. PP2AM-2127
3- Lexus RX300, has no Plate
4- Lexus RX300, Plate no. SR2-2874
5- Lexus RX300, Plate no. SKV2A-8103
6- Highlander, Plate no.PP2AS-9757
7- Previa, Plate no. PP2J-8168
8- Camry, Plate no. PP2AF-3887
9- Lexus R300, plate no. PP2AS-1278
10. Highlander, Plate no. PP2AG-2382
11. Lexus R300, plate no. PP2AP-7857
12. Lexus R300, Plate no. PP2AP-1569
13. Lexus R300, Plate no. SKV2A-6949
14. Toyota , Plate no. SKV2C-8868
The keys were taken away from all the drivers, and the vehicles were removed to the Traffic Police Station temporarily, waiting on the approval for their release by the General Command of Provincial Police.

That’s hilarious. Money for jam from stupid Chinese not bothering to comply with local laws. All Kompong Saom Police will be driving Lexies soon.

willyhilly wrote: ↑Fri May 04, 2018 4:56 pm That’s hilarious. Money for jam from stupid Chinese not bothering to comply with local laws. All Kompong Saom Police will be driving Lexies soon.

Too late for that news item.

willyhilly wrote: ↑Fri May 04, 2018 4:56 pm stupid Chinese not bothering to comply with local laws

Just out of curiosity, how many locals comply with local laws?

so that was what it was all about, they "tried" stopping me the other day

if they would to stop all truck drivers and hold the trucks as ransom to the truck company, i bet they would get more money than the chinks

bolueeleh wrote: ↑Fri May 04, 2018 6:23 pm
if they would to stop all truck drivers and hold the trucks as ransom to the truck company, i bet they would get more money than the chinks

Cannot seize the trucks, because "it might cause serious unrest" according to the Transport Ministry.

Hundreds of truck owners fined
11 January 2018
More than 300 overloaded trucks were fined nearly $135,000 last month, causing the Transport Ministry to call for stricter action to protect the country’s roads.

A Transport Ministry report said a committee comprised of ministry officials and law enforcement officers seized 307 overloaded trucks, resulting in fines totalling $134,825.
It added that 352 trucks had been fined in November, 45 more than December, and the overloaded trucks weighed from five to 25 tonnes

Ministry spokesman Var Sim Sorya said the only action currently being taken was fining non-compliant vehicles.
“The fining is already a hot issue. If we seized and kept their trucks for a period of time, it might cause serious unrest,” he added.

newsworthy/truck-stops-zero-tolerance-c ... ks#p216500

That was about overloaded trucks. What about Khmer drivers without licences?

Far too many young Khmer dudes driving big semi trailers, sand trucks or just drinking water delivery trucks without any driver training or driving licences.

Username Taken wrote: ↑Fri May 04, 2018 9:49 pm That was about overloaded trucks. What about Khmer drivers without licences?

Far too many young Khmer dudes driving big semi trailers, sand trucks or just drinking water delivery trucks without any driver training or driving licences.

They are thinking about this:
NEW: Garment worker truck drivers must have licences.
post154902.html?hilit=truck%20licenses#p154902

SIHANOUKVILLE - 4 May 2018
A Chinese man parked his car this afternoon; no casualties were reported.




Police are searching for the owner of the vehicle.