Pulling over tourists for licenses


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Posted by SurfAddict on Monday, 4. June 2007 at 15:19 Bali Time:

In Reply to: driving license posted by kts on Monday, 4. June 2007 at 14:42 Bali Time:

Hi kts,

Pulling over tourists and checking their licences is an industry is Bali. It is frequent and ubiquitous.

You will be up for a "fine". I have been pulled over numerous times both in a car and on a motorcycle.

Last time I was pulled over it was on the road to Uluwatu (a famous place for extortion), when my rego and licence were in order I was asked for my passport. On saying that it was in my room, I was told that it was a problem. I said it was not a problem, there was no law that said I had to have it with me. The cop said it was a big problem and how could we resolve it. I insisted that it was not a problem, and after he realised I would not budge from my position (a foolish move on my part but I was very pissed off) he eventually gave up waiting for a bribe, and sheepishly drove off.

Cheers,
Dave


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