Just coming back from Cambodia I have a warning to be delivered. I met Mr Lay from Lucky Lucky Motorcycles and he told me to tell everybody who have registration from Lucky Lucky to be very careful when driving especially in Phnom Penh. The Police is cracking down on their probably "private" but unlegal registration business. If you are stopped by the police they will check your registration plate and if there is missing a new stamped number they tell you that they will take the bike to the custom house. To get it out from there will cost you doubble the custom fee approx 1000 Usd -+ 300 depending on the bike.You can get a new "more" legal plate for 400-1000 Usd.
I assume many of you do not even know if your Cambodian registered bike has a legal plate or not since the paperwork and plate look similiar. Also as far I know there is no problem at the borders and other places than Phnom Penh.
One way to check if the plate is legal or not is to try to take of the blue line around the plate with your finger if it goes off easily it is unlegal.
If you are caught by police I highly recommend that you settle the problem straight at the point, it will cost you 10-20- Usd and the money will go in to corrupt police pockets.
HIKO
I assume many of you do not even know if your Cambodian registered bike has a legal plate or not since the paperwork and plate look similiar. Also as far I know there is no problem at the borders and other places than Phnom Penh.
One way to check if the plate is legal or not is to try to take of the blue line around the plate with your finger if it goes off easily it is unlegal.
If you are caught by police I highly recommend that you settle the problem straight at the point, it will cost you 10-20- Usd and the money will go in to corrupt police pockets.
HIKO