Corrupt Police Control - Light Off Issue | Warning
Peru
WARNING: THIS PLACE IS PERMANENTLY CLOSED!
WARNING: THIS PLACE HAS BEEN FLAGGED FOR DELETION!
Details
- Verified:
- about 2 months ago
- GPS:
- -14.63844, -74.28514
- Altitude:
- 3785.0 masl
- Contributor:
-
torsten.glaes
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Deleted. No problems at this location. Not necessary to add all checkpoints.We stopped for a Police Control, before the toll station, the first thing the Officer said, that we drove without light (of course we did not), I showed him the light switch ON, but he didn't care! After we showed him every single document we had, he started with a new problem, the red/white reflectors! So we said that they are in the back and the sides are not necessary, like the customs at the Border told us (anyway the Policecar had no sticker at all!!!). After that he checked the lights in the rear and came back with still the Light ON issue, so after 10 times saying we drive everytime with light, he walked to his colleague. The other cop came and let us drive after 10min stupidness!
We heard about that issue before so be careful here and at the Panamericana, Cops do the same show there! Keep an eye on your light switch or cover it, don't turn the engine off-the lights will go off as well, Don't get out of the car, it's a law that this is not necessary! Good Luck and safe travels!
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Latest Check-Ins
Friendly officer. Asked me where I'm going and if I enjoyed the landscapes of this route. I had lights on :)
Report Check-InWhen we arrived at 7pm and we stopped to sleep there. The police didn’t pay attention to us. When we left at 10 in the morning the following day they weren’t even there, so fortunately, no problem!
Report Check-InPolice here today but we were not stopped or paid any attention to.
Report Check-InToll station. 3.90 soles. 2 policeman were standing before the toll reception. They stopped a big truck before us hence got lucky. Always have your lights on. Safe travels
Report Check-In2 policeman in the road for control. We did't had a control, we passed without problems.
Peaje 10 meters after.
Report Check-InNo probleme here. Police officer was very nice. He asked if we have seen accident on the road and gave us traffic informations for our road.
Report Check-InWe were pulled over right after the toll booth(heading East). After showing all of our documents (licence, TIP, and insurance) we were told that the tinting on our rear windows is an infraction and that we need reflective tape on the sides. The police officer showed us the rule book with the fee of S340...then he walked away...then said we could pay the minimum of S55 here. We asked for the ticket and said we'd pay the fee at the police station or our embassy in Cusco. We were stopped for about 10 minutes. In the end we paid no fee and were not given a ticket.
Report Check-Inno police of any kind at this spot for us. no other checkpoints anywhere for several hours.
Report Check-InI got stopped for passing a bus at a speed bump at a double yellow line (as if anybody here paid attention at anything painted on the road here). I was polite, chatted, thanked him. He said it’s an infraction and he will have to write me a ticket. None of us ever mentioned money. I waited patiently. He came back a few times checking my documents and telling me about the ticket, but never mentioned an amount. Of course I would never ask, just waited for the ticket. Never questioned the infraction nor admitted guilt. Eventually he gave me back my documents and told me to drive on and be careful.
Not sure how it goes when others pay bribes. My third time stopped in Peru but the Police never were the first to mention money, so I never had to pay. I would never pay anything other than an official ticket at a police station, so I never paid anything.
Please don’t support the bribery system and it will save you and everybody else on the road money and time.
Report Check-Inwe passed through here no problem @10:30am. Just paid at the peaje and left
Report Check-InWe stopped for a Police Control, before the toll station, the first thing the Officer said, that we drove without light (of course we did not), I showed him the light switch ON, but he didn't care! After we showed him every single document we got, he started with a new problem, the red/white reflectors! So we said that they are in the back and the sides are not necessary, like the customs at the Border told us (anyway the Policecar got no sticker at all!!!). After that he checked the lights in the rear and came back with still the Light ON issue, so after 10 times saying we drive everytime with light, he walked to his colleague. The other cop came by talked the same things but let us drive after 10min stupidness!
We heard about that issue before so be careful here and at the Panamericana, Cops do the same show there! Keep an eye on your light switch or cover it, don't turn the engine off-the lights will go off as well, Don't get out of the car, it's a law that this is not necessary! Good Luck and safe travels!