Well I had a fun experience today...
Driving down the malecon in SD with the windows down as the gas light had been on for a while so thought I would turn the AC off. Low and behold 2 seconds later the PN came up beside me and tapped on the window and pointed to the side of the road... Usually I tell people not to stop and just keep driving but there where four bikes with 8 PN on and one of them came in front of the car so I had to pull over.
Now I was driving my wife's sisters car I mine is in the garage, so they came to my window (mean face, trying to intimidate me), asked to see my documents...
Now silly me before taking the car out I should have checked that everything was in order, so my bad... the insurance card was missing. I gave them the documents and obviously they noticed the card was missing. I apologized and said I left it at home.
At this point you could see them (all 8 of them) thinking they have hit a big pay day here, and said they are going to take me to the station... Again I was in the wrong, I admit that for not carrying the insurance card but then they started to get heavy, telling me I was going to jail etc.
They wanted me to go with them and two of them got in the back of my car... which got me a little angry to say the least, they didn't say where, so I called my lawyer and he spoke to them. Ok so now he said just let them get in the car they will take you to the police station and my lawyer will meet me there.
I knew what was coming, the two started to be all 'we are your pals' when I was driving and started saying how the pay was so low etc... and informed me that they would be 'happy' to take payment for the fine now to save me the trouble to going the police station... how nice of them.
They had really ****ed me off by now as they were being really aggressive so I told them in no uncertain terms that we are going to the police station... and that they can speak to my lawyer who will be bringing the insurance card with him - they kept saying how much time it would take - no problema! I have all day I told them. That prompted them to say pull over next to an Amet and said you will have to pay her for the ticket - they got out spoke to her and left! The Amet just told me to go...
Its a pretty standard occurrence but I just wanted to get it out there that PLEASE do not pay these guys else they will keep on doing it. He wanted 1300 pesos for the fine! Now I would be happy to pay it in the proper way with the ticket as I was in the wrong but theres no way he was getting his hands on it.
Its probably happened to me about 12 times over the last two years (every time with the window down - hence the blackouts now) and not once have I paid a penny - the only thing that has changed is the amount they ask for... the first was 50pesos two years ago... talk about inflation!
Just wanted to get this off my chest as they really annoyed me the way they went about it - yes I know they don't earn a lot but why does that entitle them to my money? - I work for it!
Driving down the malecon in SD with the windows down as the gas light had been on for a while so thought I would turn the AC off. Low and behold 2 seconds later the PN came up beside me and tapped on the window and pointed to the side of the road... Usually I tell people not to stop and just keep driving but there where four bikes with 8 PN on and one of them came in front of the car so I had to pull over.
Now I was driving my wife's sisters car I mine is in the garage, so they came to my window (mean face, trying to intimidate me), asked to see my documents...
Now silly me before taking the car out I should have checked that everything was in order, so my bad... the insurance card was missing. I gave them the documents and obviously they noticed the card was missing. I apologized and said I left it at home.
At this point you could see them (all 8 of them) thinking they have hit a big pay day here, and said they are going to take me to the station... Again I was in the wrong, I admit that for not carrying the insurance card but then they started to get heavy, telling me I was going to jail etc.
They wanted me to go with them and two of them got in the back of my car... which got me a little angry to say the least, they didn't say where, so I called my lawyer and he spoke to them. Ok so now he said just let them get in the car they will take you to the police station and my lawyer will meet me there.
I knew what was coming, the two started to be all 'we are your pals' when I was driving and started saying how the pay was so low etc... and informed me that they would be 'happy' to take payment for the fine now to save me the trouble to going the police station... how nice of them.
They had really ****ed me off by now as they were being really aggressive so I told them in no uncertain terms that we are going to the police station... and that they can speak to my lawyer who will be bringing the insurance card with him - they kept saying how much time it would take - no problema! I have all day I told them. That prompted them to say pull over next to an Amet and said you will have to pay her for the ticket - they got out spoke to her and left! The Amet just told me to go...
Its a pretty standard occurrence but I just wanted to get it out there that PLEASE do not pay these guys else they will keep on doing it. He wanted 1300 pesos for the fine! Now I would be happy to pay it in the proper way with the ticket as I was in the wrong but theres no way he was getting his hands on it.
Its probably happened to me about 12 times over the last two years (every time with the window down - hence the blackouts now) and not once have I paid a penny - the only thing that has changed is the amount they ask for... the first was 50pesos two years ago... talk about inflation!
Just wanted to get this off my chest as they really annoyed me the way they went about it - yes I know they don't earn a lot but why does that entitle them to my money? - I work for it!