- Thread starter rey
- Start date
Police Traffic Stop
- Status
I've never known that to happen, but maybe Sosua police take language lessons to deal with tourists.
All three times,different officers. I started to speak to the first young officer in Spanish and he stopped me and insisted that I speak in English,I guess he wanted to practice his English speaking with me.
That's interesting. Would you consider their English fluent, or just a few basic words and phrases? Good on them for wanting to practice their English, and good on you for helping.
Really boils down to how much time you have and what it's worth $$$.
If you have all day and no place special to go, keep your hands on you wallet and enjoy the chit-chat back and forth!
If you have all day and no place special to go, keep your hands on you wallet and enjoy the chit-chat back and forth!
If you get stopped by Amet who are the only ones who are supposed to stop you then you can't propina them. If you get stopped by the normal police in grey uniforms then you will normally find it easier to give a little propina unless you want to be stuck forever. Sometimes those guys can be real b@stards especially at night.
It also depends on what you look like. If you look at all Haitian you will have a rougher time. If you are white you generally get stopped less but when you are stopped they are looking for a bigger propina. At least that's my experience. I live close to a spot where the police stop vehicles every day so I do watch how this works.
It also depends on what you look like. If you look at all Haitian you will have a rougher time. If you are white you generally get stopped less but when you are stopped they are looking for a bigger propina. At least that's my experience. I live close to a spot where the police stop vehicles every day so I do watch how this works.
Yes exactly, the "regular" police, PN in grey uniforms they can stop you an ask for a "propina" but the Digisett police will never ask you for anything, and I guess you could even get in trouble if you try, as they would in that way consider it as a bribe to not get a ticket. But I've been stopped a couple of times during night time during the years being here. A couple of years ago, after driving one of my wife's friends back to her place on the way back we got stopped by two young PN officers, and by the look of it they were probably going to rob us, but because my wife was with me and we also had our newborn with us they just said hi and just let us go. So at night they can be "difficult"
If you do get stopped by the grey uniform people and they're giving you a hard time, if you speak Spanish, it's worth mentioning that Eduardo Alberto Then, the head of the police, has publicly stated that the PN's must not do stop checks on vehicles. (He said this after the pregnant woman and her husband were gunned down by police who mistook them for someone else earlier in the year in Bonao for those who remember).
I'd only recommend this if they are giving you a hard time, if they're threatening to take away the car or something. A bit of name-dropping always seems to help though.
I'd only recommend this if they are giving you a hard time, if they're threatening to take away the car or something. A bit of name-dropping always seems to help though.
Great insight and input to the thread … your knowledge and comments are so articulated and informative you are a REAL CONTRIBUTOR to this forum.
He’s not wrong. Having a general’s phone number in your📱 is something a lot of people wish they had. It can be your get-out-of-anything card
Rey, what Chico Bill posted is a reality. If you have a "General" friend, then it would be a good idea to have his number handy for any situation you may find yourself in. Many of us who have lived here for some time most likely have that "go to person" who can assist with certain situations. Don't disrespect the advice given.
Hard to determine if someone is fluent unless you have a full conversation with them but all three were able to ask me for my ID, my documents,ask me if I live here,is the car a rental and thank me and/or apologize or the inconvenience.
If you find sonata 2010 for that price get one for me too...
JJ
- Status