What you can get away with in SA...

What you can get away with in SA...

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UKbob

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16,277 posts

264 months

Thursday 31st January 2008
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A friend of mine bribes the cops all the time, I believe he has done it on half a dozen occassions for speeding, once with nandos hehe

Quiet forum this, which is a shame. If you have any interesting/amusing SA stories, lets hear em smile

Red Smartie

41 posts

194 months

Friday 8th February 2008
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how about a tv antenna........been there done that....(Indian cop in Pinetown)

Oh yes and the fat chief cop in Maseru who took 800 dollars off me.....B*********


funny to see all the donated police beemers bikes in bits at the back of the cop shop....

ag its efrica an thes thigs jus heppen.....

Mr MoJo

4,698 posts

215 months

Saturday 3rd May 2008
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Are you from Pinetown then ? Used to live in Cowies Hill smile

It is really quiet in here tumbleweed

satchbot

1,916 posts

195 months

Friday 30th May 2008
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wavey Used to live in Mosely Park in Pinetown. Great view of Durban harbour from the hill we were on.

System-G

420 posts

229 months

Wednesday 16th July 2008
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Never tried it with the police, but the Mozambican Embassy didn't turn their nose up at an "offer for inconvenience" so I could get a visa right there and then to go on urgent business whistle

Traveller

4,161 posts

216 months

Thursday 8th January 2009
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With the right money, you can get away with murder. Lots of attorney, lawyers types friends from university, both prosecutors / public defenders and if you have enough money.... police dockets just disappear.

The SAPS are much the same,the bribes cost goes up depending if it is a constable / sergeant / inspector etc. but almost any problems can be made to go away. And if not wait for court and dockets can disappear like a money powered invisibility machine.

Driving wise, JHB metro cops are more than open to a little monetary persuasion. You mention it, they will take it, anything from speeding to drunk driving, can be made to go away at a price. They will even negotiate with you and escort you to an ATM ! (I speak from personal experience here)

Although nothing tops Nigeria when it comes to greasing the wheels of justice, we were parked on the side of the road, in the middle of nowhere near Abuja and got done for speeding ! Yup you read that right speeding when stationary.It was just the opening gambit for a little contribution to the policemans personal retirement fund type thing, and they only take dollars by the way, once again negotiation and haggling is part of the deal.