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Post by angryumpire on Feb 9, 2012 17:25:08 GMT 2
Beware the new fines.  Not carrying your driving licence, 154TL if stopped by police Not wearing a seatbelt 72TL. Drinking and driving (1st offence) 650TL.. If you fail the breathalyser you will have your licence taken off you there and then and banned for 6 months, no court case or appeal and you can fail the test after 1 bottle of Efes. Driving through a red light 154TL.Parking in the wrong place 72TL. Expired MOT, using mobile phone or playing your radio/CD too loud 72TL No licence 319TL...the same fine goes to the person who owns the car. You have been warned.  |
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Post by crystal on Feb 9, 2012 17:33:50 GMT 2
please remember these fines only apply in koycegiz if you have a md/mb/mc plate on your vehicle
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Post by angryumpire on Feb 9, 2012 23:55:22 GMT 2
That's a little unfair,do you know of any ex-pats who have been fined on any of the above,  , because I know of a few Turkish people that have been fined on some of the above, especially speeding and drink driving, and whoever it is, ex-pats or Turkish deserve to be done for drink driving. Go out of Koycegiz and no one escapes the Police if stopped. |
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Post by crystal on Feb 10, 2012 14:36:43 GMT 2
yes i do know some md plates that have recived parking tickets and i was stopped outside the police station and given a fine for the paint comming of my no plate while he was wrighting i spotted at least 20 offences including no crash helmets children under 12 ridding scooters some without plates at all also some renaults passed that looked as if they whee going side ways due to poor maintance and yes when police are on roundabout i have been stopped and warned about no seat belt while again locals go past without no plates 4 on a scooter or a 12yr old driving so yes sometimes it looks a bit one sided but all this applys in koycegiz leave the village and yes they stopp any one i think all drunk drivers should be banned and not allowed to drive again
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Post by angryumpire on Feb 10, 2012 16:55:16 GMT 2
Its not all one sided, I know of 1 ex-pat in Koycegiz who got a parking ticket outside Bim, he pulled up, the police politely told him to move on, he moved his car 3 metres, and went shopping, a ticket when he returned because he didn't understand Turkish after living here for 8yrs. How many parking tickets do you see issued in Koycegiz, not many because the police announce their presence over the loud speakers, just because the foreigners don't understand is no excuse. I know of ex-pats riding around on scooters with no helmets, no licences,therefore no insurance, elecric scooters not registered, therefore no number plates or insurance. I understand where you are coming from but it appears to be the same for everyone, ex-pats and Turkish, and luck seems to play a part. You must have broken a mirror the day you got stopped.  |
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, because I know of a few Turkish people that have been fined on some of the above, especially speeding and drink driving, and whoever it is, ex-pats or Turkish deserve to be done for drink driving. Go out of Koycegiz and no one escapes the Police if stopped.