Extortion by JB Traffic Police/Customs

[Calvinus]

On the way back to Singapore from JB, we drove into the wrong lane, into a lane intended for buses and coaches.

 

Traffic Police/Custom Officer came by and said that he has to issue us a fine, compounded at RM 300.

 

While I doubt that there is any real offence, we didn't want trouble and decided to ask him to issue a fine. He said can give chance and only fine us RM 150... told him no money and he said you don't make trouble for us or we will make trouble for you too. As I really didn't have money to give, he eventually settled for whatever loose change I had which amounted to about RM 70...

 

Feel damn buay song after I left but not choice since I had mother in law and wife with me and didn't want them to be further tramatized (don't want to fall in their hands with some fake charges) but if this had happened to you, what would you do?

[Hamburger]

i happily give away kopi C as i am in the wrong in the 1st place. Save everyone the trouble.

[Calvinus]

But surely there are no laws and fines for driving into a wrong lane right? I will be happier if I was speeding and got caught or if I had beat a red light... but this is pure extortion/day light robbery lor

[Airwaver]

On the way back to Singapore from JB, we drove into the wrong lane, into a lane intended for buses and coaches.

 

Traffic Police/Custom Officer came by and said that he has to issue us a fine, compounded at RM 300.

 

While I doubt that there is any real offence, we didn't want trouble and decided to ask him to issue a fine. He said can give chance and only fine us RM 150... told him no money and he said you don't make trouble for us or we will make trouble for you too. As I really didn't have money to give, he eventually settled for whatever loose change I had which amounted to about RM 70...

 

Feel damn buay song after I left but not choice since I had mother in law and wife with me and didn't want them to be further tramatized (don't want to fall in their hands with some fake charges) but if this had happened to you, what would you do?

 

This is really day light robbery.

[Fcw75]

You drove into the wrong lane in the first place, even though it's not intentional right?

[Calvinus]

Not intentional... I usually follow the front cars, this time the roads clear and I drove into a lane for kerata and buses but when it switched to buses only I didn't notice... but that's not the point right... you can't fine someone for something that is not an offence... its not a big loss but still the feeling of being robbed is damn buay song...

[LoverofCar]

For me...simple...take the fine...tell them all money spent.....take fine and throw into rubbish bin. no need to pay.......next time go in....always have enough to pay this fine..if get stopped for this old fine...just pay lor........if not.....life as usual.....period....

Edited December 26, 2012 by LoverofCar

[Evillusion]

Why not try try ICA bus lane ? See they take small change or not ?

wah...this one tokong...cannot argue liao!

[TVT]

What time was it when it happened?

 

So after you paid them, they allow you to use the bus lane or make you do a u-turn back into the car lane?

 

Anyway I understand your situation, having "experienced" it before....and I would have done the same thing as you, so as to "settle" the matter quickly.

 

 

[Fitofit]

That country anthing can happen. Just pay, you drive into the wrong lane and kopi money is your only way out.

[Pureness]

this news isn't new to anybody, we all know what their police are like

do you know that if there is a robbery involving a singaporean getting robbed their police will run in the opposite direction and then run back to help only when the robber isn't around anymore?

 

for me i always join the left-most lane whether there is tp or not

 

[Safetyfirst]

Suffer your own consequences . . . .

 

You are in the wrong.

[Cba6p]

these fcukers still dun believe in karma. Already 1 kanna langga by bus n mati early this year...

[LoverofCar]

Need someone to do some justice?

 

 

[Opel17]

http://www.mycarforum.com/index.php?s=&amp...t&p=4413770

 

I was abit luckier in May'2012 when I drove up the wrong lane.

[Fcw75]

Frankly, I rather give those buggers 70rm than to do naked squat in their office.

[PorkChong]

polis by day,robber by night.

looks like have to change to robbers in polis uniform 24 jam.

[Kiario]

there are some here who will say, don't give them kopi $, insist on fine.

 

but for this case, when TS insist on fine, the police said 'you don't make trouble for us or we will make trouble for you too.'

 

so no matter wrong or not, i also will give them the kopi $.

 

any heroes here dare to challenge the malsysian polis?