Russia: Common penalties
Hi out there!
Just for your Info, because many motorbike travellers have the same problems:
- If you want to leave russia with an expired customs declaration for your bike (the green paper), you have to pay around 1500 Roubles (no bribe). At least this was the money i payed in vladivostok by leaving with ship to south korea
- If you didn`t register your immigration card at the OVIR or in a hotel, you have to pay around 1000 Roubles. I payed exactly 1050 Roubles, with receipt... This was in Zarubino, a port south from vladivostok
- Traffic offences: Driving between 1-20km/h more than allowed: 100 Roubles. Driving more than 20 km/h allowed: 200 Roubles. Expensive (fortunately i had not this problem ;-) is to drive drunken. I heard that to keep your license, you have to bribe about 300 USD. Keep in mind that the official alcohol limit is 0.08 per mille. Anyway, don`t drink and drive!
Hope this information helps you. Keep in mind, that this information is supplied without liability and that it can be different anywhere in russia. Two friends of mine went only three weeks before me the same way and had to pay other fees.
Marco
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