Yet to have the slightest problem at any road blocks, so hope it continues.

I carry copies of the official complaints form for Argentina, but was talking to a fellow traveller in Usuaia and now I have files of complaint forms for several S American countries complete with appropriate logos and addresses where they can be submitted.

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Any chance we could get our hands on some of the docs please ... will swap somewhere?

We have most of the anti corruption phone numbers etc too, if wanted I will freely post them up here no worries, anything to help fello travellers have a better day

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Every time I'm stopped on Route 14. The checkpoint that more complicated is what is left after the overpass toward Colon Buenos Aires.
More than once claimed excessive speeds, especially in the areas of access that the speed limit is 80km / h.
Have to have patience and reason with them, I always take 50 separate weights and say I have only this amount of money.

Luck to those who go through there!

Alessander Souto

https://spideroak.com/browse/share/T...omplaint-Forms

has the new series of forms and

https://spideroak.com/browse/share/T...tuff/argentina

has the original one for Argentina

Curt said he used a photocopy of one he had previously and it did work.

BTW - If you genuinely get done for a traffic infringement, then I reckon you should just pay up - but pay at an official place rather than at the roadside.

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Thanks Tony, will print some off now.

These are the numbers we have have for each place, I have them on a card in my pocket and on our lappy.

Anti Corruption

Argentina

The Argentine Federal Police have established a special Tourist Police Unit to receive complaints and investigate crimes against tourists. The unit, located at Corrientes 436 in Buenos Aires, responds to calls around the clock at 4346-5748 or toll-free 0800-999-5000 from anywhere in the country. The Mendoza Tourist Police Unit, open 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily, is located at San Martin 1143, telephone 0261-413-2135. After hours, the Mendoza unit may be reached by cell phone at 0261-15-6444-324.

Bolivia

In Sucre, the Infotur Office is located at
Dalence Street on the corner of Argentina Street Phone: (591-4) 641-0200.
Blog: infotursucre@blogspot.com.
Email: infotur.sre@gmail.com
Web: www.chuquisacaturistica.com.gob
Peru
Offices of the Police of Tourism
Lima
The central headquarters of the Police of Tourism are located in the city of Lima.
Address: 2465 Javier Prado Este Avenue, San Borja, in the local of the Museo de la Nación. Telephone: +(51 1) 225-8698 / 225-8699 / 476-9882
Fax: +(51 1) 476-7708
Arequipa
Address: Jerusalen 315-A Street Telephone: +(51 54) 23-9888
Cajamarca
Address: Plaza Amalia Puga w/n Telephone: +(51 44) 823438
Chiclayo
Address: Av. Saenz Peña No 830 Telephone: +(51 74) 22-7615 / 23-5181
Cusco
Address: Av. El Sol w/n, Templo Koricancha Telephone: +(51 84) 22-1961
Huaraz
Address: Plaza de Armas - Municipalidad de Huaraz Telephone: +(51 44) 72-1341 / 72-1592
Ica
Address: Av. Arenales w/n Urb. San Joaquín. Telephone: +(51 34) 22-4553
Iquitos
Address: Airport Coronel FAP. Francisco Secada Telephone: +(51 94) 23-7067
Nazca
Address: Los Incas s/n., Cuadra 1 Telephone: +(51 34) 52-2105
Puno
Address: Jr. Deustua No 538 Telephone: +(51 54) 35-7100
Trujillo
Address: Independencia Cuadra 6 - Casa Goicochea Telephone: +(51 44) 24-3758 / 23-3181
Uraguay

Address
Street Uruguay 1667
Telephone
Number 0800-8226
Click To Dial +598 800 8226 (tel:+598 800 8226)
Paraguay

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Thanks for info, very useful,

Feeling betrayed!!!

Had everything organised. GPS-enabled dash camera pointing forward, another camera pointed at the driver's window, paperwork ready for action etc etc.

Got to 341 and there were half a dozen officers harrassing the southbound traffic and only one lone officer on my side - and he was chatting to the driver of a small truck.

So I coasted up, stopped at the stop sign, waited a couple of seconds and then accelerated gently away. What a let-down.

Did get stopped at the checkpoint a long way south. Had been VERY careful since leaving BA to switch the headlights on, but we stopped for coffee a few km south and I forgot to turn them back on.

Got waved over next to a long line of (seized??) vehicles, many of which had taken root, and young bloke kept shouting "infraction, infraction", in between explaining in perfectly understandable Spanish that lights had to be on 24/7. Wanted the car papers and drivers license so gave him a copy of the title and two years out of date International Drivers licence - which he studied carefully. Apparently the fact that the names didn't match didn't register. Then he wanted me to get out of the car which I refused to do. He went to the back and beckoned me out several times very insistently before I got out. He then tried to make something of the camper overhanging the truck bed. Camper has a bumper bar and all the required lights so I suggested he was on the wrong track. Anyway he stalked off across the road, handed my papers to another policeman who shrugged and ambled back across to me, handed back the papers and waved me away. I confirmed what he was on about, shrugged and got in and drove away. One of life's little mysteries I guess - but it did gee me up for a confrontation at km 341. Probably just as well they ignored me as keeping my temper isn't one of my strong points.

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