Sorry if this is old news, but we were driving from Lima north on the Pan-American and as we approached a police check point at km 99 we got pulled over. The policemen were apparently very keen to pull us over as they were initially dealing with another motorist and as they recognised us as foreigners (we are in a Land Rover) one of them leapt into the road waving and shouting. Then two of the police came over and attempted to accuse us of speeding, then not having reflective strips, illegally importing a righthand drive vehicle and then not having a medical kit. Fortunately we are good actors and kept saying that we didn't understand what they were saying as we didn't speak Spanish. The really comical thing is that we can only drive at a maximum speed of 60mph (1972 diesel engine) and he tried to tell me that we were going at 90mph! If he could make us go at that speed I would gladly give him $100! In the end they got bored after 30 minutes of us repeatedly telling them that we didn't understand Spanish and that we were going to Ecuador, and told us to go (I'm a Yorkshireman you don't get money out of me that easily, HA!).


Oh yea and I think its only public transport that needs reflective stripes, and we did have a medical kit but I recon if we had opened up the back and showed them they would have accused us of carrying prohibited medicines. As for them telling me that it was illegal to drive a right hand drive vehicle in Peru, CODSWOllOP! Tourists can temporarily import right hand drive vehicles. So if this happens to anyone else don’t believe any crap these idiots come out with.


Must say that this is the only time we have met any corrupt police in Peru, every other time we have been stopped the police have been polite, friendly and straight. In fact after nearly 30000miles of round the world travel these are the first bent coppers we have come across.

Jason