In 2016 on one of my South American bike trips I came upon an unavoidable (mobile/ narco??) police checkpoint (rode around a sharp curve and there they were) in southern Ecuador. They wanted to see everything. So I showed all my usual stash of laminated colour copies of the bike docs and an oem, but expired (by 6 months), UK/EU driver's licence. The policeman clocked the expired expiry date. So out came the new in-date DL, with an apology on my part...
He spoke good English and by the look of their vehicles/ uniforms/ demeanors they were much better trained/ qualified that the usual talentless types whom I would try my "no fumar Espanol" on.
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