Susanne

Yeah, no kidding...I also think it is all about the money. They did not wait a beat to call for the tow truck. I suspect the police gets a share from them. Having a tow truck business must be the most lucrative business here. And they just towed another Panamanian car who did have some problems with his insurance papers. I get that, when they tow a car that is not insured...

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Susan at 6772-8125

Hi Keith,

today my vehicle was impounded at the Caldera check point.

My drivers license was expired and I totally have no problem with paying the boleta. I just spaced out about being up to snuff with my drivers license, because we just returned from out of the country and I had not realized it had expired in July,

What I do not get was that they towed the car to David. My husband or a friend could have driven the car home. We live in El Frances.

I went straight down to David to pay the boleta and renewed my drivers license. The boleta was $50. The police officer had told me it would be $25. To get the car out of the compound was $185.

Is there a list of tarifs for the offences? Or does the police not know what the fines are? Or do they make them up as they go?

What has the vehicle to do with my expired license? The car is registered in my husbands name, all paper work up to snuff.( they did not even look at it) If the car would have  no insurance or expired placa I could understand. 

I was done paying the fine and get a new license in under 3 hours. I could have picked the car up where it was parked at the Caldera junction. But the officer E.Rios (an older guy) told me it is the law and he cannnot change that.  He was somewhat condescending. Where does it say that they can seize the car when the license is expired?

In my humble opinion I think the impounding of the vehicles is a scam in most cases.

Do you have any insights you could please share???

Kind regards( the impounded)

Susanne Preuss

hi Susanne, in the absence of a licensed driver, the Police have the authority to tow the vehicle.

There is currently a crackdown taking place on all aspects of regulations, and it's happening all over the country, so don't feel persecuted.

The Officer probably didn't now the exact cost of the Boleto.

You might consider sharing your story and my response so that others can benefit from your experience.

regards, Keith

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