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Originally Posted by Relic
Got to love how nobody will rent to you without them either. Do your cops charge "fines" on the side of the road like in Ukr? Has the EU helped in that regard? How's corruption in general there these days?
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I have a friend that moved here from Canada similarly to how I did. He got stopped twice and bribed cops twice, but he was driving a rental on a CDN license. Another friend with his car on german plates and german license also bribed traffic cops. It was some BS amount, 100PLN so like 25euro in every case. I've personally never tried, but my guess is it just comes down to the cop. I've heard it's best to just put a 100PLN note in your car documents. They'll either take the hint and the money, or if they say anything about it - "oh, sorry thats my emergency money in case my ATM cards don't work and I need gas or something"
I'll add they never "demand" or imply bribes here at all, but they will sometimes take them. Wife's uncle drives trucks to Russia from here through Ukraine - he said even the trucking companies give the drivers money for bribes. The mafia even puts a little colored card in your window so the next group knows you already paid.