Don't know if this has been mentioned before but.....
A friend of mine has just been to Spain and hired a car. They were stopped by the Spanish Police and fined for not wearing seatbelts, they protested that they were wearing seat belts, which they were, and the officers said "you have just put them on" and forced them to pay the fine on threat of having their hire car impounded and being left stranded at the roadside.
Now as it happens they were in Spain visiting friends who, when told of this, said it was a common occurrence now and that they had also been stopped on several occasions for Speeding, no seatbelts and other minor offences. There is a feeling that with the Spanish economy as it is the Police are boosting their salaries by picking of tourists who can't fight back.
Any one else heard of this scam?
Drew
A friend of mine has just been to Spain and hired a car. They were stopped by the Spanish Police and fined for not wearing seatbelts, they protested that they were wearing seat belts, which they were, and the officers said "you have just put them on" and forced them to pay the fine on threat of having their hire car impounded and being left stranded at the roadside.
Now as it happens they were in Spain visiting friends who, when told of this, said it was a common occurrence now and that they had also been stopped on several occasions for Speeding, no seatbelts and other minor offences. There is a feeling that with the Spanish economy as it is the Police are boosting their salaries by picking of tourists who can't fight back.
Any one else heard of this scam?
Drew