I'm coming back to Cambodia for a third time next week and want to hire a motorcycle while in Kampot (and perhaps Battambang). However, there are a few things I'm confused about. From what I've read on the forums the IDP won't cover me from an insurance perspective as it's not accepted in Cambodia. I'm only in the country for five and a half weeks, so I'll be on a tourist visa, and I gather this means I won't be able to acquire a local license? I do have a full motorcycle permit from Australia.
I'm aware that locals and expats don't need a local license to ride a small bike (up to 125cc) legally, but is this also true for visitors on a tourist visa? Will I be covered in the event of an accident if I were to hire a small bike? (I have added road motorcycle riding to my World Nomads policy.)
And on the topic of small bikes: what would be the best one to hire from a performance perspective?
Thanks in advance.
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I am also currently trying to get World Nomads to help me with this but they are being vague about the licensing requirements. They told me I had to work this out myself. I got an email answer from the Australian Embassy in Phnom Penh that said no license required for bikes under 125cc. I forwarded this to World Nomads however they refused to confirm that their claims team would accept this as evidence of licensing requirements.
So I think to be 100% sure you need to go to Aeon Mall 2 in Phnom Penh to get a Cambodian license.
I would also be interested to know if anyone has had success at getting a Cambodian drivers license on a tourist visa?
So I think to be 100% sure you need to go to Aeon Mall 2 in Phnom Penh to get a Cambodian license.
I would also be interested to know if anyone has had success at getting a Cambodian drivers license on a tourist visa?
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AFAIK from reading forums:Kim Jong Un wrote:I'm coming back to Cambodia for a third time next week and want to hire a motorcycle while in Kampot (and perhaps Battambang). However, there are a few things I'm confused about. From what I've read on the forums the IDP won't cover me from an insurance perspective as it's not accepted in Cambodia. I'm only in the country for five and a half weeks, so I'll be on a tourist visa, and I gather this means I won't be able to acquire a local license? I do have a full motorcycle permit from Australia.
I'm aware that locals and expats don't need a local license to ride a small bike (up to 125cc) legally, but is this also true for visitors on a tourist visa? Will I be covered in the event of an accident if I were to hire a small bike? (I have added road motorcycle riding to my World Nomads policy.)
And on the topic of small bikes: what would be the best one to hire from a performance perspective?
Thanks in advance.
IDP not valid in Cambodia (except reportedly in Snook)
Need long term visa to apply for cambo licence
Unclear whether no licence for <125cc applies to foreigners. Anecdotal evidence on forums: incidences of police saying it only applies to khmers (but of course that could be just a scam)
Read your travel insurance PDS with a fine tooth comb re motorcycle.
Sorry, can't be more definitive. Maybe others can elaborate.
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Most insurers like world nomads require you to be legal in the country your are in, as well as your home country. If you're not legal/licensed to ride a <125cc scooter at home, you won't be covered here, despite you being legal here without a licence.
Pretty sure there is published law which indicates that no licence is required for up to 125cc, so I would track that down if you are planning to rely on it.
Edit. There is no published law afaik. The most recent I have is the 2015 law that came into effect Jan 1 2016. On Jan 7 HS announced that he was scrapping the A1 licence, but Ive not found any amendments or newer versions of the actual printed statutes. As mentioned, there is some doubt whether this applies to foreigners, but it's a classic Cambodia catch 22: how can a foreigner obtain a licence that does not exist? Maybe they'll take HS Facebook posts as evidence?
Here's the video announcement from HS:
Video: សម្តេចតេជោ ហ៊ុន សែន ពន្យល់បញ្ជាក់អំពីចំណុចសំខាន់ៗមួយចំនួនដែលជាកង្វល់របស់ពលរដ្ឋចំពោះការអនុវត្តន៍ច្បាប់ចរាចរណ៍ថ្មីដូចខាងក្រោម:-
១-សេចក្តីសម្រេចមិនតម្រូវអោយបង់ថ្លៃប្រឡងប័ណ្ណបើកបរម៉ូតូ (កម្លាំង 125cc ចុះក្រោម)។
២-ប្រសិនបើបានបង់ថ្លៃប័ណ្ណបើកបរម៉ូតូកម្លាំង 125cc រួចហើយ ហើយចង់បានថវិកាវិញ គឺត្រូវយកប័ណ្ណបើកបរមកប្រគល់អោយក្រសួងវិញ ដើម្បីទួលយកប្រាក់ត្រឡប់វិញគ្រប់ចំនួន។
៣-តម្លៃបង់ថ្លៃប័ណ្ណបើកបររថយន្តគឺនឹងបញ្ចុះតម្លៃជូនពលរដ្ឋ ។
៤-ចំពោះពលរដ្ឋដែលមានម៉ូតូកម្លាំង125 ccចុះក្រោម ហើយចង់អោយសមាជិកគ្រួសារប្រើប្រាស់ទោះបីចំនួន ៣ ឬ៤នាក់ ឬ ច្រើនជាងនេះ គឺអាចប្រើប្រាស់ម៉ូតូបាន ដោយមិនចាំបាច់ស្នើរសុំលិខិតបញ្ជាក់ពីអាជ្ញាធរមានសមត្ថកិច្ចឡើយ ប្រសិនបើម្ចាស់ម៉ូតូយល់ព្រមអោយខ្ចីជិះ។
៥-សូមប្រជាពលរដ្ឋរៀនបើកបរបញ្ជាយានយន្តអោយបានស្ទាត់ជំនាញ ហើយរៀនច្បាប់ចរាចរណ៌យល់ដឹងអោយបានច្បាស់លាស់ និងបើកបរគោរពច្បាស់ចរាចរណ៍ទាំងអស់គ្នា ៕
Google Khmenglish:
Video: Samdech Techo HUN SEN highlighted some of the key concerns of citizens regarding the implementation of the new traffic laws as follows:
1- The decision is not required to pay a driver's license fee (125cc down).
2- If you have already paid 125cc motorcycle license fee and want to get the money back, return the driver's license to the Ministry to collect the money back.
3- The price of a driver's license is discounted to the people.
4) For citizens with motorbikes of 125 cc down and who want their family members to use even 3 or 4 or more, they can use motorbikes without asking for a certificate from a competent authority if motorbike owners agree to lend.
5-People can learn driving, order vehicles to learn and learn traffic law, clear awareness and drive thoroughly traffic.
Pretty sure there is published law which indicates that no licence is required for up to 125cc, so I would track that down if you are planning to rely on it.
Edit. There is no published law afaik. The most recent I have is the 2015 law that came into effect Jan 1 2016. On Jan 7 HS announced that he was scrapping the A1 licence, but Ive not found any amendments or newer versions of the actual printed statutes. As mentioned, there is some doubt whether this applies to foreigners, but it's a classic Cambodia catch 22: how can a foreigner obtain a licence that does not exist? Maybe they'll take HS Facebook posts as evidence?
Here's the video announcement from HS:
Video: សម្តេចតេជោ ហ៊ុន សែន ពន្យល់បញ្ជាក់អំពីចំណុចសំខាន់ៗមួយចំនួនដែលជាកង្វល់របស់ពលរដ្ឋចំពោះការអនុវត្តន៍ច្បាប់ចរាចរណ៍ថ្មីដូចខាងក្រោម:-
១-សេចក្តីសម្រេចមិនតម្រូវអោយបង់ថ្លៃប្រឡងប័ណ្ណបើកបរម៉ូតូ (កម្លាំង 125cc ចុះក្រោម)។
២-ប្រសិនបើបានបង់ថ្លៃប័ណ្ណបើកបរម៉ូតូកម្លាំង 125cc រួចហើយ ហើយចង់បានថវិកាវិញ គឺត្រូវយកប័ណ្ណបើកបរមកប្រគល់អោយក្រសួងវិញ ដើម្បីទួលយកប្រាក់ត្រឡប់វិញគ្រប់ចំនួន។
៣-តម្លៃបង់ថ្លៃប័ណ្ណបើកបររថយន្តគឺនឹងបញ្ចុះតម្លៃជូនពលរដ្ឋ ។
៤-ចំពោះពលរដ្ឋដែលមានម៉ូតូកម្លាំង125 ccចុះក្រោម ហើយចង់អោយសមាជិកគ្រួសារប្រើប្រាស់ទោះបីចំនួន ៣ ឬ៤នាក់ ឬ ច្រើនជាងនេះ គឺអាចប្រើប្រាស់ម៉ូតូបាន ដោយមិនចាំបាច់ស្នើរសុំលិខិតបញ្ជាក់ពីអាជ្ញាធរមានសមត្ថកិច្ចឡើយ ប្រសិនបើម្ចាស់ម៉ូតូយល់ព្រមអោយខ្ចីជិះ។
៥-សូមប្រជាពលរដ្ឋរៀនបើកបរបញ្ជាយានយន្តអោយបានស្ទាត់ជំនាញ ហើយរៀនច្បាប់ចរាចរណ៌យល់ដឹងអោយបានច្បាស់លាស់ និងបើកបរគោរពច្បាស់ចរាចរណ៍ទាំងអស់គ្នា ៕
Google Khmenglish:
Video: Samdech Techo HUN SEN highlighted some of the key concerns of citizens regarding the implementation of the new traffic laws as follows:
1- The decision is not required to pay a driver's license fee (125cc down).
2- If you have already paid 125cc motorcycle license fee and want to get the money back, return the driver's license to the Ministry to collect the money back.
3- The price of a driver's license is discounted to the people.
4) For citizens with motorbikes of 125 cc down and who want their family members to use even 3 or 4 or more, they can use motorbikes without asking for a certificate from a competent authority if motorbike owners agree to lend.
5-People can learn driving, order vehicles to learn and learn traffic law, clear awareness and drive thoroughly traffic.
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I ended up getting an A licence for moto >125cc even though I ride <125cc mainly to satisfy the insurer whether I need it or not but I'm expat. I don't trust the insurer to not find a loophole to not cover and as an earlier poster mentioned..they couldn't get a definitive answer from World Nomads. Ridiculous situation imo.epidemiks wrote: As mentioned, there is some doubt whether this applies to foreigners, but it's a classic Cambodia catch 22: how can a foreigner obtain a licence that does not exist?
Pretty much this.epidemiks wrote:Most insurers like world nomads require you to be legal in the country your are in, as well as your home country. If you're not legal/licensed to ride a <125cc scooter at home, you won't be covered here, despite you being legal here without a licence.
When I had an accident my insurers tried to wiggle out of it saying I had no licence to ride a motorbike at home so therefore (in the small print) I was not legal here.
I have a full UK bike licence so that shut them up.
However. If you don’t know how to ride and have not had lessons don’t learn here. CT clinic is full of bruised and broken young tourists. We used to call the scars “Samui Tatoo”.
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I had an accident here whilst riding without a license for my >125 bike.
My insurance covered everything - it cost over 20k all in. They never asked if I had a license here or at home. I had neither.
I wouldn’t rely on being covered, I was actually surprised that they didn’t ask more questions. I had a few hours of painful worry until they send the guarantee of payment to the hospital.
I now have a license here, but still don’t have a license for home.
My insurance covered everything - it cost over 20k all in. They never asked if I had a license here or at home. I had neither.
I wouldn’t rely on being covered, I was actually surprised that they didn’t ask more questions. I had a few hours of painful worry until they send the guarantee of payment to the hospital.
I now have a license here, but still don’t have a license for home.
Lucky. What insurer?ផោមក្លិនស្អុយ wrote:I had an accident here whilst riding without a license for my >125 bike.
My insurance covered everything - it cost over 20k all in. They never asked if I had a license here or at home. I had neither.
I wouldn’t rely on being covered, I was actually surprised that they didn’t ask more questions. I had a few hours of painful worry until they send the guarantee of payment to the hospital.
I now have a license here, but still don’t have a license for home.
It all depends on what the insurer's fine print says.
I think even the normal world nomads coverage (which I'm referencing only because I used them a few times, but have never made a claim) doesn't include motorcycles full stop. The more expensive one does, but has the licence clause.
Pays to read the fine print on any insurance product to ensure it is suitable.
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IMGepidemiks wrote:Lucky. What insurer?ផោមក្លិនស្អុយ wrote:I had an accident here whilst riding without a license for my >125 bike.
My insurance covered everything - it cost over 20k all in. They never asked if I had a license here or at home. I had neither.
I wouldn’t rely on being covered, I was actually surprised that they didn’t ask more questions. I had a few hours of painful worry until they send the guarantee of payment to the hospital.
I now have a license here, but still don’t have a license for home.
It all depends on what the insurer's fine print says.
I think even the normal world nomads coverage (which I'm referencing only because I used them a few times, but have never made a claim) doesn't include motorcycles full stop. The more expensive one does, but has the licence clause.
Pays to read the fine print on any insurance product to ensure it is suitable.
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I have a full Australian license and ride a 400cc bike.YaTingPom wrote:Pretty much this.epidemiks wrote:Most insurers like world nomads require you to be legal in the country your are in, as well as your home country. If you're not legal/licensed to ride a <125cc scooter at home, you won't be covered here, despite you being legal here without a licence.
When I had an accident my insurers tried to wiggle out of it saying I had no licence to ride a motorbike at home so therefore (in the small print) I was not legal here.
I have a full UK bike licence so that shut them up.
However. If you don’t know how to ride and have not had lessons don’t learn here. CT clinic is full of bruised and broken young tourists. We used to call the scars “Samui Tatoo”.
I also paid for the more expensive plan and added 'road motorcycle riding' to the cover. This is what I find so confusing. I'm covered from the 'having a license in your home country' angle, and apparently a Cambodian license is not needed to ride a >125cc bike in Cambodia. Ergo, I should be covered to ride a small bike, but it's doubtful that logic dictates this situation. Insurance companies are generally c**ts as I'm sure you're aware.ផោមក្លិនស្អុយ wrote:IMGepidemiks wrote:Lucky. What insurer?ផោមក្លិនស្អុយ wrote:I had an accident here whilst riding without a license for my >125 bike.
My insurance covered everything - it cost over 20k all in. They never asked if I had a license here or at home. I had neither.
I wouldn’t rely on being covered, I was actually surprised that they didn’t ask more questions. I had a few hours of painful worry until they send the guarantee of payment to the hospital.
I now have a license here, but still don’t have a license for home.
It all depends on what the insurer's fine print says.
I think even the normal world nomads coverage (which I'm referencing only because I used them a few times, but have never made a claim) doesn't include motorcycles full stop. The more expensive one does, but has the licence clause.
Pays to read the fine print on any insurance product to ensure it is suitable.
I don't give a shit about paying tea money to the cops, but it wouldn't be ideal if I weren't covered.
From here: http://cambodia.embassy.gov.au/penh/int ... river.htmlForeigners wishing to drive in Cambodia must hold a Cambodian driver licence. A licence is not required to ride a motorcycle with an engine capacity of up to 125cc. For motorcycles with larger engine sizes, a licence can be applied for in person at the Ministry of Public Works and Transport using a valid motorcycle licence from Australia; otherwise you will be required to undergo testing. Even if local law does not require you to have a licence for smaller engine motorcycles, we recommend you check with your travel insurer if this will affect your coverage.
lol. If only.epidemiks wrote:Maybe they'll take HE Facebook posts as evidence?
This is where I'm at. It would also be better to get a bigger bike if possible.hudson hawk wrote:I am also currently trying to get World Nomads to help me with this but they are being vague about the licensing requirements. They told me I had to work this out myself. I got an email answer from the Australian Embassy in Phnom Penh that said no license required for bikes under 125cc. I forwarded this to World Nomads however they refused to confirm that their claims team would accept this as evidence of licensing requirements.
So I think to be 100% sure you need to go to Aeon Mall 2 in Phnom Penh to get a Cambodian license.
I would also be interested to know if anyone has had success at getting a Cambodian drivers license on a tourist visa?
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