Wednesday, 3 August 2011

Mongol Rally Day 12 - Speeding

"Just had first speeding fine on the road from Tabriz to Tehran"


Pondering a small 206 crammed with equipment, four bearded and bedraggled infidels trudging through Iran  is marvellous. The sight and odour that confronted the police could not have been pleasant whilst reprimanding the occupants. But the realization that the Iranian police were bearing down on them probably resulted in an impromptu change of underwear for the majority of the cars incumbents. I don't know the size of the fine but they can count themselves very fortunate not to be receiving at least fifty lashes apiece.......which is what I told my mother that they had been condemned to.... Unfortunately she turned a pallid grey and her legs turned jelly-like so I thought it wise to  hastily retract my statement as I don't think she really grasped the pun at all....Sorry Shirl.

Steve also said that, as with the Turks, that the locals are very friendly and that it is hot........very hot.


Iranian traffic police swoop on unsuspecting boy racers

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