Farqhuar wrote:

In 2014 I spent 2 months riding around Indonesia and felt no qualms whatsoever in taking an old expired IDP and manually changing the date from 2011 to 2014. Who did it hurt, and how did it affect my ability to ride in a foreign country? The automobile club keeps no record of my applying for an IDP (not even issuing a receipt for the transaction). In 2014 I spent 2 months riding around Indonesia and felt no qualms whatsoever in taking an old expired IDP and manually changing the date from 2011 to 2014. Who did it hurt, and how did it affect my ability to ride in a foreign country? The automobile club keeps no record of my applying for an IDP (not even issuing a receipt for the transaction). Had I had an accident it would have made no difference to any insurance I held.

Farqhuar, thank you for your comprehensive but misleading response to my - as you put it - "adopting the moral high ground".

Your statement that "Had I had an accident it would have made no difference to any insurance I held." is not only misleading but might inspire others to follow your example . So I will share what I know to be true.

If your comment relates to your group or individual health insurance, separate from your motorcycle insurance, you might be right, but if you are claiming that illegally operating your motorcycle by driving permit or TIVIP, makes no difference to your liability coverage for that motorcycle, please post here after you have had an accident and I am certain you will discover that your illegal operation of an insured motorcycle (as described) will release your insurance company from any liability. Or, just read your policy disclaimers generally found in very fine print.

Look, unless your damages have been paid or you have collected from your motorcycle insurance company, while operating your motorcycle illegally, after you have caused personal injury or substantial property damage please set the record straight. Insurance companies only insure legally operated motorcycles/vehicles. This is an irrefutable fact. I know it is very difficult for some to understand this, but it is fact.

It matters little to me that you attempt to belittle my desire to present the facts about forging documents related to the operation or title of motorcycles and you are able to tunnel vision yourself into some justification or another. The facts remain the same no matter what you believe. The problem is many will also believe you until they have an accident. This is very unfortunate.

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