1) When I purchased my moto (used) the person selling it to me did not convey any legal title via written instrument; and we did not record the sale with any government office. Instead, the person selling me the moto just gave me a small, plastic card that has the picture of his mother-in-law on it and said that when I sell it I should just give the same card to the next owner. So, TODAY when I went to the bank to purchase the registration tab (that's right you go to a bank to purchase the tabs) I showed the teller the card of a Khmer woman who I hope looks nothing like me and the teller sold me the registration tab.
2) It seems to me that when tabs expire in the US the police have a way of pulling you over right away. In Cambodia I went to purchase the 2014 tab in January and again in February and was told that the 2014 tabs were not printed yet. Now, in mid-July the tabs are finally ready.
3) Like in the US, registration tabs are expensive here: 4,500 to be exact, but that is 4,500 riel (or about $1.20 USD). Yet, even at that price I have been warned not to place the tab in a visible place on my moto because it might then be stolen. I was told to stick the tab on the inside lid of my moto seat. Really? People will risk being caught scraping off a $1.20 tab? Unfortunately, I do believe that this is the case.
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