driving in the phils

[BoholoX]

When we move back to the RP we'll look to get a driver (from the wife's family) and put the vehicle in his/her name with an undated Deed of Sale so no ownership err.. shenanigans.

We were unfortunate to be involved in a completely not at fault fatal accident and as the 'foreigner who shouldnt be there' it cost me £000's in medical bills, funeral expenses, lawyers and police contributions. You can get a lot of taxis for that.

What made me very sad and one of the reasons I just needed a break was that a couple of months later we saw an old lady collapsed in the road, my human compassion and first aid training wanted me to pull over, but our previous experience made me drive pass (checking the following scooters stopped) as it would only take a 'witness' and we could have been in the same boat.

[lastlid]

When we move back to the RP we'll look to get a driver (from the wife's family) and put the vehicle in his/her name with an undated Deed of Sale so no ownership err.. shenanigans.

We were unfortunate to be involved in a completely not at fault fatal accident and as the 'foreigner who shouldnt be there' it cost me £000's in medical bills, funeral expenses, lawyers and police contributions. You can get a lot of taxis for that.

What made me very sad and one of the reasons I just needed a break was that a couple of months later we saw an old lady collapsed in the road, my human compassion and first aid training wanted me to pull over, but our previous experience made me drive pass (checking the following scooters stopped) as it would only take a 'witness' and we could have been in the same boat.

During both of my trips last year, we hired a driver, through the wifes family and minibus / van. It was my wifes idea. But I am so glad we did. I was so pleased that I didn't have to drive through Manila. My previous experiences of driving overseas (apart from USA and France etc) was in Kuwait and Libya and I feared it might be similar in the Philippines.