Second run-in with dodgy Peruvian coppers

We've been stopped by Peruvian police a few more times since our run-in with the corrupt copper in Lima who got bored of us.  There are police patrols doing random stops all over the place, but they have all let us drive on after seeing Paul's driving licence, the van registration document and our insurance.  That was until we were driving from Barranca to Lima. 

The procedure started off as normal - we were asked to pull over by a police patrol doing spot checks at the side of the road.  He asked to see Paul's driving licence, the vehicle registration and our insurance.  There was nothing wrong with those documents, so then he said Paul had illegally overtaken some way back down the road, crossing solid lines in the middle of the road that he shouldn't have.  He checked where we were from (i.e. could we afford a bribe) and went to consult with his colleague in the patrol car, taking Paul's driving licence with him.

He soon came back to tell us something along the lines of "We're going to issue you with a ticket," and asked Paul to go over to the patrol car.  There, a second officer who was in the car started filling out various forms, showing Paul that the fine was going to be 438 soles (almost £100).  

This time, instead of "if you pay me something now, we'll scrap the fine," this officer said he was going to keep hold of Paul's driving licence and he wouldn't get it back until he'd paid the fine at the bank in Lima.  OR, we could give him some money now in exchange for the licence there and then.

These guys were good.  Last time, we had been in a pretty strong position to play the "we've got no idea what you're saying" game because the last corrupt police officer had been on a motorbike and was standing in the road by the side of the van to talk to us, with us comfortably inside and in no hurry to go anywhere.

This time, the officer was in his patrol car where he was likely to be sitting for the next few hours anyway, while we were stood out in the sun.  Plus he was threatening to keep Paul's driving licence.

"You want me to bribe you?" Paul said in English.  At which point, the officer, clearly having understood the word bribe, smiled in a "if you want put it like that" kind of way.

Paul offered him 20 soles (£4.45) but he said he wanted double that, so Paul got out another 10 soles. "You've got no more?" asked the officer, accepting the money and handing back Paul's licence.  Twats.