Motorbike price jumps up after SPDC announces cleanup of
illegal cars
Independent Mon News Agency
Motorbike prices have jumped up after the recent
announcement of a
Burmese military government cleanup of illegal
(unlicensed) cars
imported from neighboring countries, so they cost
almost the same priceas illegal cars did: two million
Kyats for a motorbike made in 2004 that has a Ma La Ma
license, and one.million Kyats for a motorbike made in
2004 that does not have a license.
“The government's announcement that they are going to
seize illegal
cars after the end of the coming March made the
motorbike price
increase. People afraid of having illegal cars and
motorbikes tried to get legal ones. That is why the
price of a car or motorcycle with a license jumped
up,” said Nai Chan, a motorbike and car trader from
Mon state.
“Traffic police again created a rumor that the
government was really
going to seize motorbikes. That has made the motorbike
price increase
everyday,” he added.
According to illegal motorbike trading groups, they
hope the motorbike price can increase more in the
coming month.
Prices of motorbikes:
Kinds---------------------------Year Made--Price Kyats
Wave & Dream (brand) with license --- 2004 -2,000,000
Wave & Dream without license ---
2004-- 1,000,000
Wave & Dream with license
--- 2003- 1,800,000
Wave & Dream without license
--- 2003- 900,000
Wave & Dream with license
--- 2002- 1,300,000
Wave & Dream without license
---- 2002- 700,000
Wave & Dream with license
--- 2001- 1,200,000
Wave & Dream without license
--- 2001- 600,000
Wave & Dream with license
--- 2000- 1,000,000
Wave & Dream without license
--- 2004- 500,000
Super Cup (from
Super Cup (from
Kyats
Most of the motorbikes were imported from
were imported illegally. The Burmese government tries
to control import of illegal motorbikes into
but the government cannot control and open a way for
people to register their illegal bikes to become
legal.
Most illegal motorbike traders joined with cease-fire
groups to import into
government stopped cease-fire groups from supporting
people regarding illegal motorbike. Illegal Motorbike
owners also hope they can avoid trouble if cease-fire
groups resume fighting.
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