Hiding in Plain Sight

It transpires that many luxury cars have no official documents. Hardly surprising when their owners are big shots.

December 4, 2007

AKBAR Tandjung was shocked to learn that the documents of his Toyota Land Cruiser were fake. He remembered buying on credit the grey-colored vehicle with license plate B-8677-VG from Astra Utama in Jalan Sudirman, Central Jakarta. The advance payment was some Rp300 million and the rest of the price was about Rp400 million to be paid in instalments. “Just ask Astra,” said the former Golkar General Chairman to Tempo. “I bought it direct from

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