An American Instagram blogger known as @camperghini, who is travelling the world in a Lamborghini Urus with his wife, was fined in Uzbekistan after overstaying his car’s permit.
The traveller, who began his journey in Los Angeles before driving across the United States, shipping his car to Germany and continuing through Europe, Belarus, Russia, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan, had been exploring Uzbekistan when his visa expired. He attempted to leave the country through the border crossing on his way to Tajikistan, but was stopped because the vehicle’s permit had also lapsed.
According to his own account, border officers informed him that he had to pay a $2,000 fine. He claimed the card terminal at the checkpoint did not work because the SIM card had not been paid for, leaving him unable to make the payment immediately. With his visa already expired, he said he was unable to drive back into the country to withdraw cash.
Official Response
The Uzbek State Customs Committee later issued a statement clarifying the situation. Spokesperson Husan Tangriyev said the Lamborghini had overstayed its authorised stay by nearly two months, which automatically triggered a ban on the vehicle’s exit.
The traveller was required to pay 23,072,000 soums (around $2,000) in line with regulations. Once the fee was paid, he was released from administrative liability and allowed to leave the country in his car.
Tangriyev explained that the foreign national had entered Uzbekistan on May 2, 2025 and was obliged to re-export the car by August 2, 2025, as foreign vehicles are only permitted to remain for 90 days. He had been warned of this timeframe when entering the country.
Customs authorities emphasised that the delay in completing the payment was due to the traveller’s inability to access cash or exchange currency over the weekend, not because of any technical fault at the checkpoint. The matter was resolved once banking services became available on Monday.
The Committee reminded all visitors that compliance with customs rules is mandatory.
Kursiv also reports about Prabir and Sanjukta Mitra, a Bengali couple based in the UK, embarked on a 100-day, 27,000km overland expedition from King’s Lynn to Kolkata to raise awareness about diabetes. The journey, designed to follow the ancient Silk Route through 20 countries, took an unexpected turn when a navigational error pushed them 430km off course in Uzbekistan.
