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It seems implicit in the article that the author should have remembered to ask, as part of the prior research.

Chuckled at this, nice one.

I'm very interested to learn more about these WhatsApp only businesses, maybe it could be replicated in the West.

Are there any good resources/blogs/people/etc I should look at to learn more?

What is the point you're trying to make here? Interesting sources but find it difficult to follow.

I only lurk HN but seems that comments such as these are becoming commonplace now.

Why the accusatory and negative tone? How does this contribute to the discussion in a meaningful way at all?

They frequently stop cars that are entering at the "border", especially if the plates aren't from Monaco. If the Ferrari had the 4-character plates it likely would have been let through without a second look.

Quite a few reasons they do this, but the police prefers cyclists so worked out for you.