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- Carnet de Passage : A pretty expensive document with a whole set of complicated rules!! It's needed for tax-free import and export of a car into most Middle-east countries (and others). Basically we have to deposit a sum of money at a bank (up to 100% of the current value of the vehicle) which in turn can be claimed if our car doesn't leave the country we entered. A third party (i.e.: ADAC, ANWB or AA etc.) is involved to issue the carnet and is granted the right to claim our deposit in case the government of a country sets a claim for a tax refund. Most national automobile associations issue these documents which is in our case a combination of the dutch ANWB and the german ADAC. The ADAC is a bit more cost efficient compared to the ANWB concerning the deposit.
The ADAC asks for a deposit of DM 10.000,- for cars upto an actual worth of DM 50.000,- and also requires a written statement of the ANWB in order to issue the document for foreigners. Getting the written
statement is no problem at all. Making the desposit and so on is a bit of a hassle. (more later...)
- Weight & Payload : Some countries (from what we've heard) seem to collect taxes over the weight
and
payload of the vehicle. It can save you money to have some kind of official documentation which states the total weight of the vehicle. A weight estimate and resulting tax will probably not be in our favor. We'll get a weight document from a weighing station nearby to get somewhere near the save side in case payloads are requested. Next to that it's good to know what weight we're carrying around.
- Insurance : The European international insurance (green) card doesn't cover countries like Iran, UAE, Yemen, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Jordan but however does supply coverage for Israel. From the stories we've heard one can get insurance at the border of the countries mentioned. However the scope of the coverage can pretty well be different from what we're used to here. Colonia offers third party insurrance for countries outside europe, very expensive though !.
- International Drivers license : Ofcourse we'll need this piece of documentation which translates our Dutch license into understandable English. It however does not replace the license but kinda looks official. Our national AA (the ANWB)issue's these documents.
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