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No not with this car. To be honest there's nothing left but scrap metal.

Typically dealing with anything here is very confusing. Police are saying that we don't need to go to customs to leave the country


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Typically dealing with anything here is very confusing. Police are saying that we don't need to go to customs to leave the country
You definitely need to talk to customs who have offices at all airports and sea ports. When I left my motorbike in Morocco when I travelled home for an emergency I had to complete forms and have the bike tagged on the Douanes computer system. And the computer system is quite impressive, tracking all my comings and goings over many years!

15% of normal import duty could still be a sizeable amount.
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I agree with Tim, even if the vehicle owner can leave the country no questions asked, they definitely need to at least try and clear it with Customs, unless they never plan to return to Morocco. The issue is import taxes.
My only total loses have been twice in Algeria (others) and once in Mali (mine).
None were viably recoverable but as always in Africa – even Morocco – stone-set regs tend to soften up once a few teas are sipped and cigs smoked. Or be prepared to tow the wreckage out of the country - to north or south.
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Hi Mark,

Sorry to hear about your trouble - hope you're all OK now the dust has settled.

I guess your friend will be either flying back or exiting at Tanger Med with the group. Either way he'll need to have a good talk with customs/police where you are. Trying to explain the same at either Marrakech airport or Tanger Med port is likely to result in a huge amount of hassle and a hefty bill for duty.

You need a statement from the police indicating that the vehicle has been a total loss and scrapped where you are.

The police should have a local contact who will buy the wreck for an agreed sum. You'll need a letter from the police clearly stating that this has been done. It needs to include all the details of the car, the driver's details, DOB, passport and CIN numbers, a photocopy of the D16 and a photocopy of a receipt from the buyer.

The alternative is to export the vehicle but recovery to the port will be a killer. As a guide, recovery on a truck is about €1 per km.

Hope that helps,

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