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10 Feb 2019
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I have no dog in this fight, just came across your misery.
Peter's advice is spot on, I don't understand why you keep rejecting it.
The 2 days you have spent on the phone trying to find some agent could have been used to have your car transported to Ceuta. That's the EU on the African continent, in case you forgot.
1. Car on a truck
2. Rent car for dog, follow truck.
3. Reroute shipped engine to Ceuta bound ferry.
Cheap, no agent needed, no customs involved, no fees.
Life can be so easy.
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11 Feb 2019
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Thanks for taking the time to patronise me.
Perhaps you haven't, understandably, followed the whole story.
We are where we find ourselves now and dealing with it. certainly not in a state of misery and still enjoying a relatively easy life.
Earlier advice here suggested that temporary import of spare parts was covered by a protocol. Because we were living an easy life here, and have a mechanic we can trust, we chose that path.
My calculation was that if I could stay where I am, having a nice time, whilst the engine is swapped, that would be the best option.
If that doesn't work and I wanted towing anywhere, I'd use the open return on ferry ticket and abandon car in Spain. Not a problem.
So, for anyone else reading this, who might have an interest in Temporary Admission of spare parts..
The protocol is there, in black and white, it's not as simple as it first appears but if it works out I'll share the secret.
Thanks again for the support, apologies if I come over as somehow needy, we are actually quite resourceful and resilient
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19 Feb 2019
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Ça va, mon pote? Any interesting developments?
I'm trying to generate some real sympathy for you but I see it's 16c and sunny in Larache every day his week. Lucky barsteward!
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21 Feb 2019
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Hi Ian:
Do update us, we want to know if you will ever be able to leave Morocco, or if you will have to apply for Moroccan citizenship because your car died while you were there.
Michael
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