Yea I can hook up with you .

hey, cool, have you done the Sahara trip? Fancy meeting up one evening next week perhaps? Whereabouts are you based?

Tip: DON'T go the fake carnet route.

This has been discussed in the paperwork forum, and has been noted by the people who legitimately provide carnets. The word is that a fake won't make it through Africa. First off - they see hundreds of carnets - even the best fake is easily spotted. The carnets are serial numbered, and a quick fax check to the AIT (frequently done even when they're not particularly suspicious) will uncover a phony. Then it can be confiscation of the vehicle and a spell in an Africa jail.

If you're dumb enough to use one after that bit of information, don't talk about it here! They DO read us.

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Yes the Atlantic route , do asearch on my posts . I live in fulham .

I agree with Kitmax 100% in that presuming you can bribe your way through Africa is wrong.

The following countries are possible to enter without a Carnet, as far as I can remember the prices are there too for the "laisser-paisser/passavant".

Morrocco, free
Mauritania, UM 1000 ca €3.50 plus tax for the vehicle, 1000 for a car, 2000 for a 4X4, 3000 for a "truck".
Senegal CFA 2500 €3.75 (CFA 5000 out of normal working hours)
Gambia, free (officially)
Guinea Bissau CFA 2500 (can be up to 10000 for a truck)
Guinea Conakry CFA 20,000-30,000 may have changed used to be only available at the embassy
Mali CFA 2000 (usually they want 5000)
Burkina CFA 2500
Niger CFA 2500 (officially, can be a lot more)
Ivory Coast CFA 5000 (officially its 2000 or 2500)
Togo CFA 2000
Benin CFA 2000 (Togo and Benin I cant really remember but this is the price for an African registered 4X4.

Ghana and Nigeria were not requiring carnets for a while last year but this may have changed.
Open to corrections.

Dont try it with a forged carnet, if they catch you your in big big trouble and youve got bad cards with your embassy. Only a huge bribe or a big official fine (probably with the loss of the vehicle) will get you out.

Hi Roop, If you can still meet, I could make my way over to Fulham one evening this week, or anywhere in London even. Let me know and we can organise...


Rob

Yea we could hook up at the Southern Cross Pub, 65 New Kings Rd. SW6 ( Parsons Green end ) on Wednsday 14TH @ 9 pm .

Hi Roop, Which Wednesday is that? Tomorrow can't do as my Sister is coming to stay. Any-time nxt week O.K, at the Southern Cross?

WEDN 20/08 SOUTHERN CROSS @ 9PM OK ?

cool - see you there...


oh, and how do I recognise you?!

I will find you .