Cheap CARNET in Spanish's RACE!
Hi all !!! . I am just getting ready and sorting the last issues for a MAdrid CapeTown trip starting next April.
When appliying for a Carnet in the RACE (Spanish equivalent to RAC , ADAC , etc) ... I was surprised.. that -for a 90' Suzuki Jeep - the deposit is about 600 EUR !!!! + (plus about 100 EUR of the document itself!) .
Apparently ... the vehicles' values are computed using some obsolete depreciation table ... (something like 5-7 percent of the vehicles' NEW value .. if it is older than 10 years !) . Also ... one must not deposit that money ... instead ... we must pay to the bank a little money for assuring that the whole money will be paid if the carnet is honoured ...
So ... -in my case ... for a 90 Suzuki SJHT
Cost of the carnet 100E + 50E (RACE's yearly membership) +80E (of the bank's services) .
In the case the carnet's money is reclaimed .. then I 'd had to pay to the bank the remainder of the 600E.
"appaerntly" ... they *must* issue carnets also for all UE nationals / cars ...etc.. *
enjoy.
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