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Originally Posted by klausmong1
What really happened and also Mongolians told me, that at the time of the Mongol Rallye, they ask for deposit when they suspect a Member of the Rallye, because many of them just left the cars in UB and left.
And that is what they dont want to happen anymore...
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The sole intention of all Mongol Rally participants (and all banger rallies???!) is to drive one way to the destination, in this case UB and sell/abandon their vehicles.
I was told by a couple of competitors in 2012 that the Rally organisers sort out the payment of Mongolian vehicle import taxes as part of the fee to enter the event so they can be legally sold in Mongolia. When I was at the western border there was a whole load of rally cars impounded while their status was clarified. I later saw these cars either en route to or in UB.
PS. I was on a bike and had no problem with doing a temporary import for it.
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