This isn't entirely true anymore. Last summer when I got my transit visa going the other way I was given a code with 3 month's validity instead of a paper visa, and the day I entered only THEN did the clock start. Going the other way (from Uzbekistan to the ferry) I had no problem getting it for that route even though technically I could have gone through Kazakhstan. At Turkmenbashi I met three Mongol Rally cars that made it in ok despite their ferry being delayed quite a few days.
Caravanistan as usual is the best place for up to date info though.
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