Travel w/o Carnet need patience
Worth adding here, that the majority of south america and africa don't require a Carnet, it's just a nice to have.
Countries that you definitely won't get into without a Carnet (in my personal experience) are:
- Australia
- Iran
- Egypt
- India
All other countries have varying degrees of enforcement of the use of a Carnet. I know of a few RTWers that due to their extensive travels and patience at borders managed to get into most countries without a Carnet, with the exception of the above. But be aware, that you will be made to do more paperwork without a Carnet as you need to fulfill the temporary import/export requirements of each country. This is really where the Carnet (for me at least) has it's advantages. Think about the language issues the cost for every border crossing and the time when you add it all up the Carnet has it's place.
@Tony P, BTW the Carnet is actually used to guarantee exportation of a vechicle on temporary importation. This is important for countries that want to protect against potentially illegal and illegitimate important of vehichles. It also protects a country's economy from bulk import of used vehicles and keeps more strict controls on the local markets.
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