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Originally Posted by frenchian
We've kept our vehicle in Tanz for the last 4 years on carnets.
I don't recommend overstaying your carnet, even with another one in hand - we tried this once and almost got stung at the border - only when we emptied our pockets to demonstrate that we didn't have the $1200 they were demanding did they let us go - we heard of a few others who had stored at the sams place who had the same problems. It does depend on the border crossing choswn though - in general the larger ones are the most problematic. My advice would be to avoid both Namanga and Tunduma......
On entry/re-entry into Tanz we always just pay for 1 months road tax ($25 including a $5 one-off fuel surcharge) , then when we come to leave they inspect the receipt (don't lose it!) and tell us we must pay the additional months at $20/month for a private car. We are always very pleasant and smile a lot and tell them that we we're happy to pay - it seems to help.
Each border post has different proccesses for payment - for example at Taveta they have a cash office, at Loitoktok you need to go back into town to deposit the money at a bank.
They introduced the computerised system in about 2015, it hasn't really affected the process, just some of the paperwork has changed.
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Thanks!
I left my motorbike some weeks ago in Dar.
I used the carnet and I had a permit until its expiry; I have not paid anything at the border because the motorcycles don't have to pay anything.
I will return in august... I hope everything will be ok!
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