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UK to Ghana
We are travelling from UK to Ghana starting in October 2007.
Our route is:
Morocco, Western Sahara, Mauritania, Mali, Burkino Faso, Benin, Togo, Ghana
We started planning the trip 2 years ago and the Landy has been ready to for some time.
Having prepared & tested the Landy in Morocco last year, we are now startingthe final preparations regarding the paperwork eg. Visa, Carnet de Passage etc.
Also, I will be driving the vehicle to Ghana and flying back and my daughter will be meeting us in Ghana and driving the beastie home. What paperwork will I need to prepare for her to get the vehicle through the border points.
Any guidance would be greatly appreciated
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Ian
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Sorry, a question not answer?
Just wanted to know what navigation equipment you are using? What map, GPS?
Doing exact trip but down further to SA, leaving 29 Oct 2007 on bike.
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I have a hand held GPS but will probably strip out an old GPS from a boat and fix it to the dashboard ... wnn't get lost that way.
Maps? we have a few from Morocco and the Michelin ones for West Africa.
Other than that ... we'll ask the way !!!!!!
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Just wanted to know what navigation equipment you are using? What map, GPS?
Doing exact trip but down further to SA, leaving 29 Oct 2007 on bike.
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west africa paperwork
we did this trip this time last year from an actual driving viewpoint its straightforward..you may have a problem with the owner per your carnet and your vehicle registration documents not being with the car,,what i would do is prepare an official looking document with your daughters picture on it authorising her to drive the vehicle... you can get visas on the road and insurance at the borders... i also copied my uk driving licence and laminated it.. very useful instead of using yur original ..as if the retain it to force you to giv ethemm a "present" you can simply drive off
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Thanks for that advice.
Did you get a Carnet or did you manage without?
Thanks
Ian
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we did this trip this time last year from an actual driving viewpoint its straightforward..you may have a problem with the owner per your carnet and your vehicle registration documents not being with the car,,what i would do is prepare an official looking document with your daughters picture on it authorising her to drive the vehicle... you can get visas on the road and insurance at the borders... i also copied my uk driving licence and laminated it.. very useful instead of using yur original ..as if the retain it to force you to giv ethemm a "present" you can simply drive off
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I may have missed something here, but why wouldn't my daughter have the vehicle registration documents.
Also, regarding the "official looking" document, I suppose that it will help that she still has our family name on her passport.
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we did this trip this time last year from an actual driving viewpoint its straightforward..you may have a problem with the owner per your carnet and your vehicle registration documents not being with the car,,what i would do is prepare an official looking document with your daughters picture on it authorising her to drive the vehicle... you can get visas on the road and insurance at the borders... i also copied my uk driving licence and laminated it.. very useful instead of using yur original ..as if the retain it to force you to giv ethemm a "present" you can simply drive off
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daughter driving
no you didnt miss something as always i didnt make myself clear!!
Your daughter will be carrying the carnet and the vehicle registration docs and dont forget the insurance!! what im suggesting is that to pre-empt the problem of
"ahhh but you cannot drive a vehicle that is not yours..you must pay a fine!!!" you will need something giving her permission
I always travel with a carnet, its saves hassle, but i cannot comment whether its a legal necessity in particuar countries..
I see else where on this site there is a comment about Egypt..a friend took 3 days to get through he had to get the train to Cairo to clear it!!
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Thanks for that.
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no you didnt miss something as always i didnt make myself clear!!
Your daughter will be carrying the carnet and the vehicle registration docs and dont forget the insurance!! what im suggesting is that to pre-empt the problem of
"ahhh but you cannot drive a vehicle that is not yours..you must pay a fine!!!" you will need something giving her permission
I always travel with a carnet, its saves hassle, but i cannot comment whether its a legal necessity in particuar countries..
I see else where on this site there is a comment about Egypt..a friend took 3 days to get through he had to get the train to Cairo to clear it!!
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We did this same trip last year and did not need a carnet de passage of any of the countries you list. The only problem your daughter could encounter is not being the named driver on the vehicle registration form, or the 'carte grise' - I am not sure if you can co- register a vehicle in the UK but that might be the best way to get around it.
'Petit cadeaus' are always handy at police checks and border crossings!
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Tamburger,
if you give cadeau to every police douane checkpoint they expect it from all overlanders - be it bikes/4x4/trucks
your choice, but most overlanders do not give out 'gifts'........
I give money/goods to people that have helped me in some way - guides/runners/ vehicle watchers etc - but you should avoid giving officials cadeau - especially cash.
Just my opinion.....
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