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Hi POB/London and Rich
You can't just print the PDF on any old paper, it has to be on special paper, it is watermarked, and there are special stamps.
Definitely have a look at these two threads, they are very informative!
http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/ubb...ML/000422.html about 'dodgy carnets'.
AND http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/ubb...ML/000451.html
for some discussion on the risks:
From Sam Rutherford:
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<font face="" size="2">"Essentially, Mr Carnet is a Brit traveller who with a bit of nouse has tracked down software/printing inks/special paper (with the perforations etc.) and put the whole lot together."</font>
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From Kevin:
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"In most West African countries POSSESSION of a carnet is illegal, whether it is used or not. People found with one are treated the same as if they have forged cash or passports.
African customs officials are not as thick as some people seem to make out. Several people are caught every year, I know first hand of four cases of people being caught and what happened to them. I have heard several second hand accounts but dont know how reliable they are. The penalties involve confiscation of the car, big fines and in at least two first hand accounts the people were imprisoned. I know of one person who was caught in the interior of Guinea Conakryby a policeman at a village checkpoint and they coughed up 7,000 dollars in bribes before being let go.
I know of four other places in Europe where a forged carnet is available and none of them as of yet have managed to produce a carnet with a watermark which is where most people are caught out."
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Kevin later clarified he is referring to possession of a FORGED carnet being illegal, not possession of a legitimate carnet.
'Mr. Carnet' was asking £300 for the 'dodgy carnet' at last report, so in your case, perhaps not any cheaper than the legit one!
Susan
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