Travelling in Oman-registered vehicle
I am now in the planning stages of a journey starting in Oman in an Oman-registered vehicle.
First, I am getting conflicting information about whether it’s advisable to leave on original licence plates or export plates. Could anyone offer advice on this?
Second, I wonder about the whole thing of travelling with Oman plates. Vehicles registered here cannot be common in countries outside of the immediate region (may well might never have been seen before) and my fertile imagination is wondering whether Oman plates could provide a pretext (or even a genuine reason) for border officials to say “You must have carnet” (even though European etc. vehicles don’t need one) or look for extra ‘special payments’ because their “rules” or rules don’t apply to an Oman-registered vehicle.
Do you have any comments or advise on this, please? Would travelling on Oman plates be a bad idea, or perhaps cause problems that wouldn't apply to vehicles with more "mainstream" plates?
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