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UK Carnet rip off?
I've met a few riders and drivers from Austria, Germany and Switzeland in North and central asia while touring there.

Talking about their intended itineraries the carnet question came up.

I was shocked at the prices they said they paid for their carnets, which seemed much much cheaper than the price we have to pay in the UK.

I know the price is pegged to the value of the bike/vehicle nevertheless, some where riding new BMWs 1200Gs or caravan vans worth more than my bike and they had paid a fraction of what I was quoted by the RAC.

Do you have a carnet from a country other than the UK?

Do you mind telling us what you paid on what conditions?

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I know the price is pegged to the value of the bike/vehicle nevertheless, some where riding new BMWs 1200Gs or caravan vans worth more than my bike and they had paid a fraction of what I was quoted by the RAC.
Are you talking about the cost of THE carnet ie. the certificate that must be filled in at borders, or the amount of dosh you have to deposit?

You can also go down the insurance route in the UK. The premium is something like 50% of the value the carnet needs to be worth and you get 50% of the premium back when you return it without a claim being made.

Here in France I need to deposit a lump of money in a bank account, get a letter from that bank saying the funds are there (and probably pay for that letter), and buy the carnet certificate from the French automobile club... About €120 for members and $250 for none members

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talking about the cost!
The cost of the deposit and paperwork.
I don't have a carnet but I will need to get one to go to India and Pakistan. Also Nepal, I think.
I'm waiting to the last minute so the declaraed value of the bike comes down.
I enquired about insurance bonds to teh RAC; the bonds they were the cheapest option in the UK . But, provided you returned the Carnet the Passage at the end of its year validity, the total cost climbed over £1500 (pound sterling)!
None of the German, Swiss or Austrian riders I met in Centra Asia had paid anything like it and told me it was because the German automotive association could arrange the carnet and bonds for a lot lot less.
I dont remember the figures the told me but they were in the few hundreds of Euros.

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...the bonds they were the cheapest option in the UK . But, provided you returned the Carnet the Passage at the end of its year validity, the total cost climbed over £1500
Don't sound right to me. My mate thats coming with me is in the UK and so organising his carnet there. Will find out what hes come up with.
What do you recon your bike value is? I think you use with the trade value - ask a dealer and get a shit price;-)).

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Check out this other thread
This thread here:

http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...ghlight=carnet

Tells how you can be ecomical with the truth regarding the valuation of you vehicle. From all the people I have spoken to this is not a problem.

Also remember you are valuing you bike/vehicle and not all the add ons. This is particularly true for a car where the cost of the add ons could be 5x the cost of the vehicle. I know nothing about bikes but can guess this might be similar for a heavily loaded bike.
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