Crackdown on uk & GC registered cars

bazilbrush


Joined: 29/03/2008
Posts: 404

Message Posted:
11/03/2009 18:05

Last night 4 government officials entered a bar and asked whose uk car it was outside. They then told the man that the car duty had not been paid and said it can not be driven. They then impounded a GC registered car which was also outside. The car was taken on the back of a truck. So beware thae are on the prowl. I dont know any other information than this.

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
11/03/2009 18:12

What area did this happen in?

Dixie Normus


Joined: 22/02/2008
Posts: 820

Message Posted:
11/03/2009 20:34

Was this fter 5pm ?, customs must be putting in over time or its a car nicking scam. According into Cyprus Today if the GCs car is in its 90 day visa period its legal to be in the North, where did they do this ? more info Basil



D.N

bazilbrush


Joined: 29/03/2008
Posts: 404

Message Posted:
11/03/2009 21:07

It was in the Alsancak area at around 4pm. The GC car was owned by a business man.

pinkchilli


Joined: 30/11/2008
Posts: 689

Message Posted:
11/03/2009 21:25

Was the bar Mambos?

simon


Joined: 08/06/2007
Posts: 19

Message Posted:
11/03/2009 21:27

The bar IS Mambos, Duh!

Gossip alert...

Gossip alert...

elkiton



Joined: 15/03/2009
Posts: 514

Message Posted:
15/03/2009 10:22

Hi, I was that soldier...

Customs picked me up and the options were to drive to the Nicosia pound or they tow it away. - did so and they confiscated the keys and locked the car up.



My fault I had omitted to get the yellow import form validated at the 30 days, was fined 480 ytl and had to pay the import duty there and then to get the car back.



Re south registered cars, they said they were taking off the road cars registered in the south that were in the North "too" regularly, showing that the owners were really residents not holidaymakers on a 90 day visa as their ins & outs indicated that they were using the recurrent 90 day loophole to pretend they did not reside North.

One couple of my knowledge have just been ordered to get their car out of the north, had there and then to return it to the south garage and accept a pittance

Not too much sympathy with these people who play one off against the other, get residency and dont try to scam them, they are better at it than us

tony

Geoff


Joined: 25/06/2008
Posts: 1370

Message Posted:
15/03/2009 10:55

Were you breathalysed (seeing as how the car was parked outside a bar)?

AlsancakJack



Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 5762

Message Posted:
15/03/2009 12:18

Geoff

'Were you breathalysed (seeing as how the car was parked outside a bar)?'



Why would Customs be interested in breathalysing people?



AJ

gooligan


Joined: 30/01/2007
Posts: 1591

Message Posted:
15/03/2009 12:51

Elkinton's is a different story,he was pulled outside mermaid fabrics,not a bar.

daisy dukes


Joined: 06/09/2008
Posts: 3815

Message Posted:
15/03/2009 12:57

I'm guessing it was customs pay day...and no money in the kitty!! rofl



DD