road trip to uk in tc car

fazo1


Joined: 23/08/2008
Posts: 406

Message Posted:
25/06/2009 14:45

can anyone tell me if i can travel back to the uk in a tc car and how thank you

fire starter


Joined: 19/06/2008
Posts: 3401

Message Posted:
25/06/2009 14:53

i think i remembered once someone posted they had problems because of the trnc number plates in bulgaria, it was a while back so i'm not 100% on that.

wanderer


Joined: 05/02/2009
Posts: 1653

Message Posted:
25/06/2009 15:34

I'm thinking of bringing a UK car the other way the only concern I have is with Greece and the TRNC stamps in my UK passport how would they view the number plate there?

kibsolar


Joined: 14/09/2008
Posts: 552

Message Posted:
25/06/2009 16:28

from my own experience:

bulgaria is a pain. The did not let me drive through, even german embassy interfered. I waited ther 5 hrs. they said, this car has TRNC plates, TRNC does not exist so your car does not exist. They told me that I could leave my car and travel without. haha.. very funny...

I also did not want to try it through greece and a ferry to italy was an option, but the expenses would have been enormous if they did also deny entry. So I drove back. On my previous trip from germany to TRNc via italy-greece-turkey, I had no problems at the greek border, my pasport is full with TRNC stuff. they just check your ID as it is European union. no problem with the car as it had german number paltes.

best regards, good luck

henrik

wanderer


Joined: 05/02/2009
Posts: 1653

Message Posted:
25/06/2009 16:38

Henrik

thanks for the Greece comments

Mr Vince


Joined: 24/07/2008
Posts: 696

Message Posted:
25/06/2009 20:32

Wanderer



We drove over last June through France, Belgium, Luxenburg, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey then TRNC



UK insurance covered all EU countries so had to buy in Turkey. Be carefull of Austria and make sure that you buy a VIGNETTA at border crossing. Costs 8 Euro. We did not know this and within 20 mins in country we were stopped by police and fined on the spot 120 Euro and given 2 days to leave the country. Make sure you have the correct paperwork for your car especially in TRNC



Vince

li n lee


Joined: 09/10/2007
Posts: 144

Message Posted:
26/06/2009 00:25

wanderer,

we drove 5 weeks ago from leicester to catalkoy france, belgium, holland, germany, austria, slovenia, croatia, serbia, bulgaria,turkey and cyprus took 3 days in total absolutley no dramas hiccups headaches or anything.

i drove personally and li navigated or should i say read aa autoroute. vignette can be purchased in petrol stations in germany ensure you take v5 and get a green card from inurance company aswell as your vehicles normal insurance policy green cards are approx 40 quid .

We didnt have the green card this time and paid 120 euros at serbia and 60 ytl at the turkish border.

it was a breeze of a journey however istanbul can be an eye opener its like being on silverstone with 2 million motors and the drivers have the same driving experience as stevie wonder

The port at Tasucu had translation niggles with officials not communicating with one and other but sailed into kyrenia 10 hours later

wanderer


Joined: 05/02/2009
Posts: 1653

Message Posted:
26/06/2009 15:53

Li n lee & MrVince

Thanks for your encouragement on the Bulgaria bit and the overall land journey.

It looks as if its on for September so look out for a Uk plated car

racoonchic



Joined: 17/11/2008
Posts: 3223

Message Posted:
26/06/2009 16:40

the only problem i had was in the mont blonk tunnel i got too close to the car in front and the gendairme fined me 95 euros twats

simbas



Joined: 16/07/2007
Posts: 5943

Message Posted:
26/06/2009 16:51

Hi faso1 , i'm sure Dutchcrusader posted on this topic , but it was a while back , i will see if i can find it

Good luck , Simbas