Someone was naughty......

Deniz1


Joined: 28/07/2009
Posts: 3829

Message Posted:
06/11/2010 15:54

Customs officers were out in force this morning an elderly gentleman trying to explain why his Spanish registered car was being driven around. This was in Supreme carpark. I am sure he has been here a few years now.

mmmmmm



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Posts: 8398

Message Posted:
06/11/2010 16:00

He should have been at Lidl ;)

helper


Joined: 16/01/2009
Posts: 235

Message Posted:
07/11/2010 00:56

The person in question has been here 1 week actually, The car has been on the south side for the last 4 months, when this person last visted here for approx 3 months, prior to that he was in Scotland and Spain for almost three years, He can not understand why the car has been impounded as it has only been in the TRNC for 1 week. I have told him to seek advice on this matter asap.

Strange how you think he been here for several years

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
07/11/2010 01:06

we have a similar prob, our friend brought his car into cyprus via turkey last year. The drove south as thats where he works and now lives. Impounded greek side with a very heafty fine of 4,000 euros. The car is now back this side but to re register its going to cost 5,700 pounds. Bottom book on the car is not that. its a real dilema for him x

helper


Joined: 16/01/2009
Posts: 235

Message Posted:
07/11/2010 01:15

Sorry to hear it happened to your friend too Lilli. My car was also inpounded some time ago. I tried in vain to pay the duty to keep it, but it was too old to do so. I did arrange for it to be used by the cival defence, they never got the car, it was sold at auction, which annoyed me at the time. I feel for anyone who has their car 'taken', when they think it is legal to be here. This gent has only returned 1 week ago, and where we live, you can not get by without a car. He has rented one.

I have told him to seek advice, as car has not been here for over 4 months, and was left at a friends in the south, whilst he returned to Scotland.

If anyone has any advice to offer, i will tell him, he does not have internet.

I think this incident has upset him so much, that he is now thinking of selling his property.

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
07/11/2010 01:25

helper im so very sorry to hear about your friend. Only 18 months ago we had ours impounded on British plates. Bought it here from a reliable source, all legal we were told. yes we are stupid for believing, i now see it on darkish plates, driven by a custom official, as many others do. i think in that exercise about 1500 cars on brit plates gone. The duty you have to pay to get them out glasses guide would need to re write x

helper


Joined: 16/01/2009
Posts: 235

Message Posted:
07/11/2010 01:54

Or take out a mortgage to get it back, lol, sorry to hear it happened to you as well, too many loose their car here.

Deniz1


Joined: 28/07/2009
Posts: 3829

Message Posted:
07/11/2010 05:48

When i worked for a property management company the gentleman was living here for a couple of years and his car was the same one as now i used to get his site fee payments from him. So he has only been here for a week this time but his entrys from before will count against him.

HildySmith


Joined: 02/07/2009
Posts: 1708

Message Posted:
07/11/2010 08:24

We brought our BMW touring R Reg with us and have used it since February without any problems. We have bought a new car which we now use.

Someone told us about occasional amnesty situations relating to cars - does this happen - he has been here 12 years and he said he has seen several amnesties relating to these cars.

Anyway, we decided not to use it and put it in the corner of the garden - where it is out of the road, covered up and not causing a problem.

I would rather see it there than being driven around by a customs officer.

johndp


Joined: 08/09/2009
Posts: 497

Message Posted:
07/11/2010 08:35

As an outsider to this discussion, my opinion is that Deniz1 is more than likely correct and helper is either confused or trying to cloud the issue, the car will have been in the country for some considerable time with the exception of its garaged spell recently in the south (which dont count), it is more likely that the said person was trying to beat the system and unfortunately for him it backfired, and more people will be in this position soon IMHO

Deniz1


Joined: 28/07/2009
Posts: 3829

Message Posted:
07/11/2010 09:08

There are always two sides to every story.

Pipie


Joined: 05/01/2008
Posts: 5499

Message Posted:
07/11/2010 10:12

Never dare to judge till you've heard the other side !!

johndp


Joined: 08/09/2009
Posts: 497

Message Posted:
07/11/2010 10:22

Thats pots and kettles there then is it not pipie aren't you famous for just that, if you wish I can bring up examples and as I said in my post in case anyone missed it 'more than likely'

LOL

Brinsley


Joined: 04/04/2009
Posts: 6858

Message Posted:
07/11/2010 10:45

Msg 11

'There are always two sides to every story.'

Does that indicate that one can be a two faced bastard with impunity!



Richard

johndp


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Posts: 497

Message Posted:
07/11/2010 10:58

Brinsley

ditto mess 12



By the way I also know of the case, we were discussing it last evening in Happy valley and the concensus was the person had been pushing their luck, however if that was not the case then he has nothing to worry obout he will get his motor back lol

yorgozlu



Joined: 16/06/2009
Posts: 4437

Message Posted:
07/11/2010 11:32

msg 9;

It is correct that occasional amnesty does take place.

However,keeping your car in your garden does not make it safe nor waiting for an amnesty makes the cost of import duties any cheaper since you'll be charged 60 tl for each month as a penalty.

helper


Joined: 16/01/2009
Posts: 235

Message Posted:
07/11/2010 19:07

No i am not trying to cloud the issue. He asked for my advice as this has upset him. I told him to go and talk to customs.

billybob


Joined: 29/03/2008
Posts: 576

Message Posted:
07/11/2010 20:29

pipie mess 12 you dont DARE to come in on whot you know nowt about, Helper mess 3 this man has had his car here for over 2 years FACT it was south for a while recently but he took his chances and it backfired, now pips go back to getting your nose rubbed in it elsewhere lol you kno nowt about whot goes on locally lol :(

negativenick


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 6023

Message Posted:
07/11/2010 21:30

and they laughed.....................

Brinsley


Joined: 04/04/2009
Posts: 6858

Message Posted:
07/11/2010 21:36

Slightly ignorant here, but does 'nowt' mean 'know nothing'?!



Richard

Woodspeckie


Joined: 25/01/2009
Posts: 2263

Message Posted:
07/11/2010 21:49

Brinsley, Do you kno owt, - " do you know anything". nowt - you are right "know nothing"

Brinsley


Joined: 04/04/2009
Posts: 6858

Message Posted:
07/11/2010 22:27

Must be much ado about nothing!



Richard

TRNCVaughan


Joined: 27/04/2008
Posts: 4578

Message Posted:
08/11/2010 10:21

In South Devon Owt and Nowt (Something and Nothing) are known as Ort and Nort.

HildySmith


Joined: 02/07/2009
Posts: 1708

Message Posted:
09/11/2010 19:29

Message 22

Much ado about nothing - Richard Now is that Richard II or Richard III ???

Nowt does not mean - know nothing, it simply means 'nothing'

I know nowt, you know nowt, they know nowt

I went shopping and bought nowt.

He had nowt to do with it



I do Teach yasel Gordie - very cheap!!!!!

Pipie


Joined: 05/01/2008
Posts: 5499

Message Posted:
14/11/2010 15:46

message 18

billybob get out of the playground !! I think you will find this thread open for any one to post, get used to it !!

Pipie


Joined: 05/01/2008
Posts: 5499

Message Posted:
14/11/2010 15:55

johndp



''Losers live in the past''. ''Winners learn from the past''. inwardly digest that one if you are capable !!

johndp


Joined: 08/09/2009
Posts: 497

Message Posted:
16/11/2010 11:41

Well said BB you know the facts deniz1 you were spot on with message 8 the car owner verified it himself lol

Pipie

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EamonnMc


Joined: 18/06/2010
Posts: 1019

Message Posted:
16/11/2010 16:32

Message 24/

Truly, there is nowt as strange as folk= at least some folk !

Brinsley


Joined: 04/04/2009
Posts: 6858

Message Posted:
16/11/2010 16:54

Buy a roughed up model of the car & colour you want on TRNC plates. Buy exactly the same model & colour car in pristine condition on UK plates and drive it to North Cyprus. When here swap number plates and lay up the worn out one until MOT arrives and then reverse the plates for inspection, then back again! Happy driving!



Richard