BALKAN TRAVEL GUIDE |
PREPARATION |
Preparation > VehicleGetting only your car in technical good condition is not enough. You need also the right documentation such as driving license and Green Card.
AlbaniaAn International Driving Permit or a national driving licence is required. There is no information available about national car registration certificate and Green Card or third party insurance, but often they are required. Bosnia and HerzegowinaNo information available. Bulgaria
On entering, an entry-exit form is filled out for your vehicle. This form must be shown on
leaving the country. Do not forget your car registration certificate. A driving license is
required, for a self-drive car hire an International Driving Permit can be asked. If
you borrowed a car, an authorization or a lease is required. Croatia
A national driving licence or an International Driving Permit is required. All motorists should
also carry a valid passport as proof of identity at all times. HungaryThe pink format EU licence is accepted, but an International Driving Permit is required if a green licence is held. Take your car registration certificate with you, take an authorization with you if the car is borrowed. At the border crossing the Green Card will not be asked, but it is required. If your Green Card is not valid for Hungary, you can effect a short-term third party insurance at the Hungarian border at the offices of Ibusz. MacedoniaNo information available. MoldovaAn International Driving Permit is required. There is no information available about national car registration certificate and Green Card or third party insurance, but often they are required. Romania
On entering, an entry-exit form is filled out or has to be filled out by you for your car. This very little piece of paper must be shown on leaving the country. A national driving licence or an International Driving Permit and your car registration certificate are required. SloveniaA full national driving licences is accepted. There is no information available about national car registration certificate and Green Card or third party insurance, but often they are required. Turkey
Formalities on entering the Turkish-Bulgarian border crossing Kapikule, they can be the same at
other border crossings. At the first booth a customs officer asks the number of persons in the
vehicle and maybe he hands over a piece of paper. Select a lane (or go first duty free shopping),
the first boot on the lane is for passport control, ignore the second booth and park your car
with the others at the end of the lane. The chaotic part starts here. The main driver has to take
his or her passport, driving licence and car registration certificate. Then he or she has to find
a booth where you can get the entry-exit form (called Triptik) to bring the vehicle into Turkey
for a maximum of 6 months in one year. For longer stays, it is necessary to apply to either the Ministry of Finance and Customs or the Turkish Touring and Automobile Club (TTOK).After that he
or she has to find the main booth to get a print of the form. After a while a customs officer
will check your luggage in your vehicle and stamp the form. Now you can drive to the last booth
for the last check of the papers and here they also ask for the number of persons in the
vehicle. YugoslaviaA valid national driving licence is required. Vehicles may be imported temporary without customs documents. The Green Card is necessary and the ones from Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Slovakia, France, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Hungary, Macedonia, Morocco, Poland, Romania, Tunisia and Ukraine are valid. Green Cards from Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Great Britain and Turkey are valid. If your Green Card is not valid you can effect a short-term third party insurance which has to be paid in convertible foreign currency, preferably in Deutschmarks (see prices below).
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