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Post by kelebek100 on Aug 21, 2004 15:12:19 GMT 2
Has anyone drove to Turkey from the UK before???
what routes would you suggest???
a friend mentioned driving to Italy and taking the ferry? (think the ferry takes you to Izmir, not sure?)
and what about taking a car boot full of personal belonging? clothing, odd bits of small furniture, is this permitted???
would like to find out, a friend of mine wants to drive to Turkey and move some stuff over at the same time........we will be driving together!
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Post by DICTATORSHIP on Aug 21, 2004 17:47:27 GMT 2
I did the drive last year. Just one major questiom? are you going to keep the car here for longer than 6 months here because if you do then you are going to have problems.
If you dont have a work, student, investigation or retiree visa then after 6 months the car will have to leave and cannot return for another 6 months.
I would advise to drive to Italy and get the ferry from bari or ancona or brindisi to greece and then drive across greece or you could do the Izmir way as its more convenient if you live in Bodrum.
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Post by kelebek100 on Aug 21, 2004 18:43:36 GMT 2
no we would come back to UK, with the car, maybe stay for a few weeks, no plans made yet, still just talking about it.
my b/f's best friend is one of the cheif police officers for Bodrum Penninsula (his wife is head of traffic police, so i might if needed stay longer with the car, but unlikely will stay with the car for 6 months)
what abouts costs, taking the car, petrol, road tolls, ferry, can you shed any light.
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Post by DICTATORSHIP on Aug 27, 2004 14:49:34 GMT 2
well the ferry boat will be expensive between england and france and maybe not so much between italy and greece.
you will pay toll road fees if you go through france and also in Italy. switzerland you will pay a road tax of around 30 euros or francs (cant remember). cheapest petrol is in Greece.
depending on your car I reckon about 5 full tanks will make it. then you have to add food, hotels and other misc. things.
if you go through yugoslavia it will be longer and more boring and more dangerous.
steve
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Post by KayaKoyuOldBoy on Sept 6, 2004 12:56:27 GMT 2
You may find that your insurers will also put obstacles in your way! A number if them are now refusing to insure British vehicles in the Anatolian part of Turkey. This is because of the "situation" in Turkey. Although they seem to be oblivious to the "situation" in London, Madrid etc.
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Post by DICTATORSHIP on Sept 6, 2004 13:17:39 GMT 2
you can buy insurance at the border but it will only be 3rd party and like old boy said a lot of english insurers wont issue a green card for Turkey. I dont see what the difference is by crossing a bridge to the anatolian side for the insurers? do they suddenly drive calmer as soon as they cross the bridge? I think not.
But then again insurers in the UK are just money grabbing bandits anyway.
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