
19 Aug 2009
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Rotoiti, New Zealand
Posts: 138
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Quote:
Originally Posted by misterpaul
One thing to investigate before you decide whether to apply with the local motoring club or with the club in your home country is the security rates for the countries you plan on travelling to. I'm going to Africa and for a carnet issued by the RAC (UK) the rate for Egypt is a massive 800%, whereas the NRMA (Aus - NSW) rate is 200%. Don't ask me why there's a difference between countries. If you want to check the Aus rates I've copied and pasted from the application form. The figure on the right is for a car, on the left for a bike.
Australia 100% 30%
New Zealand 50% 25%
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That's interesting, we only paid NZ$350 plus a 10% deposit to get carnets from the NZ AA for our recent trip to Oz from NZ. A 50% deposit for NZ is rather extortionist as well, as the max duty you would pay importing a vehicle here is 12.5%, & if you get a temp import permit you don't need a carnet anyway.
Cheers
Clint
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