Hi,i left uk two weeks ago and im in seville with my motorbike planning to go to morocco in 5 days,ive just realised i dont have my original v5 with me,just copies and a pdf,does anyone know if this will be ok at tangier med customs?paul

Paul - I’m catching the ferry at Portsmouth tomorrow, on my way to Tanger Med, arriving there on 2nd.

Is your V5 between Norfolk and Portsmouth? I’m happy to pick it up just in case

Rachel

Wow thats a kind offer,but its in birmingham and not really on your route,just not sure copies will be ok,anybody know?

I think i will get it posted down to seville,doesnt seem worth the risk of being stuck the wrong side of customs for my four week stay!

I crossed from barcelona to tanger med on the 26th with GNV.
The ferry was suppose to leave at 12h.
The office to make the check-in opens at 9h! So no need to come 4h before as written on your e-ticket. You could even be there just two hours before like a lot did.
There is a boarding parking just before the offices, if you're with a car or truck you have to park before go make the check-in, with a bike you can register first and park after.
You need to have a printed covid pass or pcr test.
The ferry left at 1pm.
There are maroccan customs officers in the Grand Salon on deck 6, where you have to pass for your passport and vehicule there is a little form to fill.
You don't need to queue for one hour to do that when the ferry leave, likeI did, the guys will be in the boat all the trip, just wait for the good time.
As I didnt booked a cabin, I slepped in the Grand Salon with sleeping bag, a lot of People did, absolutly no problem with leaving sleeping gear and clothes when you go for lunch or take a walk, friendly atmosphere.
The ferry arrived at the port at 5:45pm local time, I get out at 6:15.

We crossed from Algeciras-Tangier Med Saturday with FRS. (First time in Morocco with a bike so it was a bit of a learning experience) Booked online the night before and checked in online for boarding passed for our selves and the bikes. We had booked the 3:00pm crossing which didn't arrive. I walked over to the ticket office to enquire about the delay, they seemed a bit surprised when I said that our boat was still in Morocco! (FRS has live tracking on their website) Anyway, I'm guessing they drop crossings if they're not full enough. (The only ferry which seemed to run on time was AML) It was 6:00pm when we actually left at which point there were four ferries all trying to load and unload!

Our bikes where strapped down very well. (The only two on our crossing) My KTM is generally a bit of a problem having 300mm of travel, but surprisingly they put some wheel chocks under the bash plate and chocks on the front wheel and it was very solid.

Immigration was dealt with on the boat with the small cards to complete and a guy with a laptop stamping passports. Queuing for this took most of the crossing... Although we had the separate health form and COVID vaccination passes printed at no point did anyone want to see them.

We were first off the boat and got to the big customs gates where we were asked for passports and vehicle documents (V5 in our case) these were taken and returned in a couple of minutes with the little white card which must be kept for exiting Morocco with the bike. We asked about insurance at this point and were told yes the office is open. There's a short stretch of road between the customs gates and the carpark and group of buildings, insurance is last on the right as you ride through the carpark past several ATMs. They we're very helpful, I had wondered if it would be open on a Saturday evening, but they laughed and said no they are always open. It cost 97 euros for one month. In the port area there was just one guy selling sim cards, no one else hassling with 'help'. The was another check point after this area but we weren't stopped do just rode through.