Any issues with trailers? Do they need to be registered/insured in the same jurisdiction?

We hope to drive back down to Africa with our '82 LandCruiser but we hope to pick up a utility trailer while we are in Germany so that would be regestered in Germany (I think).

No scooters or motorbikes.

I am thinking, planing to go to Morocco via Spain next year and I have read about Temporary Import paper work that can be obtained on line, can anyone help direct me to the right place for the paperwork. I will be traveling on my V-Strom, camping with my wife.

Thanks Anthony

Hi Anthony,
the link to the Moroccan Customs online form is here.

There are some instructions on how to fill the form here.

You don't have to do this form in advance online; you can also do it on arrival.
It just saves a bit of time and hassle, that's all.

Ch

Hana Ptackova of Motoadventours is taking nine client bikes in the next few days and says she will report back.

I wonder whether there's a difference according to who owns the vehicles? Maybe the problem only arises when they are all your own vehicles and if they are client bikes it's OK?

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If the owners of motorcycles are with her, she´ll have no problem.

A friend works as guide in Morocco and he had to bring ATA carnet for each bike, it cost more or less 90€/bike.

Thanks to Zineb at Bikershome I now have a better understanding of how the new regulations are applied.

1. If all the vehicles are registered to different owners and you have letters giving authority to be transporting them, they will be allowed in.

2. If you are by yourself with one motorbike on/behind a vehicle you should be OK.

3. If you are bringing in several of your own bikes you will likely encounter problems and your success may be dependent on the attitude of the 'head honcho'.

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and enlarges the world in which you live," Irving Mather (1892-1966)

Thats reasuring Tim. Thanks for that.

recent informations obout it. 10 days ago

Tangeri port (MED)

two italian 4x4 with trailer, 8 bikes in total on the trailers
the drivers was not owners of the bikes

on the back of the two d16ter of the 4x4 the police added the list of the bikes

only some hours of patience needed

documents needed, the original "carte gris" of the motorbike.

no delegations or legal delegations needed, also for the "green card" for insurance

price for every bike for the insurance "green card", 93€ each.

Your experience above matches point 2 below.

Point 3 is the tough area. Peter at Bikershome had problems a few weeks ago entering with three Spanish bikes registered in his name on the back of a 4x4 also registered in his name. Despite having Zineb with him to sweet talk the officials they refused entry. He retreated and waited several hours until the officials changed and tried again, same result.

So he bought a ticket back to Spain and hooked up with some friends who were entering a couple of days later and who had more people than vehicles. This time success.

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A month ago crossed with a 4x4 not in my name at Tanger Med. All papers in good order....but they didn't accept my handwritten procuration. Told me to get a more official looking paper with stamps on it.
Took an hour to get the document emailed from London and printed out. Head of customs office grudgingly accepted it although there were no stamps. (Now thinking of buying some nifty looking custom made rubber stamps on ebay, will make African transits easier).
The problem was they had put the car in the depot. Getting it out of there took four hours, including three visits to offices in various corners of the port. And I had no vehicle, so had to walk. There is a small bus service for the port that is free, but drivers only spoke arabic and I mostly had to find the way myself.
The final part of this elaborate bureaucratic torture was having to pay for the parking.
First day is free (from then on 200 Dh per day, therefore lots of deserted vehicles in the depot).
So the bill was for ZERO dirham, but still had to be paid. This could ONLY be done at the small bank office at the eastern gate of the port (almost a kilometer away). So I went there and waited in line, paid zero dirhams and got a receipt in three copies that I had done so.
Now my car was released. By this time I was rather dehydrated and fatigued. I asked - is there anything else? And they said no, I was free to go. Went to the gate and the guard took a look at my pile of documents and let me out. Drove straight to Rabat.
It was only four days later when exiting to Mauretania I realized I had never been given the FEUILLE VERT, the laissez-passer! Expecting to be put in jail for this, I was instead charmed by the new head of customs, a lovely lady in her forties, who had total command of the post and found it very amusing that had I crossed the whole country without the permit to do so.
Next day, thanks to her MASHALLAH everything was sorted.

Thanks Chris,
looking forward to visiting Morroco