Hi Ian,

It's a lot easier and quicker than importing parts to Morocco as you can control each stage. No paperwork/customs procedures to deal with.
The most complicated bit is getting a man with a van to bring your engine from mainland Spain to Ceuta. Put some feelers out here and I'm sure someone will do it for a few quid.
Loads of tow trucks in Larache. Going rate to get to get you to Ceuta is around €100 including you, wife and dog!

Happy trails,

Peter

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I found this useful and clear guidance on the government website. The local douane advice was to instruct my "assistance company" to contact their Moroccan equivalent, they gave me a long list, in order to start the process.
All the organisations, so far, that I pay money to, that could possibly be described as an assistance company don't have a clue....

As for finding a licensed customs agent to see to the clearance, no joy there either so I'm passing that on to the UK courier

I have no dog in this fight, just came across your misery.

Peter's advice is spot on, I don't understand why you keep rejecting it.
The 2 days you have spent on the phone trying to find some agent could have been used to have your car transported to Ceuta. That's the EU on the African continent, in case you forgot.

1. Car on a truck
2. Rent car for dog, follow truck.
3. Reroute shipped engine to Ceuta bound ferry.

Cheap, no agent needed, no customs involved, no fees.

Life can be so easy.

Thanks for taking the time to patronise me.
Perhaps you haven't, understandably, followed the whole story.
We are where we find ourselves now and dealing with it. certainly not in a state of misery and still enjoying a relatively easy life.
Earlier advice here suggested that temporary import of spare parts was covered by a protocol. Because we were living an easy life here, and have a mechanic we can trust, we chose that path.
My calculation was that if I could stay where I am, having a nice time, whilst the engine is swapped, that would be the best option.
If that doesn't work and I wanted towing anywhere, I'd use the open return on ferry ticket and abandon car in Spain. Not a problem.

So, for anyone else reading this, who might have an interest in Temporary Admission of spare parts..
The protocol is there, in black and white, it's not as simple as it first appears but if it works out I'll share the secret.
Thanks again for the support, apologies if I come over as somehow needy, we are actually quite resourceful and resilient

Ça va, mon pote? Any interesting developments?
I'm trying to generate some real sympathy for you but I see it's 16c and sunny in Larache every day his week. Lucky barsteward!

Hi Ian:

Do update us, we want to know if you will ever be able to leave Morocco, or if you will have to apply for Moroccan citizenship because your car died while you were there.

Michael

Hi Ian,

Lots of advice given by several folks to help solve your problem.

Any news?

Peter

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Presumably you didn't take the car into Morocco on a carnet? If you did then leave the car and forgo the deposit. If you didn't then I realise that my next comment doesn't help, however this is the situation for which the carnet was intended...

Clearly no one noticed that Ian never came back and updated the thread over the last 18months.

I was always curious why the engine was so hard to source via one of the recommended mechanics or why getting the vehicle recovered to Europe was a non starter, both common situations in Morocco.

(Absolutely no need for a Carnet in Morocco)

They don't seem to have a branch in Morocco.

Its a spam artist we had the same posts a few weeks ago from a "different" user

backofbeyond, warden, please reports spammers by clicking the icon so ALL the moderators worldwide get an email and whoever is awake can deal with it quickly. The faster the scums links are gone the better.
It only takes a few seconds!
thanks!

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Grant, I did report it and also the earlier one

From my experience, the less developed a country is, the better they are at fixing old tech. I've seen cars in Lusaka, that looked like crumnpled tinfoil, be restored to good condition - with various craftsmen lined up along the street (curbside, not indoors), each with their own specialty (from welding, upholstery, painting, metal work, mechanical, electrical) - each taking their turn (I believe they were working for different employers, but one contractor overseeing it) - with the only thing being done in a shop being machining parts.

Myself I had a broken steering bearing that made it impossible to carry on. I spendt days trying to fit parts from other motorcycles and bicycles, as well as sourcing new parts that would work - too no avail. As the ball bearings were held in place by a a grate, no other solution than to source a new part from Europe would work. It ended up with them actually machining a new part for me. That new part held up for allmost ten years - including an Enduro Rally (Old Paris - Dakar Route).

In Europe it would have been a long shot to get someone to make me such a part - and it would have cost me a fortune and likely had taken months to get such a small and unimportant job (to them) done. In Africa it took a few hours, and all I paid was a box full of a good selection of cured meat.

To get to the point - your car is an old time favorite in Africa, and they know how to take it down from Atoms and put it back together. Also, Morocco has great crafts men and good acess to parts and donor vehicles. I would be hopeful if you are willing to pay for fast track - but also prepared that it could take a while (weeks?).

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Its taken 18months so far..................................if you checked the date of the first post