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Curious kid in the Omo Valley, Ethiopia



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Aswan - Getting certificate showing "No traffic fines"

I was advised by the shipping agent that before my bike could leave Egypt I would need to obtain a certificate showing no outstanding traffic fines
are due .

Egyptian bureaucratic logic says that if you enter from the south (ie Sudan) this can only be issued by the Aswan Traffic Court despite the fact this is at the opposite end of the country to where I was planning to leave from (Alexandria).
As a further complication it is only valid for 15 days - the bike must enter the port boundaries within this time or you need a new certificate.

If you are shipping within the 15 days after you pass through Aswan you can get it yourself , if not I was told you have to use a fixer to get it and then courier it north (no doubt at significant cost - sorry I have no more info on this).


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yourself in Aswan is relatively easy and is cheap - the certificate costs 10EGP (just over a dollar). The process is:
1) Get one photocopy each of your passport and the A5 card Arabic Registration document they gave you when you crossed the border.

2)Take these, plus the originals to the Traffic Court which is located at N24.06195 E032.88609. This is a nodescript set of rooms on the ground floor of a white painted apartment building (it does not look anything like the normal European idea of a court building). Look for the small white sign showing a small "scales of justice" (see the photo that I hope as uploaded) to confirm you are at the right place.




3) Go to the rear of the building and you will find 4 small service windows, go to them and explain you want the certificate showing no fines due. Hand over the photocopies (which will be checked against the originals so have these with you) and 10EGP.

4)Come back 1 - 2 hour later and collect certificate. Note the court closes at 2pm so make sure you get there at a reasonable time in the morning if you want the certificate the same day.


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While browsing the most recent hubb posts this thread immediately caught my eye and I laughed out loud!!!

See Chapter 5 The Big Trip near the bottom on the page. Late 1999 in Cairo

Thanks for making my day. 17 years later I can laugh about it. Never been back to Egypt since. Can't think why not
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Hope this is of help

Definitely, thanks for sharing!

I will need to build in an extra day in Aswan for my forthcoming trip by the sounds of things.

Where are you shopping to and how has the process gone (so far)?

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While browsing the most recent hubb posts this thread immediately caught my eye and I laughed out loud!!!



See Chapter 5 The Big Trip near the bottom on the page. Late 1999 in Cairo



Thanks for making my day. 17 years later I can laugh about it. Never been back to Egypt since. Can't think why not

Smiled awkwardly reading this!!!!

Am hoping that, parasitic bureaucracy aside (all flea and no dog is never a great model), Naval Architect had a more positive experience of Egypt. Otherwise i am in for an 'interesting' couple of weeks.
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I loved Egypt - it was a big surprise of the trip. I went there with some bad preconceptions of the bureaucracy and tourist tout hassle and found both much less and easier to deal with than I anticipated. Tourists are currently a rare commodity and most locals go out of their way to be friendly and helpful. The only downside is because of the various terrorist incidents over the last few years the police are a bit over protective sometimes, lots of stops and document checks and occasional escorts - but on the upside twice local police chiefs treated me to tea. Bottom line, go there with an open mind and you are very likely to enjoy it.

Shipping process seems to have gone well. I write this sitting in Piraeus, Greece where all being well the bike is begin unloaded from a ro-ro ship tonight. Unfortunately as customs don't work the weekend I don't get it to Monday (ah well I'll just have to take a ferry to one of the islands for the weekend, life is so tough). I've briefly described the shipping process in a reply on the "Sinai 4x4" thread so I won't repeat it here. I'll write it up properly and add it to the shipping database as soon as I actually get my bike and am certain of the outcome and final cost.

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Smiled awkwardly reading this!!!!

Am hoping that, parasitic bureaucracy aside (all flea and no dog is never a great model), Naval Architect had a more positive experience of Egypt. Otherwise i am in for an 'interesting' couple of weeks.
I'm sure I would have been less unimpressed if I could have left Egypt on my terms (south by boat...). My big problem was not being able to get a Sudan visa. Ignored at Sudan embassy in London, refused in Germany and "lost" my application form in Cairo.

Hence had to airfreight bike to Ethiopia and spend 5 days pulling cunning stunts at customs and other salubrious places at Cairo.

Still won't ever in my life return to Egypt though.
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Recounted in all its gory detail, nice one Martin!
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