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Originally Posted by ta-rider
The german plated BMW got confiscated in Ecuador after my friend had to fly home for helth reasons and the bike stayed to long in the country. The customs charges 300 Dollars per day or so for storing the bike so now they want 30.000 Dollars to return the bike and not putting my friend into jail if he would ever return to Ecuador...
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What TS basically asks about if you can leave a country without the vehicle you entered the country with. Not anything about overstay. I dont know of any country that connects your passport with your vehicle, but there might be a few. Chile does have it mentioned on the entrance slip.
I left Chile with my bike in the country, no problem even with it mentioned on the entrance slip. They didnt even look at the slip, just collected it. And for Australia for example I was told it was illegal to fly out while my bike was in the country. I didnt belive it so I contacted the right authorities in Australia and explained my matter (I wanted to fly home for christmas and new year as I havent seen family and friends for 1,5 years) they answered me and said of course you can. Just email us a few details as when are you leaving, coming back and where will the bike be stored. No problem at all...
But the main question is - does any country link your passport to your vehicle?
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