What if?
 

What if I am in,say India,there is a death in the family and I need to fly home directly ~ will they let me fly out and leave the bike behind?

I'm assuming you're talking specifically about the Carnet, and countries that require a carnet.

Simple answer - not without violating the carnet.

But since there is no restriction in your passport, as long as you return and exit with the bike within the period allowed on the carnet, there should be no problem.

There are countries that stamp your passport instead of using the carnet, and there is a problem then. With no solution other than begging (unlikely to succeed) or paying or shipping it with you!

Just plan on nothing happening, and deal with it at the time if it does.

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Grant Johnson

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Thanks for the swift reply.
In a Carnet-Demanding Country , would they impound the bike as a solution until I returned ?
It seems that some countries are less C-D than others .. could I cross the border into a less C-D Country (or EU) and take a flight?

you said:
< < would they impound the bike as a solution until I returned ? > > Probably confiscate and sell, and claim on the carnet. Odds are they won't even consider holding it for your return. And I wouldn't trust them to do so even if they said they would. And don't even think about the amount of paperwork it would involve, in countries dedicated to more paperwork, not less, and a procedure that probably doesn't exist... nightmares are made of much less...

< < could I cross the border into a less C-D Country (or EU) and take a flight? > > easily the best solution.

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Grant Johnson

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at: www.HorizonsUnlimited.com

[This message has been edited by Grant Johnson (edited 05 January 2001).]