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Originally Posted by Luke Kneller
Another option is to register under a friends name from Germany, ADAC can still issue Carnet as it's based on the 'owner' of the Motorcycle. We have heard it's not recommended though.
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Luke:
Be very cautious if you go that route. I am a Canadian, I had a Canadian plated bike in Germany a few years ago. I loaned it to a friend of mine (Austrian citizen resident in Germany), he was stopped in a routine police check, and the outcome was that he was fined over 2,000 Euro for riding a vehicle on which the import tax had not been paid.
The rationale was that it is fine for the owner of the bike (me), being a bona fide tourist, to temporarily import the bike into another country for the purpose of tourism. But, if someone other than the owner is riding the bike, then things get tricky.
You might be able to dodge a bullet provided that you can prove that you are also a bona fide tourist... but, like I said, it's tricky, it all depends on how the customs guidelines are written, and how the authorities interpret them.
Michael
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