Driving to Morocco - vehicle documentation?

[Al_Ra]

Driving through Spain this summer then on to Morocco and down to the Sahara.

I have: insurance green card, 1968 International Driving Permit and V5.

What I don't have is any certificate of road worthiness since the car is under 3 years old and hence has no MOT.

Does anyone know if this will cause any problems?

TIA

[BananaFama]

You can take an under 3 year old car for an MOT if you want or need to .

[Al_Ra]

BananaFama said:

You can take an under 3 year old car for an MOT if you want or need to .

Good point - might just do this to be safe. Thanks.

[twing]

Al_Ra said:

Driving through Spain this summer then on to Morocco and down to the Sahara.

I have: insurance green card, 1968 International Driving Permit and V5.

What I don't have is any certificate of road worthiness since the car is under 3 years old and hence has no MOT.

Does anyone know if this will cause any problems?

TIA

Nothing to add to the answers already given but that sounds like an fantastic trip! I hope you keep the thread going

[blank]

Have you got a Morocco specific green card?
We had to arrange this as the standard overseas cover didn't cover it. This was a business fleet policy so normal private insurance may be different.

Morocco is generally fairly nice to drive in (mostly decent roads and road signs in French as well as Arabic) although there is a confusing mix of roundabouts. Some have priority to those on the roundabout, some have priority to those joining.
I haven't actually worked out how to tell yet, but the ones that work "normally" seem to have give way signs.

[Al_Ra]

blank said:

Have you got a Morocco specific green card?
We had to arrange this as the standard overseas cover didn't cover it. This was a business fleet policy so normal private insurance may be different.

Morocco is generally fairly nice to drive in (mostly decent roads and road signs in French as well as Arabic) although there is a confusing mix of roundabouts. Some have priority to those on the roundabout, some have priority to those joining.
I haven't actually worked out how to tell yet, but the ones that work "normally" seem to have give way signs.

Yes Moroccan-specific green card. I’d heard about the roundabout confusion, will muddle along cautiously.

[Bill]

Do you need a Carnet??

[Al_Ra]

Bill said:

Do you need a Carnet??

Pretty sure not, but will verify.

[Bill]

I don't think you do but it's worth being sure.

[Al_Ra]

Bill said:

I don't think you do but it's worth being sure.

As I understand it, a carnet is not required for "Items used as means of transport (rather than just being a type of transport)". I.E. if you were towing a car on a trailer - the car being towed would need a carnet but the towing vehicle and the trailer would not.