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Check your vehicle documents before crossing the border
To avoid disappointments and finding yourself by driving back home, make sure all your travelling documents are in order including your insurer.
It is that time of year again, Easter weekend is hear. Many of us will be travelling. To those who will be crossing the border to Mozambique or other neighbouring countries it is important to make sure all your vehicle documents are in order.
It will be ideal to apply for a the International Driving Permit (IDP) which translates your licence into several languages, so that it can easily be read and understood in non-English speaking countries such as Mozambique. It a legal proof of identification when you travel abroad and need to rent a car or get insurance.
You need the following:
- Valid passport of the driver
- Certified copy of vehicle registration papers in the name of the driver
- Letter of authority from the registered owner if the vehicle is not owned by the driver
- If vehicle is still being financed, carry a letter of authority from the bank (must include dates of travel) together with the vehicle license papers.
- Valid driver’s license
- Cross border letter from your insurer
- Temporary Import Permit for vehicle: Compulsory – approximately R15 payable in Meticals
- Red Warning Triangles: 2 triangles required (does not need to be displayed on car)
- Reflective Jacket: If more than two people are travelling in the car, then two jackets will be required (to be used when changing a tyre, at an accident scene, or if loading)
- Immigration Fees: R17.50 per person
- Declaration Form for Vehicle: Cost is approximately R50
- Yellow and Blue Mozambique Warning Triangle: Two stickers required if towing a trailer; one in the front of the vehicle (on the bumper) and one on the rear of the trailer
- ZA Sticker: Available at any AA Accredited Sales Agent
- International Driving Permit: Recommended
Courtesy of AA.
