Buying a Vehicle - Non Residents

[Ian]

Barry - the suspense is killing me - unforunately the delay makes me think you have a problem?
There again I need to be more optimistic - everything crossed!!!  

Ian

[barry44544]

Sorry Ian.... All done and we are mobile again.
The scooters great and all legal.
I must say as a word of warning.. The owners of the Shop that sold me the scooter were less
than helpful.. I ended up doing all the running around myself to solve the problems.
Also they promised me 2 helmits and only gave me one.
So my advice as always (and this is the first and only time I didn't ) is don't pay all your money up front
and get everything confirmed in writing.

[kim]

Barry do you have residency ? Kim

[Scunner]

quote:Originally posted by barry44544


I must say as a word of warning.. The owners of the Shop that sold me the scooter were less
than helpful..

Barry would you be happy to name the shop? Others can then avoid it if they don't like what you said.

[Diverbaz 1]

quote:Others can then avoid it if they don't like what you said.

CBF Goobledegook:D

[Scunner]

If you can't beat them...

[Ian]

Barry - great news - thank you for confirming and Kim I am 99% certain Barry does not have residency.

It would be interesting to know if the computer programme has been changed as some said it would or if you had to talk nicely???

Anyway I can now "switch off" for the weekend!!!!

Thanks for much Barry - our man on the spot in Fethiye.

Ian  

Ps I actually sent an e-mail to a helpline that I found for the Chief of Police last night in Antalya - in very broken Turkish and then realised after I had sent it that Fethiye was not in his province - needless to say I have not had a reply - never mind thats Antalya for you wouldn't have happened in Mugla !!!!  

[Ian]

Now - I am getting worried about rekindling this thread BUT I have received an e-mail today from my insurance company who said:  "I have phoned the police station today and you do need residency to buy a vehicle"

Now just to be clear - If I do I will - but it would be nice to know is this a requirement that is being imposed or (as possibly in Barry's case) does it depend on who you get behind the counter on the day you go in  

I just want "clarity" before I go chasing off to spend 1000 YTL to get a visa that I may not need or may need?

If it is a requirement then it would be good to know if those going to renew their insurance are having problems?

Ian (still confused)  

[Diverbaz 1]

Ian, as I have said before on other threads, it has always been a requirement to have residency to buy a vehicle, just never been enforced in the Mugla area until recently. Somewhere on one of the Government websites it is stated regarding residency, and I have been trying to find it again, as soon as I do, I will post a link.

[Ian]

Baz - cheers -  I know you are right and I have seen it on a government site as well - but how did Barry manage to do it without a visa last week - or was he just lucky?

And does that mean as was "aluded to" that those with vehicles and no visa are going to have a problem when going to renew their insurance?

Ian