Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum
Information and Services in Turkey Section => Cars, Bikes, Scooters, MOTs, Speeding... => Topic started by: pamsandra on September 24, 2010, 12:29:06 PM
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Buying a vehicle - you now need residency, translated passport notorised and obtain your plates in Mugla so require a translator, the plates are no longer available in Fethiye - unless you know different !!! This rule came into action last week apparently.
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No doubt someone will be along soon to dispel that rumour.
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Apparently....
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Isn't it ridiculous as systems go. I bought the mini yesterday and didn't have to go anywhere for the number plates, someone had left them attached to the car! Why Turkey does it the way they do is entirely beyond me.
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When I bought my scooter in July I was told I had one month to change to foreigner plates - had to go to the UK so left it until the last minute to change assuming it would be straight forward - was told when I went to the police in Fethiye that I would have to go to Mugla - my insurance company made lots of calls and a few trips to the trafic police in fethiye and I had to go a few times - was eventually told that they could sort it in Fethiye - I drove on Turkish plates for an extra 3 weeks but eventually got a call from Fethiye with an hours notice to say I should go - arrived at 4pm and left at 4.10pm with my number plate - my insurance company charged me 100tl to sort it out but it was still less hassle than the trip to Mugla.
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There was talk last year that Turkey was going to adopt the Swiss system. Owners there are issued a "number for life" and they change the plates over to each vehicle that they own. Don't ask me how they get on with owning more than 1 vehicle or more than 1 driver etc.. Don't know, Don't care.
:D ;):D
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Has anyone ever given a thought as to whether the Turkish system regarding making ALL foreigners change number plates, is an offence under the Racism Act? Just a thought, after all, Turkey IS a signatory member of, & subject to all Acts as covered by The European Court Of Human Rights.
Gordy.
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Originally posted by GordonA
Has anyone ever given a thought as to whether the Turkish system regarding making ALL foreigners change number plates, is an offence under the Racism Act? Just a thought, after all, Turkey IS a signatory member of, & subject to all Acts as covered by The European Court Of Human Rights.
Gordy.
That is an interesting thought, but who is going to test it out !!!
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Who wants human rights? When I was pulled over by the Jandarma I was more than happy when they spotted my MB plate and waved me through :D
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Originally posted by Scunner
Who wants human rights? When I was pulled over by the Jandarma I was more than happy when they spotted my MB plate and waved me through :D
That was in the good old days, :) I am afraid its no longer the case, now they see an M plate and decide on how much to screw you for:-\
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never ever had a problem in the time I had driven M plates. Dont know where you go to get screwed but have never experienced this and have driven all over the country.
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Lucky you:D
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would not say it is luck. Nearly all the people I know who have M plates have never been stopped and asked for money or been done for an unfair "fine".
Your comment doesnt reflect the truth and you make it sound that Turkish police etc are out there to get you once you have a M plate.
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I had a problem with the traffic cops a few years back coming back from Bulgaria to turkey about 20 miles from the boarder, it had been snowing and was foggy so had the fog lights on just before I got to the traffic cop and got pulled over there was no fog near him but he pulled me over for the fog lights, just after I got pulled a Turkish truck was coming the other way with only 1 headlight working the cop pulled him checked his license and waved him on but the traffic cop fined me £20 for having my fog lights on and it was about 3am.
Bet he needed money for his breakfast.
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Originally posted by starmanTM
would not say it is luck. Nearly all the people I know who have M plates have never been stopped and asked for money or been done for an unfair "fine".
Your comment doesnt reflect the truth and you make it sound that Turkish police etc are out there to get you once you have a M plate.
Well nearly all the people I know have had quite the opposite experience,similar to the example above, but as you do not seem to believe me that is your choice, happy driving.[:o)]
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Well a lot of countries already have a way of making plates different for certain groups even in the UK. Most local people wouldnt know the difference between a M plate and a normal car (I mean locals outside the main areas where tourists are). Dips have it worse because they have to have green plates which make them stand out a mile off and dips in the UK have to have a different plate too so its not something the European courts would not touch otherwise there would be other countries having to face this issue.
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'so its not something the European courts would not touch'
Taken from Starmans post.
Is the double negative deliberate, Starman, or just another example of poor grammar?? Totally changes the meaning of your post, old chap.
Gordy.
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another example I am afraid. Meant to say the courts wouldnt touch the case as a lot of other countries do the samething with vehicles. For example in the UK all dip cars have to have the letter D on its own in middle of the registration. Other countries do something similar. At least the MB plate are not blue anymore as they used to be which stood out a mile, but the poor old dips still have to have either green plates, green font or have CA-CD in their plates.