Driving and Car Rental
Automobiles have obvious advantages for getting to the more inaccessible parts of mainland Greece, but this is one of the more expensive countries in Europe to rent a car . If you drive your own vehicle to and through Greece, via EU member states, you no longer require a Green Card. In accordance with a 1998 directive, insurance contracted in any EU member state is valid in any other, but in many cases this is only third-party cover - the statutory legal minimum. Competition in the industry is so intense, however, that many UK insurers will throw in full, pan-European cover for free or for a nominal sum, up to sixty days; shop around if necessary. EU citizens bringing their own cars should no longer get a carnet stamp in their passport, and the car is in theory free to circulate in the country for six months, or until its home-based road tax or insurance expires, whichever comes first. In practice, drivers of EU cars are rarely quizzed no matter how long they've been in the country, but if you call attention to yourself, by having an accident for example, the customs has the power to impound the car immediately until or unless you can prove it's been in Greece for less than six months (the ticket for any ferry you may have arrived on from Turkey or Italy is considered sufficient). The fines for overstaying are horrendous, and import duties are likely to be around half the actual value of the vehicle. If you're resident and don't officially import your car, you're only allowed to use a car for six-month periods each year (you choose the time period). Other nationalities will get a non-EU car entered in their passport; the carnet normally allows you to keep a vehicle in Greece for up to six months, exempt from road tax. It is difficult, though not impossible, to leave the country without the vehicle; the nearest customs post will seal it for you (while you fly back home for a family emergency, for example) but you must find a Greek national to act as your guarantor , and possibly pay storage if you don't have access to off-street parking. This person will assume ownership of the car should you ultimately abandon it; you will also need a guarantor for the single, nine-month extension you're allowed until the vehicle has to remain under seal for six months, as described above.
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