RAC Know-How
Going on a journey - Driving abroad
Carnet de Passage
Do you need a Carnet de Passage?
A Carnet de Passage en Douane is issued by motoring organisations worldwide allowing temporary importation of a vehicle into certain countries without payment of customs duties and taxes. The document guarantees that if for any reason the vehicle fails to be re-exported, the issuing club will pay duties liable. RAC is the only issuer of this document in UK.
As security, RAC would require a bank guarantee, insurance indemnity or full cash deposit, calculated according to the vehicle value and countries/region of visit.
A carnet is required for travel in
- Africa
- Australia/New Zealand
- Far East
- Middle East
- Recommended in South America
The carnet is available to RAC Members and non-Members normally resident in UK. Non-residents should apply to the motoring club in their country of residence.
Prices / fees
How to apply
To obtain an application form email us or download and print the application form below.
- Carnet application form (70KB)
- Insurance indemnity form (351KB)
- Bank guarantee form (20KB)
Send the completed application form and the relevant information listed below to:
RAC Carnets
RAC Motoring Services
Great Park Road
Bradley Stoke
Bristol
BS32 4QN
Please ensure you enclose the following information with your application:
- A completed insurance indemnity form (if applicable)
- A copy of your passport
- A copy of the vehicle registration document
Note - If selecting Bank Guarantee security option, then the bank guarantee form should be sent to your bank for completion and authorisation.
Upon receipt, we will check the forms, calculate the actual costs, which are dependent on the value of vehicle and countries to be visited, and issue a no obligation quote.
For more information please email us.
RAC Carnets opening hours:
Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm
