****Warning****
RHD Vehicles – Please take note, on the 10th of November a couple travelling in a RHD vehicle was refused entry into Costa Rica.
The Land Rover Club has been trying to help the couple however the initial reports are that the customs at the land borders are now enforcing a law that was introduced in 2012 Ref Article 32 (d) - Link to the law https://www.csv.go.cr/documents/10179/10845/ley-transito.pdf/7ccd5feb-bb0d-4da1-b4e1-059e2d7870e8
English Translation: https://translate.google.com/transl...bb0d-4da1-b4e1-059e2d7870e8&edit-text&act=url
We are awaiting further clarification of the situation, as we no more we will post another update…
This is the link to the original report: https://www.facebook.com/groups/OverlandSphere/permalink/1673363236214963/
I would ask that if you know of someone with a RHD vehicle and they are planning on driving in Central America that you share this post with them.
This information was provided by the the Land Rover Club in 2014... but it appears the situation has now changed.
Dear RHD overlanders,
Regarding the incident in the Costa Rican Border in April with a RHD vehicle, below is the response from Kenneth Waugh, GM of Land Rover in Costa Rica and President of the British Costa Rican Chamber of Commerce. The El Salvador LR Club will gladly assist any RHD overlander with a permit to drive through El Salvador, just write us with enough notice.
"I have confirmed that there is no restriction for RHD vehicles to be accepted temporarily and to be driven within the tourism access time (less than 90 days) on Costa Rican territory. I am requesting the Ministry of Transportation to issue the written statement and also requesting the National Insurance Company to issue the written clarification that there is no restriction to insure this vehicles during their passage. As well I am doing the written question to AIVEMA as an extra assurance that this vehicles are only temporary."
RHD Vehicles – Please take note, on the 10th of November a couple travelling in a RHD vehicle was refused entry into Costa Rica.
The Land Rover Club has been trying to help the couple however the initial reports are that the customs at the land borders are now enforcing a law that was introduced in 2012 Ref Article 32 (d) - Link to the law https://www.csv.go.cr/documents/10179/10845/ley-transito.pdf/7ccd5feb-bb0d-4da1-b4e1-059e2d7870e8
English Translation: https://translate.google.com/transl...bb0d-4da1-b4e1-059e2d7870e8&edit-text&act=url
We are awaiting further clarification of the situation, as we no more we will post another update…
This is the link to the original report: https://www.facebook.com/groups/OverlandSphere/permalink/1673363236214963/
I would ask that if you know of someone with a RHD vehicle and they are planning on driving in Central America that you share this post with them.
This information was provided by the the Land Rover Club in 2014... but it appears the situation has now changed.
Dear RHD overlanders,
Regarding the incident in the Costa Rican Border in April with a RHD vehicle, below is the response from Kenneth Waugh, GM of Land Rover in Costa Rica and President of the British Costa Rican Chamber of Commerce. The El Salvador LR Club will gladly assist any RHD overlander with a permit to drive through El Salvador, just write us with enough notice.
"I have confirmed that there is no restriction for RHD vehicles to be accepted temporarily and to be driven within the tourism access time (less than 90 days) on Costa Rican territory. I am requesting the Ministry of Transportation to issue the written statement and also requesting the National Insurance Company to issue the written clarification that there is no restriction to insure this vehicles during their passage. As well I am doing the written question to AIVEMA as an extra assurance that this vehicles are only temporary."
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