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From memory he likes cash - his daughters run the business, but they are well aware of Motorhomfunsters. 🤑
 
Just for information regarding insurance. I’ve just switched to LV for the MH insurance £190, European breakdown £100 and Moroccan green card £57 inc £15 admin fee. All done via email and I’ve already got the green card for 90 days Jan- Apr. This was for a 2004 Burstner i681 Elegance which seems a good deal.
 
Of course they do - no such thing as a free cake as they say.🤑

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Difficult to answer I know but, roughly how many Dirhams do we need to arrive at the Port with ??
Just to cover initial expenses like SIM card, first campsite and drinks.
Thanks in advance.
Going across just before or after Crimble.
Mitch.
 
I'd get £200 which is about 2500 dh at Tangier Med just after getting through the customs but still in the port.


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No. A real person in a kiosk with euros.
I can't say / remember if they accept cards for cash. I think it's unlikely
 
Cash is still preferred in Morocco, cards at the bigger supermarkets and major fuel stations are accepted though.
I take about £500 in cash and change it at the port, which then gets distributed around the van with a working stock in my wallet/her purse. I've changed pounds there and they were very happy but obviously Euros are more popular. Just a warning though, ask for notes no larger than Dh100, they'll try and give you 500's which are next to impossible to change "in country". It's a managed exchange rate so it doesn't really matter where you get your dirhams. I top up as required from ATM's which you'll find in the larger towns. Banks don't do foreign exchange although we found Post Offices do if you can't find a Bureau de Change.

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TerryL said:
Cash is still preferred in Morocco, cards at the bigger supermarkets and major fuel stations are accepted though.
I take about £500 in cash and change it at the port, which then gets distributed around the van with a working stock in my wallet/her purse. I've changed pounds there and they were very happy but obviously Euros are more popular. Just a warning though, ask for notes no larger than Dh100, they'll try and give you 500's which are next to impossible to change "in country". It's a managed exchange rate so it doesn't really matter where you get your dirhams. I top up as required from ATM's which you'll find in the larger towns. Banks don't do foreign exchange although we found Post Offices do if you can't find a Bureau de Change.
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Hi Terry, was it you that one of the exchange guys at the border ran after because he had short changed you by mistake?

Jon
 
Just had some bad news on the scooter insurance - LV are no longer doing motorcycle insurance :(

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We have purchased a toll tag for the motoway in maroc , they charged 5mad for the tag ! Then the top up 285mad that's from Marrakech to agadir then safi to tangier ! Great not having to stop to get your card from the little darlings that are standing buy the machine wanting dirhams for passing it to you !
 
Just trying to get my head around to the exchange rate.
£1 is 13 MDH
£10 is 130MDH etc
so now looking for an easy way to divide by 13?
so looking at 285
2 x 130 = 260 is £20 leaving 25 divided by 13 so roughly 2 so £22

497
4 x 130 = 520 is £40 leaving 23 divided by 13 so roughly £38

Does it help ?
or is there an easier way?
 
Jays2 said:
Just trying to get my head around to the exchange rate.
£1 is 13 MDH
£10 is 130MDH etc
so now looking for an easy way to divide by 13?
so looking at 285
2 x 130 = 260 is £20 leaving 25 divided by 13 so roughly 2 so £22

497
4 x 130 = 520 is £40 leaving 23 divided by 13 so roughly £38

Does it help ?
or is there an easier way?
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Its roughly 10Dh = 1Euro.
 
Struggling with the scooter insurance since LV have left the motorcycle market. Spent a lot of time poring through T & C s and rang the most likely ones, the only 2 so far who have given me a quote are NFU and Bikesure. Bearing in mind that I have been paying about £80 per year fully comp unlimited EU with a free green card,

Bikesure wanted £225, comp in UK TP only In Morocco but only 30 days in EU, to add another 120 was another£100

NFU, £303 fully comp in EU (no limits) but only TP in Morocco, so exactly the same cover as MH and only about £30 cheaper ???

Starting to look like border insurance for the scooter. Did you have any hassle getting it CaptainPaul ? what engine size is your scooter?

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jongood said:
Struggling with the scooter insurance since LV have left the motorcycle market. Spent a lot of time poring through T & C s and rang the most likely ones, the only 2 so far who have given me a quote are NFU and Bikesure. Bearing in mind that I have been paying about £80 per year fully comp unlimited EU with a free green card,

Bikesure wanted £225, comp in UK TP only In Morocco but only 30 days in EU, to add another 120 was another£100

NFU, £303 fully comp in EU (no limits) but only TP in Morocco, so exactly the same cover as MH and only about £30 cheaper ???

Starting to look like border insurance for the scooter. Did you have any hassle getting it CaptainPaul ? what engine size is your scooter?
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No hassle at all jongood 🙂
Just showed them the log book and they did the sums...
The scooter was a Vespa 300 GT Supersport (aka the flying banana 🍌) lol
Although to be honest I'm not sure engine size etc would of made any difference, I think a scooter is a scooter to them.....
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As it is sometime since we last did Morocco, have there been any change for the entry forms and do you have to do them online or print off the forms to show on the ferry terminal
 
Portland said:
As it is sometime since we last did Morocco, have there been any change for the entry forms and do you have to do them online or print off the forms to show on the ferry terminal
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No forms to print off just the form on the ferry
 
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