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Royal Automobile Club guide for members on the requirements for touring the continent by car.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 76\1\ scan0272 | |
| Date | 31th December 1924 guessed | |
| PAGE 12 R.A.C. Representatives at English Ports. LIVERPOOL. Royal Automobile Club Offices, 42, Church Street. Telephone: 3093 Royal. Telegrams: "Raclubian." SOUTHAMPTON. Royal Automobile Club Offices, Canute Road. Telephone: 2943 and 541 Docks. Telegrams: "Automobile." FOLKESTONE. Mr. W. A.{Mr Adams} Cole, R.A.C. Guide, 4, Lower Sandgate Road. NEWHAVEN. Mr. J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} Mileham, R.A.C. Guide, 5, Norton Terrace. DOVER. Mr. J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} Smart, R.A.C. Guide, Lord Warden Hotel. NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE. Royal Automobile Club Offices, 123, Northumberland Street. Telephone: Central 5520. Telegrams: "Raclubian." BRISTOL. Royal Automobile Club Offices, 28, Baldwin Street. Telephone: 3572. Telegrams: "Raclubian." HOLYHEAD. Mr. W. Smithard, R.A.C. Guide, Glyn Dwr, Kingsland. CARDIFF. Royal Automobile Club Offices, Atlantic House, St.{Capt. P. R. Strong} Mary Street. Telephone: 6648. Telegrams: "Raclubian." Owing to the heavy liability on the Club with respect to Customs, transport, tickets, etc., the requisite documents cannot be released, under any circumstances, until the deposit, letter of indemnity and cheque are received by the Touring Department. It would expedite matters considerably if all the application forms, Examiner's certificate, etc., were sent to the Club simultaneously. IMPORTANT. Although every care is taken by the Touring Department, Members and Associate-Members before departure are requested to check the details given on the documents received, and also to see that they are in possession of all the necessary forms and plates, which consist of:- 1. A set of Customs Papers (Triptyques) for each country visited (each set of forms consists of three parts) OR Carnet de Passages en Douane, as the case may require. 2. International Travelling Pass (licence for car and driver, or drivers, specified). 3. An oval "G.B." plate for attachment to the back of the car (near ordinary British numbers so that both are visible). 4. Two small plates to be attached to the inside of the dashboard of the car, one specifying make, h.p., engine number and weight, and the other bearing the name and address of the owner. 5. When transport, etc., has been arranged through the Club, the owner of the vehicle must be in possession of a car ticket for the purpose. 6. A passport for each member of the party, endorsed by the Foreign Office and vised by the Consular Representative of each country to be visited, except France, Belgium, Italy, Holland, Denmark, Sweden, Spain and Switzerland, for which country visas are no longer required for British subjects, although the passport must be endorsed for these countries. 7. A leaflet of instructions concerning the use of each set of Customs Papers (Triptyque or Carnet), which should be read very carefully, as failure to comply with the proper use of the papers might cause loss of the deposit and guarantee involved. 8. An Identification Form to be produced when leaving Great Britain for the Customs signature, and to be shown to, and left at, the Customs House upon re-entering England as proof of the car having originally left England. (When in possession of the Carnet de Passages en Douane the Identification Form is unnecessary, as the Carnet must be stamped by the British Customs at the port of departure from England.) At the conclusion of the journey it is most important that the Counterfoil of each Customs Paper (Triptyque or Carnet) be surrendered to the Royal Automobile Club, Touring Department, immediately for the return of the deposit and guarantee involved, and for the purpose of having them properly recorded and filed in the Club's Registers. PAGE 1 EDITION No. 35 TELEPHONE: REGENT 5000 TELEGRAMS: "AUTOMOBILE, LONDON" ROYAL AUTOMOBILE CLUB, LONDON, S.W.1 In order to facilitate the work of the Touring Department, Members and Associate-Members are requested to give as long notice as possible of their requirements for touring information and assistance. From the beginning of April until the end of September, especially, the longest possible notice is necessary. All applications will be dealt with strictly in rotation. The Staff have strict orders to this effect. TOURING DEPARTMENT. Members and Associate-Members wishing to take their cars to the Continent should follow the directions herein specified. PASSPORTS. A valid passport must be held by each member of the party and with the exception of France, Belgium, Italy, Holland, Spain and Switzerland (for British subjects), must be vised by the Consular Representative of each country to which, or through which, the holder contemplates travelling. The Touring Department can supply the necessary application forms for passports. Each application form must be counter-signed by a Mayor, Magistrate, Justice of the Peace, Minister of Religion, Barrister, Physician, Surgeon, Solicitor or Notary Public. Two small unmounted photographs, head and shoulders only, of each applicant must accompany each application, one of which must be certified on the back by the person who counter-signs the form. PASSPORTS—IMPORTANT. Advice and assistance is given by the Touring Department in connection with obtaining passports, endorsements, and visas, but it must be clearly understood that in cases where the Club is requested to obtain either or all of Page 5 the above, no responsibility is accepted for any inaccuracy or delay. Neither can any guarantee be given of completion by a specified day or time. Although a visa is not required by British subjects for France, Belgium, Italy, Holland, Denmark, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden or Norway, the passport must be endorsed (4s. 6d.). Every assistance will be rendered, but as these matters are not, and cannot be, in any way controlled by the Club, the foregoing qualification is essential. PASSPORT CHARGES. s. d.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} s. d.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} Passport ... ... 10 0 German visa ... 17 6 Czecho-Slovakian visa 10 6 Austrian ,, ... 12 6 Portuguese visa ... 10 9 Hungarian ,, ... 12 6 If the passport is not endorsed by the Foreign Office for all or any of these countries add 4s. 6d. to the cheque. If the passport needs renewal a further 4s. 6d. is required. All fees must be paid in advance. CUSTOMS PAPERS (Triptyques and Carnet de Passages en Douane — the latter otherwise known as the International Customs Pass) avoiding all financial transactions Page 4 with the Customs Authorities can be issued in return for which the Club requires a cash deposit of £100 and an English Bank's guarantee for the balance, equivalent to the duty ordinarily leviable, which is refunded provided the counterfoils of the Customs papers (properly stamped and signed) are surrendered to the Club at the completion Page 8 of the journey. In cases where the duty involved is £100 or less a cash deposit only, for the amount, is required. The guarantee should take the form shown herein (page 5). (Copyright) | ||