Evening star., 1928-05-20

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YOU will want to know in advance the
best plan TO follow in shipping the car
| overseas. Also you will want to know
something about regulations and re-
! ouirements imposed by the countries
you intend to tour.
1t is estimated that American tourists
will take more than 5000 cars TO Europe
this Summer, and 1t Is believed tlat
this number would double were 1t not
for the tourists apprehension OF intrica-
cies attached TO foreign rules and regu-
/ lations II your trip is properly planned
in advance, taking motor car to Eu-
rope is as simple as taking baggage.
Seeing Europe from your own car
| means that you see all of Europe-o0t
| OF the way places, where trains do not
| run. as well as cities like London and
/ Paris The advantages are obvious.
! You can travel ieisurely. and the cost
| of transporting a car across and back
/ is nicely offset by the saving in rail and
| taxi fares in cases Of touring parties of
! three persons or more.
Questions Of Interest.
| The things that concern a Europe
/ bound American motoriSt are broken
| down into three questions:
/. How am 1 to ship my car, and
/ WtlAt Will IL CoSes
! 2. How about regulations governing
/ the use of motor cars in foreign coun-
| tries?
| 8. Where viii I get service on my car
| in Europe2
! Before contemplating the above phases
/ of taking a car to Europe the tourist
/ should first decide upon the countries
| to be included in the tour. The Ameri-
! can Automobile Association maintains
/ foreign department TO aid members OF
! affiliated organizations in planning itin-
/ erarieS.
Members of these afiliated motor
| clubs have the courtesies Of the Alli-
ance Internationale de TouriSme, which
| is composed OF the leading touring clubs
! in Europe and the United States, Plan
| ming the itinerary is quite a simple mat
| ter for members of the afhliated motor
clubs.
| When the itinerary is set, when you
i know where you want to disembark and
| where you want TO go after YOU get
| across. then it is wen 70 consider the
routine to be followed in shipping the
| car
Service Furnished.
All OF the large shipping companies
| maintain tourist automobile depart
| toristS OF q multitude Of details. The
| Cunard lines, for instance. will not only
carry your car to Europe, but without
extra charge above the fixed rate. as a
matter of routine, will register your car
with the United States customs: wash
and polish it en- route; supply oil and
gas: pay port charges: furnish interna-
tional license plates: arrange for inter-
national driving license; furnish GUS
toms papers for touring both the British
Isles or the Continent and membership
In the American Automobile Association
or the Royal Automobile Club.
All of the necessary documents are
delivered to the motorist by repre-
sentative OF the lines at the time OF
arrival at the port OF discharge. The
rates quoted. including the services
above, are as follows:
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ma sssasr ar aapo a. sosllasis $50 $500 sleo
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There IS charge Of So Tor landing
or loading the car at Queenstown or
Ali details Of shipping are attended
10 ny the steamship company. The car
Is swung slowly and carefully into the
hold OF the ship and covered with 3
cloth Of soft material TO prevent scratch
ing. 1t is unloaded along with the
baggage without delay.
Also Insures Cars.
The steamship company usually iEi-
sures the car for the owner against loss
at sea in an amount OF $1,000. Addi~
tional marine insurance may be OBJ.
tanned by the tourist at rate oil 50
cents per 500.
AS all OF the foreign countries require
a customs bond or guarantee that the
car viii be returned 70 the country from
which 1t was shipped. the American
Automobile Association, through its
| representatives at the port, furnishes
| the owner with a triptyque and Garnet
| de passage for foreign customs Until
l recently 1t was necessary for the owner
| 70 deposit $500 in cash and give q
| bankers indemnity for 90 per cent OF
| the value OF the car Under a new
! system a deposit OF only $3.50 Is re-
/ quired. and the bankers indemnity Is
no longer required.
The papers required by the overseas
motorist in addition 10 passport are
! ~ triptyQues or (2) Garnet de pas
sage en- douanes, and 49, international
| travelling pass. The latter is accepted in
| most European countries. Tourists wish
| ing 10 visit countries not covered by the
Garnet viii have individual triptyques
issued 70 them
The international travelling pass is
1 r,f@E EaST fysR he hu
fesentative OF the automobile associa-
tion. In the countries where 1t Is rec
| ognized 1t is valid for IL months with
out Reorganization.
To simplify the entire procedure in
preparing for motor tour Of Europe
1t Is advisable that motorists contem-
plating such trip should Immediately
communicate with the foreign depart
msnt Of the American Automobile As
sociation AT Washington, ID. &.
Service Given Abroad.
The third question which concerns
the prospective overseas motorist, that
| regarding service for American made
| cars, Is readily answered. General Mo-
| tors, through It's export division, has
| dealer representatives In virtually every
| city Of consequence In Europe. who are
prepared 10 give standard service on
General Motors cars AZ we'll as 10 fx~
| tend special conrtesies. Other American
manufacturers Of motor ears are gimi~
larry equipped,
Rules of the road and speed limits In
European countries and the Near East
are az follows.
Algerla-~Rule Of the road: Keep Ia
the right. Speed limit: No fixed limit
Law requires careful driving.
Anstrlaw-Keep 10 the left, except IN