Although car insurance is based on the vehicle and not on the driver I have been reliably informed that as of tomorrow 1st March it is necessary to carry a letter of authorisation to cover the person borrowing the car as the police need to know the vehicle has not been stolen

Thanks for that Karen well done this will be useful to everyone over there that drives

who do you get the letter of authorisation from.

I would guess the owner of the vehicle.

over here everything has to be stamped by the notary to be official.

Now that is a very good point

Plus if you were to write one yourself would the Police accept it written in English

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i believe that the letter should be hand written by the owner, maybe it would be a good idea to put contact details on as well after all it is for your protection. In all police matters a translator should be provided

Would it not be a good idea to have it translated into Bulgarian,as most cant understand English,let alone read it




Mike

I would get a letter and translation as Mickhev says, but if you are going to use it a lot get the dreaded Notarious stamp. It's the only thing they understand here!!

and you need to carry the vehicles papers with you as well of course.

car rentals insurance cover the person who hires the car and only that person. would like to know where this law is stated as i dont think a hand written letter in whatever language would be acceptable without an authorized stamp.

I need to know more about this as our car is in my partners name and not the companies, so when i drive tomorrow will i be legal.

need more info.

And the 20 Lev in your Licence (for emergencies of course)



Mike

wont work

Your dead right cost me 50



Mike