Recent crossing at Beitbridge - Police Clearance

[Roman Lenner]

Dear all, 

we have been getting some conflicting messages about requirements of vehicle police clearance at Beitbridge coming from SA to ZIM. Is it strictly enforced? Does anyone have recent experiences? We will have one privately owned vehicle and one rental. 

We plan to travel to Gonarezhou (bookings in June), avoiding Mozambique (visa issues, Limpopo is full as well). Bit strapped for time, therefore going through Botswana is last resort.  

Thanks in advance

Roman

[Bruce Turner]

Hi Roman,

I will know in just over a week as a mate of mine is going across and has not bothered with the new requirements. I will feed back then.

Apart from that, for others benefit, I was told by my contact at Zim Tourism at BB that the new Private Vehicle Verification certificate is required more so by the SA side but if you have police certified documents you should be ok. 

Its the SA guys who have implemented this to try and curb stollen vehicles going across which I find funny as the honest people use the border and the stollen vehicles are driven across the Limpopo illegally in most cases.

Rgds

BruceT 

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[Roman Lenner]

Hi Bruce, 

thanks for the continous support ... we await your friend, but basically at this point decided to go anyhow 

Zim side apparently does not request the certificate for vehicle registered in SA - Step 6, Point 8  https://zimborders.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Light-Vehicle-process-to-cross-Beitbridge-Border-Post-heading-North-into-Zimbabwe.pdf

Cheers

Roman

[Mike Slater]

In November last year the attached notice requiring Police Vehicle clearance was pinned on the Zim side of Beitbridge.  Vehicle Police Clearance is listed as one of the requirements for vehicle clearance.  Since then numerous folk have confirmed that this is asked for, but not the full police vehicle clearance which is only issued when a vehicle is de-registered for export purposes.  In its place, both the "Checking slip stolen status" and the Police Vehicle Verification (PVV) are routinely being requested and accepted Moz side of Beitbridge.  https://www.facebook.com/groups/302355840176954/search/?q=PVV

"Alla fin del gioco tanto va nel sacco il Re quanto la pedina."

Best wishes
 
Mike Slater

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