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Hi safe drive, Why the name safe drive? Are you insinuating there are also unsafe drivers in egypt?
How safe are you on a scale of 1-10?
what is your max speed, to you keep to your lane? do you wait till it is safe to overtake? Do you use your horn only in an emergency situation, do you use head lights at night? do you wear a seatbelt and make sure your passengers do, do you have a child seat for children? If you do all this I will keep your number and recommend you.
You seem to have a cynical view about driving in Egypt. In a way that I can assume that you have been here before.
Well, Of course there are unsafe drivers in Egypt as also in everywhere in the world.
I simply chose this name because safety is my absolute priority.
I don't break the law and I try to avoid people who do that.
For ex: I can't accept to drive someone from Cairo to Alex (about 250 km) in 90 minutes just because he has a meeting to attend, when it normally takes 3 hours to go there . -Even if he pays a lot more for it-.
I mostly do the cautions you have mentioned .except that I don't have a child seat in my car! But you inspired me to have one.
It will be my pleasure to offer you my service whenever you needed it.
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what a lovely person. when im in cairo i will be sure to let you know.
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When I am on one of my many official tours of your lovely country , I will indeed keep your number in my little leather bound diary. Do you have room for a pony? Is your vehicle bulletproof, and is there adequate space in the boot for my tiaras? Sometimes one get suffocated by the numerous official engagements and cocktail parties that one feels duty bound to attend. One would be looking for a means of escape and one would call one and arrange a little drive around Egypt in your safe vehicle. You seem like a very sensible and safe driver. Congratulations, I hope your business is very successful. Posts: 115 | From: Buckingham Palace | Registered: Feb 2006
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So weird !! is that offer valid for ladies only what if 4 guys hired you , will that be ok wit ya !
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her maj , Thanks a lot , pleas don't forget to bring your little leather bound diary
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You can get a driver full time for between 600 and 1000 LE per month (with your own car). Some people do pay a lot more, but there's no need to.
Bring an international drivers license when you come, and you can get a local drivers license very easily. Slip them an extra 30LE to upgrade to the 10 year license.
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quote:Originally posted by gentle_giant: Me again.
You can get a driver full time for between 600 and 1000 LE per month (with your own car). Some people do pay a lot more, but there's no need to.
Bring an international drivers license when you come, and you can get a local drivers license very easily. Slip them an extra 30LE to upgrade to the 10 year license.
When I move over, I am thinking about getting a driver - how do you find them? Is there some kind of agency that will find one for you and check that they are good drivers? What are the implications for owning a car but someone else driving it? (In Egypt do you have compulsory car insurance with named drivers or anything like that - somehow I doubt it ) I assume they live in their own accommodation and come to you when you need them?
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Compulsory car insurance. Couldn't stop laughing.
You're pretty much right, you buy the car (fairly expensive), you insure it (about 1800 LE per year), you maintain it (about 2k to 4k per year for servicing - if you can call it that).
If one of you has a normal acciadent (no injuries), very rarely would any insurance details be exchanged. Normally, if needed, a bribe would be paid on the spot at the agreed argued value. Some time later, you driver will get a police report for 20LE some a cop on the street, and then you get the insurance company to fix it (and there's no excesses). I've had mine fixed up about 4 times in 4 years, and once paid an extra 1000LE to get the rest of the car tidied up and sprayed. The insurance companies are basically panel beater company front ends. I don't think you can get insurance to cover a write-off, actually I'm sure you could, but it'd be expensive.
I don't think there's a company you can go through. It's usually someones friend who needs work. You need to get someone that speaks some enlish though, otherwise it can be hell.
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quote:Originally posted by gentle_giant: Compulsory car insurance. Couldn't stop laughing.
You're pretty much right, you buy the car (fairly expensive), you insure it (about 1800 LE per year), you maintain it (about 2k to 4k per year for servicing - if you can call it that).
If one of you has a normal acciadent (no injuries), very rarely would any insurance details be exchanged. Normally, if needed, a bribe would be paid on the spot at the agreed argued value. Some time later, you driver will get a police report for 20LE some a cop on the street, and then you get the insurance company to fix it (and there's no excesses). I've had mine fixed up about 4 times in 4 years, and once paid an extra 1000LE to get the rest of the car tidied up and sprayed. The insurance companies are basically panel beater company front ends. I don't think you can get insurance to cover a write-off, actually I'm sure you could, but it'd be expensive.
I don't think there's a company you can go through. It's usually someones friend who needs work. You need to get someone that speaks some enlish though, otherwise it can be hell.
Thanks for that. If there is an accident (particularly a nasty one with death or serious injury) is the driver responsible or the car owner?
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quote:Originally posted by Dalia*: Learning Arabic might also be an option.
Yeah good point. You certainly need a bit if you're gonna drive yourself, especially malesh.
I think it's always the driver that's responsible (actually it's always the OTHER driver).
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quote:Originally posted by Safe drive: Hi More tea vicar ,
You seem to have a cynical view about driving in Egypt. In a way that I can assume that you have been here before.
Well, Of course there are unsafe drivers in Egypt as also in everywhere in the world.
I simply chose this name because safety is my absolute priority.
I don't break the law and I try to avoid people who do that.
For ex: I can't accept to drive someone from Cairo to Alex (about 250 km) in 90 minutes just because he has a meeting to attend, when it normally takes 3 hours to go there . -Even if he pays a lot more for it-.
I mostly do the cautions you have mentioned .except that I don't have a child seat in my car! But you inspired me to have one.
It will be my pleasure to offer you my service whenever you needed it.
If not...................
Please ignore the farts SD.
Good luck.
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Mind that tongue of yours MK, otherwise your husband might need to practice FTM on you. A much better end to deal with in your case
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