Addendum to - Our Mind Bending Visit to KAT Burgas

This is a quick post simply to say that ......... the job ain't done yet!!

We were 'reliably' informed that after the trauma of spending a day at KAT Burgas there was a further registration process to endure - Registering for Danuk (Данък)!  This is 'Tax' to you and me, the requirement being to register your newly registered vehicle at the local town hall office for the 'privilege' of paying local roads tax on top of the annual national roads tax, the vignette (Винетни - See here: www.rvs.bg and you can buy here: www.vinetka.com) which is paid annually on 1 January.

There seems to be some confusion over the time-lines for registration for Danuk, some say within the month after KAT registration, others say two and more.  We erred on the side of caution and did it at the first opportunity, within the month.  There are fines for non-payment but others may have a better idea of what they might be.

What happens!!  To us, as follows:

1. Take the 45+km round trip to Karnobat .
2. Visit the Municipality (new) offices.  This used to be the registry office and is on the opposite side of the road from the Savoy restaurant.
3. Go to desk 1 or 2.  Desk 1 seemed to be the friendliest, just inside the inner main door on the right, but we got 2.
4. Ask to register your vehicle for Danuk.
5. You will be asked for the new (Bulgarian) vehicle registration document AND the copy you should have of your old registration, in our case, DVLA UK registration document.  Warning - Be prepared for difficulties if you don't have the old one.  
6. Complete the registration document.  The clerk did this for us which was fortunate.
7. Go and sit in the waiting area for a time and wait to be called forward.
8. When called, go to the cash desk and shell out tax for the remainder of the year.  Fortunately we only had to pay the two months (Nov & Dec), BGN 21.12.
9. Smile as you part with more cash and go home in the safe and certain knowledge that you are now fully road legal in Bulgaria - Phew!

Danuk should be paid annually at the same office on or shortly after 1 March, for convenience, with your house tax.  We asked what the tax bill for our car would be next year and were told BGN 126.00.  The lowest rate of tax, since the car is over 15 years old.

That's all folks!!  Happy motoring in Bulgaria.