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Poland/Ukraine Border at Medyka - Parking?


tonykenny  18 | 131  
27 Dec 2008 /  #1
Hi,
I'm hoping to visit Ukraine next week (if my new boss allows me a week delay on starting) and I'll be driving to the border to park there and walk over. Does anybody know of a secure car park there or other car park that will be safe for me car?

I can't drive in Ukraine without an international driving licence and adding UA to my EU insurance.

Thanks

T

I didn't get a reply from this but for anybody searching the forums, here's some info.

Parking is available at the border post in Medyka, lots of it, but I don't know the cost. I parked in a secure car park in przemsyl which cost 120zloty for 14 days. Then there was a bus from the train station, but don't rely on the local communter buses with luggage because all you get is abuse from the driver and other passengers!
wildrover  98 | 4430  
11 Jan 2009 /  #2
international driving licence

My UK licence was readily accepted in Ukraine....as far as i am aware you can buy insurance at the border for not a lot of money.....
delphiandomine  86 | 17823  
12 Jan 2009 /  #3
Lucky so and so, I want to visit Ukraine :(
wildrover  98 | 4430  
12 Jan 2009 /  #4
I want to visit Ukraine

Go there , i rode there all alone on my Harley , didn,.t have any problems , apart from the terrible roads , the people were nice , as was the beer and the food....You can stay there for up to 90 days now without a visa , give it a try....
szarlotka  8 | 2205  
12 Jan 2009 /  #5
didn,.t have any problems

They didn't steal the gas from your Harley then?
wildrover  98 | 4430  
12 Jan 2009 /  #6
Nooo at that time they had plenty of gas , its getting a bit cold for some people there now though...
OP tonykenny  18 | 131  
13 Jan 2009 /  #7
They had plenty of gas last week too! :) Seems they were clever and stored reserves.

I had a great time. There were a few surprises, like walking along railway tracks to get to a destination and the way people 'say' excause me by simply pushing you out of their way!

I got shit on by a bird though, so it wasn't all bad! :)

Seriously though, I'm looking forward to seeing Ukraine again in spring! :)
Good food, good people, great beer and more!

T
delphiandomine  86 | 17823  
13 Jan 2009 /  #8
Go there , i rode there all alone on my Harley , didn,.t have any problems , apart from the terrible roads , the people were nice , as was the beer and the food....You can stay there for up to 90 days now without a visa , give it a try....

Getting there from Poznan is a bit long winded without a car though :(
OP tonykenny  18 | 131  
14 Jan 2009 /  #9
I drove from Gdansk! You can do it in about 10 hours on clear roads. (if you *ahem* don't always obey the speed limits)

T
wildrover  98 | 4430  
14 Jan 2009 /  #10
Getting there from Poznan is a bit long winded without a car though

Probably , but i usually prefer going places on or in my own transport , much more fun , and you can stop when you want , meet people...always the better way....
delphiandomine  86 | 17823  
16 Jan 2009 /  #11
I drove from Gdansk! You can do it in about 10 hours on clear roads. (if you *ahem* don't always obey the speed limits)

People obey speed limits in Poland??!
OP tonykenny  18 | 131  
16 Jan 2009 /  #12
yeah some do... and they are usually driving a fiat cinqu-cantspellit which is like 1 meter wide and they need to take up the entire road - the last one i was stuck behind kept wandering over the white line.

"Polish drivers" are infamous in England for being complete maniacs with heavy left feet. After being driving in Poland for 6 months I now see that if you don't drive like that, you get nowhere! Seriously, just to get from one major city to the next, if you obey the limits, you'll take a week to get anywhere... of course, the suspension is about totalled now!

T
wildrover  98 | 4430  
16 Jan 2009 /  #13
wandering over the white line.

This is due to the Fiat wonky steering....and the driver being three parts pssssst
OP tonykenny  18 | 131  
16 Jan 2009 /  #14
I think he was more likely trying to hide his face so as to not be recognised

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