222Martins:
I have been very angry since yesterday but reading the comments of some Nairaland members just got me laughing out loud. The attacks and counter attacks.

Please for the record, KakakiAutos is not to blame in anyway for this. He delivered on his promise despite all the hurdles we experience during the buying process. There's no harm in recommending your client to another business that offers complimentary service.



You have said it all. Cars that Acceptable Duty was paid on were allowed to go at the custom checkpoints after settling like N2k or N3k. But this guys were just adamant and refused all our diplomatic approach. We even offered N50k after spending over 3hrs there but they still refused to shift grounds from their N200k demand and this was just the 4th checkpoint when we know quite well that there are over 7 more custom checkpoints to go.

We were given an assessment duty of N1.440M to go pay into the customs account at the bank. My boys told me to sit back and allowed them resolve the issue themselves. God willing, the car will be released to them any moment from now.

To all those that reached out to me, offered advice on this thread and wished me well; i say thank you. May help not be far from you in your time of need.

To KakakiAutos, YOU ARE A MAN!! You promised and you delivered. I never lost sleep for one minute because you carried me along. Even on some issues that seem irrelevant, you still kept me informed. Thank You.

As for AdexFem, FULL DISCLOSURE was your undoing. Of the N850K balance left after you paid N1.9M to customs. Let me assume you paid N100k for shipping and terminal charges; and your agent fee is N200k. Y[b]ou should have about N550k left unaccounted for[/b].............. I won't say anything here for now but bear it in mind that it is not every bone you can swallow and go scot free; some will choke you.

I took my time to read through the comments and I am glad you glossed over most of them and took the route to sort the issue and retrieve your car yourself. A lot of us love fights here and bay for blood a lot.

I am also keen to also learn how it ended. Please do share the approach you took when the car is eventually released to you. The debit note should shield you from custom check points until it gets to your destination.

Meanwhile, exactly a week ago, I was nearly a victim of this. I sent a 2017 Toyota RAV4 to Enugu, cleared by the same Adexfem. But we had a blockage in Benin and that car could have been impounded. My saving grace; a childhood friend who is a custom's officer and who used to work at the Benin zonal office, and was once on that check-point. So he spoke to his colleagues. Didn't mean I didn't part with N10k.

Here are the charges I paid on the car;
Import Duty was 1.2m
There was no levy as it was declared as a salvage vehicle.
Surcharge N84k
ETLS N17k
VAT N237k

Everything to customs was around N1.540m.

Yet I had issues on the road.

However, if I was to declare the full duty on the car, I would be paying additional N1m to what i had paid above, that's 2.2m and then the surcharge and all. Everything to clear the car would be somewhere around N3m or so. I paid N2.4m

I agree that Adexfem was wrong for non-disclosure. I took mine easily because I was aware of the poor clarity and confusion when it comes to valuation and dealing with customs. I suspect that your car was also declared as accidented or salvage, so it can benefit from the duty for semi knocked down units. This is the modus these days, as not a lot of us can afford the complete duty for Fully built units.

The key reason why i am replying to post is regarding the solution to this problem. It is pertinent to institute a civil case against the custom's service to end this nonsense. The service is VERY culpable if it gives a valuation and releases a car but goes ahead to impounds the same for 'short payment'. The valuation officers needs to start getting punished if this nonsense must end. The custom's website must have a duty calculator to give owners a fair idea of the custom's duty. I would expect that one day, someone will take this route. But because it pays us to keep short paying, no one will act on this. It pays me too. But it is a huge corruption out there and our inaction is fueling it.

On a normal day and in a sane country, I don't see what the NCS is doing in-country, mounting road blocks and check-points all over the place looking for goods that it cleared to go in country. There's no better evidence of failure and incompetence. Worse still is that most of these officers don't know their jobs and how to be lawful in discharge of their duties. It is a shame!

Sorry about your loss, but I am convinced you will have the car back, even though at additional cost to you. Gladly, it is for personal use, hence will end well. We'll keep learning

I hope Adexfem can learn to be more explicit. I have used him severally and will still use him. I think he's been very fair in his business and I hope he applies lessons from this. I can't bet on it, but best believe he may have spent almost N550k left on bribes. For a 2014 luxury SUV, the appetite for greed among the custom officers giving the valuation is as big as the car. Sad commentary!

GAZZUZZ:


I preferred a controlled environment for jobs like this

kingreign:


You wey come late

Osahon7:
Transcript at ABUJA EMBASSY with onr black American lady at window 7 or so.

*Me:* (with a bright smile and happy face) Good morning

*Vo:* Hi Good morning

*Vo:* you’re traveling to Plano Texas for what reason?

Me: To give the National Board Dental Exams Part 1. The exam is given only in America

*Vo:* Thats Medicine or Dentistry?

*Me:* Dentistry. Its a mandatory requirement to gain admission into post graduate Dentistry programs in America.

*Vo:* (nods her head in affirmation) So you want to pursue post graduate Dentistry education right ?

*Me: Yes after my Undergraduate Dental Program.

Vo: you are currently an undergraduate student of University of Benin right?

*Me:* Yes

*Vo:* who’s paying for the trip

*Me:* my Dad

*Vo:* what does he do?

*Me:* He’s a Bleep

*Vo:* does he work in Benin?

*Me:* Yes Edo,Benin

*Vo* what about your mom?

*Me:* She owns her business with 3 employee

*Vo* How long do you have left of schooling?

*Me* Plus Housemanship And NYSC is two years

*VO* Have you traveled outside Nigeria before?
*Me* Nah really

*Vo:* am approving your visa okay! Success on your Exams...passes me the white paper and keeps my passport in one carton.


*Me:* smile thank you(collected the white paper)

NB: I HAVE NO TRAVEL HISTORY (NOT EVEN GHANA OR BENIN)
AND A VIRGIN PASSPORT.
NO DOCUMENTS CHECKED

MY LITTLE RECOMMENDATIONS:
EVEN IF YOU HAVE ALL DOCUMENTS AND THE STRONGEST TIES IN Nigeria, IF you DONT GO WITH THE GRACE OF GOD, FORGET IT. I SAW A HIGH RANKING CIVIL DEFENSE OFFICER BEING DENIED.
A BIG MAN AND ALL HIS FAMILY MEMBERS PROLLY GOING FOR THEIR HOLIDAYS ALL BEEN DENIED.
Eveb ONE KABIYESI man WAS DENIED TOO. SO NA BABA GOD GET POWER las las.. pray, fast and seek his face.

Just like other ppl have said before
1. Be confident in your answers
2. Don’t be desperate(very important.)
3. Those guys are highly trained and can sense desperation miles away. Go with the mentality that it’s either you get or not. After all Its not an interview for a million dollars check.







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MissOlawumi:
Greetings everyone. Please can anyone teach me on how to cancel our application. My husband and I applied April 15 as we planned to tour Capetown for our honeymoon btw May 19 and 26. He was called May 17 and was asked all sorts of questions, we knew it was late because our traditional wedding was that day. We couldn't make other plans because our passports was wt them. As it is we don't want the visa again as it's already useless, can they please return so we can move on to better things with our lives.

SamReinvented:
Hi guys. So I want to renew my German schengen visa and I've been going online since December to book an appointment, but no dates are available. Has the system changed? Or is it my browser?

radautoworks:


These numbers are not pulling up in interchange. I know they are for a Lexus. VIN or model, year, engine and drivetrain please.

radautoworks:


You only need 4 quarts but cheaper to just get 5 quart jug than four 1 quart bottles.

Conventional http://weblink.carquest.com/acl/?mfgName=CQO&partNumber=CQ620-5QT N9,736

Synthetic http://weblink.carquest.com/acl/?mfgName=CQO&partNumber=CQ930-5QT N16,728

Filter http://weblink.carquest.com/acl/?mfgName=RFI&partNumber=R84145 N1,486

Miiidey:
I paid for courier service and I didn’t get any text should I still go, thought I was supposed to get a text, also I tracked it it still saying under processing. I’m confused right now

Miiidey:
Hi guys pls any information yet about those travelling to SA for the conference and are yet to to get their passports yet cause I’m supposed to travel this weekend

qalifa:

Yeah they told me about the backlog too it’s frustrating haba and they don’t ever pick up their phones to at least know about my application

homody:



I submitted an application for a visa to attend an event in cape town, going to three weeks I'm yet to receive my passport, I suppose to take off by November 10th which is next 3 days.I need an advice

qalifa:

I went to the embassy they said they have a backlog of applications so visas will only be issued from next or upper week and they also changed consulars so things are a bit slow .

edewor1991:


Lagos

edewor1991:


I applied on 18 Oct 2018 and received SMS from Vfs for collection on 31-10-2018

Teefab:

Wow!!! Did you track it?If yes what was the redponse you got.....

Teefab:
Hello everyone, please i submitted my application on the 12th at the vfs Abuja, and up till now i haven't heard anything from them.Its my third time going to SA , so i thought it should be out earlier and its already 3wks 2days ago and my last application was out in about 48hours in Lagos. Please anyone with any idea of what is going on with the Abuja SA High Commission?

kenyguy:
High quality spare parts.
Thank You!!!