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Poland/Ukraine Border at Medyka - Parking?


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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
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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!
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tonykenny:

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.....
delphiandomineThreads: 40
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Lucky so and so, I want to visit Ukraine :(
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delphiandomine:

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....
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wildrover:

didn,.t have any problems


They didn't steal the gas from your Harley then?
wildroverThreads: 180
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Nooo at that time they had plenty of gas , its getting a bit cold for some people there now though...
tonykennyThreads: 21
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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
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wildrover:
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 :(
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delphiandomine:
Getting there from Poznan is a bit long winded without a car though :(

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
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delphiandomine:
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....
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tonykenny:
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??!
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delphiandomine:
People obey speed limits in Poland??!

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
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tonykenny:
wandering over the white line.

This is due to the Fiat wonky steering....and the driver being three parts pssssst
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I think he was more likely trying to hide his face so as to not be recognised
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