1. Identification

• any person who is expected to come and identify a motor vehicle in Swaziland has to be accompanied by the police from his/her country.
• an appointment has to be made through the INTERPOL office (car theft office) which in turn shall communicate with the relevent police station.
• the complainant/owner must bring with him his/her identity document or passport.
• he/she must also bring with him/her the registration documents of the motor vehicle.
• the relevant police official has to bring a copy of the statement of the person who reported the case in the said police station.

2. Release of the motor vehicle

• the complainant /owner has to be accompanied by a police official from the mother country.
• the complainant /owner has to bring his/her identity document and the origional registration number of the vehicle.
• incase of an insured vehicle and when it has been indemnified, the person has to write a letter authorising the insurance company to receive the vehicle on his behalf.
• the insurer /financer has to write a letter authorising the said representative of the company to receive the letter on its behalf.
• the representative of the insurer or financer has to bring with him the origional registration documents of the vehicle and his identity document.
• legal representation is required when going to make an application for a motor vehicle in court.
• the owner or legal representative can apply for the release.
• in case of tempered with motor vehicles, the complainant must come for identification of the motor vehicle.

Contact point

Mr. David Gwebu,in charge car theft department
Phone no. +268 404 2501-5 ext: 273 or 4041717
Mobile no. +268 6041013
Fax no. +268 4040590
Email. Interpolmbabane@swazi.net

Last update: 06-2008