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14/05/2008, 12:30 bonjour! Joined on 14/05/2008 Posts 1 Compulsory registration of UK vehicle used in France - what period? Bonjour! A recent post here indicates that a private car in France may, as far as French law is concerned, remain UK-registered provided it returns to the UK within SIX MONTHS of arriving in France. Could somebody please kindly point me to a government website clarifying whether this was indeed the case in 2007, and what the situation is today? Even if the text is in French   The FAQ here indicates just ONE MONTH http://www.completefrance.com/cs/forums/684121/ShowPost.aspx I'm terribly confused   Merci!    Report

14/05/2008, 13:16 Cat Joined on 21/01/2005 ------- Forum Moderator ------- Lot Posts 2,998 Re: Compulsory registration of UK vehicle used in France - what period? How very vexing for you. Hello, bonjour, and welcome to the forum.  A couple of things... you might want to remove the exclamation mark from the end of your username, as it makes it very difficult for people to quote you posts otherwise (unless, of course you would rather that people didn't quote your posts).  The other thing is a question, if you don't mind me being nosey, why do you need to know what the situation was regarding the law in 2007? Is it your own car you are thinking of re-registering? Cathy Sun, sun, sun, here it comes...    Report

14/05/2008, 13:53 Boiling a frog Joined on 06/09/2004 Charente 16 Posts 598 Re: Compulsory registration of UK vehicle used in France - what period? It depends on whether you are French resident or just visiting. If just visiting you are allowed to use your UK registered car for up to 6 months in a 12 month period in any other EU country.(provided it is legally insured road tax and MOT if required). It must then return to the UK . If you are a resident of France ie you stay in France full time then you only have 1 month to reregister it onto French plates.         Boiling a frog    Report

14/05/2008, 14:03 Cat Joined on 21/01/2005 ------- Forum Moderator ------- Lot Posts 2,998 Re: Compulsory registration of UK vehicle used in France - what period? Are you a resident Bonjour!, or just visiting here? Cathy Sun, sun, sun, here it comes...    Report

14/05/2008, 20:21 ErnieY Joined on 05/12/2006 Nr Prayssac (Lot) Posts 3,545 Re: Compulsory registration of UK vehicle used in France - what period?  Cat wrote: Are you a resident Bonjour!, or just visiting here? Would that be resident on the forum or in France Cat, if you get my drift My doctor said one drink per day, I can live with that !    Report

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