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Motorcycling in France
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 28/04/2008, 20:58
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Anton Redman
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Re: Registering a Laverda sans manufacturer
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28/04/2008, 22:09
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Sunday Driver
 
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Charles
The 30 year change has not yet come into force (now understood to be due in January 2009). However, according to almost everyone involved in classic vehicles, you should always try to obtain a carte grise 'normal' rather than a 'collection'. Whilst the driving restrictions are due to be relaxed, it's not inconceivable that they may be reintroduced at some time in the future which would make your bike less attractive to a potential purchaser.
As I mentioned last year, try the Aprilia route first. If you have no luck there, then it's worth speaking to your local DRIRE about the possibility of getting an SVA certificate for the bike. The guys there are nowadays usually quite keen on challenges such as this and will give you advice on the type of technical documentation that might be acceptable to them to give it type approval.
Keep us informed of how you are getting on with this....
Waddya mean it's only Saturday......
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19/05/2008, 9:11
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CharlesMeechan
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Thanks Sunday Driver, I'm going the Aprilia route now. In the meantime hope to fetch the bike this weekend and it'll be covered for the usual 90 days on my UK insurance (I'll let them know; always important) while I get it re-registered. Will let you know the outcome.
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03/06/2008, 14:00
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CharlesMeechan
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An update and more grief. Aprilia Italy are none too helpful and just want to return my 27 Euros to me stating we have no such documents. So it's possible the Jota being 26 years old never had a certificate of conformity. Does that make sense to anyone?
I've also posted on a Laverda forum and had a helpful French guy respond.
First he suggests trying Aprilia France, which I will.
Or he suggests gathering documents and going to the prefecture, saying Laverda no longer exists, and getting an appointment for a "service des mines" where they will check that your horn, lights etc are CE type and that you "do not make too much noise". Er, anyone been through the process?? And how much noise, a Jota is LOUD just as it was designed to be in 82.
It seems that the carte grise de collection at http://www.ffve.org IS now for 30 year old machines, so that rules the Jota out.
Any feedback appreciated.
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07/06/2008, 18:53
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Redboots
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 CharlesMeechan wrote: | | Aprilia Italy are none too helpful and just want to return my 27 Euros to me stating we have no such documents. So it's possible the Jota being 26 years old never had a certificate of conformity. Does that make sense to anyone?
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CoC's only became EU wide in 2002 or 3 I think. So its a certificate of Identity you need.
You could see if Eurococ can help you: http://www.eurococ.eu/en/?gclid=CLWtkv3x4pMCFQuGugod6BmjVg
I'm going to try them when I import a PD Classic... Cheaper as well by the looks of it.
Cheers,
John
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09/06/2008, 9:18
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CharlesMeechan
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Re: Registering a Laverda sans manufacturer
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Thanks for that John. I'm slowly going through a process of elimination – at the moment it's sending a letter and copy of registration certificate to the technical service department of Aprilia France rather than Italy.
They seem pretty knowledgable so I'm hoping to get something meaningful back from them in the post.
If not I'll give the Eurococ a try, but as you say type identification may be more a manufacturer's job.
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