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08/05/2008, 14:54 ErnieY Joined on 05/12/2006 Nr Prayssac (Lot) Posts 2,944 Re: Suitable insurance for France and UK Talk of tax is rether confusing the issue (as if we need need more of that ) but what BAF says is fundamentally correct so no, as a UK resident you cannot legitimately take your French car to UK although, as I mentioned earlier, Noel Edmunds doesn't seem to be overly concerned with this but I suppose, unlike us mere mortals, he's got enough dough to buy his way out of just about any trouble It's the same in France, as a French resident you are not permitted to drive a foreign car so strictly speaking you cannot borrow a UK regged car belonging to a visiting friend for instance.  Boiling a frog wrote: The likelyhood of being pulled up for it is something entirely different Agreed and a chance you may choose to take, but when metal meets metal and the questions start........................ My doctor said one drink per day, I can live with that !    Report

08/05/2008, 15:03 Boiling a frog Joined on 06/09/2004 Charente 16 Posts 536 Re: Suitable insurance for France and UK  ErnieY wrote: Talk of tax is rether confusing the issue (as if we need need more of that ) but what BAF says is fundamentally correct so no, as a UK resident you cannot legitimately take your French car to UK although, as I mentioned earlier, Noel Edmunds doesn't seem to be overly concerned with this but I suppose, unlike us mere mortals, he's got enough dough to buy his way out of just about any trouble It's the same in France, as a French resident you are not permitted to drive a foreign car so strictly speaking you cannot borrow a UK regged car belonging to a visiting friend for instance.  Boiling a frog wrote: The likelyhood of being pulled up for it is something entirely different Agreed and a chance you may choose to take, but when metal meets metal and the questions start........................ Perhaps Noel is a French resident Re driving  UK car in France You can drive it as long as the owner of the vehicle is with you         Boiling a frog    Report

08/05/2008, 15:23 Will Joined on 22/09/2004 Sussex & 50 (Mortainais) Posts 4,727 Re: Suitable insurance for France and UK Just to go back a few steps to correct something...  Tony F Dordogne wrote: ...French and UK law says if the car is in France for more than 6 months, it should be SORNd and registered in France.  Definitely not - DVLA should be notified, using the section of the registration certificate provided for this purpose (V5C/4), that the vehicle has been exported - this is totally different from SORN. From the official UK website on SORN: "The vehicle must remain in Great Britain." (link to page here ) Will intentionally blank signature http://www.vienormande.com    Report

08/05/2008, 16:41 Tony F Dordogne Joined on 10/04/2005 Small village in the Dordogne, near St Cyprien Posts 1,409 Re: Suitable insurance for France and UK Just so Will Tony F Dordogne (24) Huguenot Trails    Report

08/05/2008, 17:06 ErnieY Joined on 05/12/2006 Nr Prayssac (Lot) Posts 2,944 Re: Suitable insurance for France and UK I did pick this up at the time in my post @ 09:00  ErnieY wrote: Tony: I'm surprised you suggest SORNing as it is clearly not appropriate in this case, if the car is to be registered in France it must be exported My doctor said one drink per day, I can live with that !    Report

08/05/2008, 17:14 Will Joined on 22/09/2004 Sussex & 50 (Mortainais) Posts 4,727 Re: Suitable insurance for France and UK Thanks - I missed that bit, Ernie Glad we are in agreement. Will intentionally blank signature http://www.vienormande.com    Report

08/05/2008, 17:23 Sunday Driver Joined on 07/10/2005 Deux Sevres (79) Posts 2,749 Re: Suitable insurance for France and UK I wonder how many pages this one is going to go on for......     Waddya mean it's only Saturday......    Report

08/05/2008, 17:42 ErnieY Joined on 05/12/2006 Nr Prayssac (Lot) Posts 2,944 Re: Suitable insurance for France and UK Roll up, roll up, place yer bets folks My doctor said one drink per day, I can live with that !    Report

08/05/2008, 19:23 Tony F Dordogne Joined on 10/04/2005 Small village in the Dordogne, near St Cyprien Posts 1,409 Re: Suitable insurance for France and UK Easy bet, too many? Tony F Dordogne (24) Huguenot Trails    Report

11/05/2008, 20:33 Moulin85 Joined on 23/09/2007 Posts 19 Re: Suitable insurance for France and UK Yes people this one will run & run!   To the letter of the law those who say the car should be registered in France, then the UK, then France, then the UK, then France, then the UK, then France………………… are right. But in reality if the car is legal in the UK i.e. Tax, Mot, Insurance and the insurance company are aware of the situation and prepared to extend cover, (please ensure you have this in writing,) then there won’t be a problem! The only time anyone is going to question how long you have been in either country is if you have an accident and the insurance company refuse to pay out. With the correct cover this can’t happen. I know the law on both sides of the Channel can be an ***, but in the remote circumstance that you did end up in court the key questions would be Practicality and Intention to De-Fraud. Clearly in this situation it is impractical to continually keep re-registering and as the car is fully legal in the UK and you have amended the insurance to cover extended stays in France there is no fraudulent intent. This is quite different from those Brits who drive around on UK plates to avoid a CT and paying out for insurance.        Report

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