XP: French/UK Insurance Catch 22
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From: TOG on 22 Dec 2008 07:52 On 22 Dec, 10:47, "Mike Ricketts" <kinsar...(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > > The following link is to an Ex-Pat info site in France that gives some info > on importing to France as someone asked the question. > > http://aquitaine.angloinfo.com/countries/france/motoregister.asp > Says nowt about bikes, unfortunately, and if you want to register a full-power (ie: over 106bhp) bike in France, the short answer is that you can't.
From: Mike Ricketts on 22 Dec 2008 09:07 "TOG(a)Toil" <totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:4d7074d1-fd82-448c-a273-891ad0fca9f0(a)y1g2000pra.googlegroups.com... On 22 Dec, 10:47, "Mike Ricketts" <kinsar...(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > > The following link is to an Ex-Pat info site in France that gives some > info > on importing to France as someone asked the question. > > http://aquitaine.angloinfo.com/countries/france/motoregister.asp > >Says nowt about bikes, unfortunately, and if you want to >register a >full-power (ie: over 106bhp) bike in France, the short >answer is that >you can't. The introduction to the Factsheet states "The information you need if importing a new or used car or motorcycle to France". With the exception of the Controle Technique, I think the other info is correct. There is a separate factsheet for caravans and trailers that have different requirements. I think it just isn't written that clearly. For most things it states "vehicle" which includes a bike but for the controle technique it uses "car" because bikes do not require it. You are right about the BHP "cap" as it is an important point and not mentioned anywhere that I could see. Mike
From: The Older Gentleman on 22 Dec 2008 02:26 platypus <monotreme(a)blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > 72degrees wrote: > > > > How easy is it to get a UK bike re-registered in France? Probably > > easier than the other way round - which I have done. Certainly easier > > than a car I would guess until they bring in Controle Technique for > > bikes. > > I think dog had some extensive experience of this. Heh. And then some. -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Yamaha XTZ660 Tenere Honda CB400F CB125RS SH50 If you don't know what you're doing, don't do it. Workshop manual? Buy one instead of asking where the free PDFs are chateau dot murray at idnet dot com
From: 72degrees on 22 Dec 2008 13:24 On 22 Dec, 10:47, "Mike Ricketts" <kinsar...(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > Then on Sunday afternoon a mate in Bolton phoned me to say do nothing just > yet as that, given the credit crunch, if I hang on until Easter, a wad of > notes might get me an unbelievable bargain. He had just been out > negotiating with a couple of dealers and one of them was so desperate for a Hmm. given the cost of used bikes in France generally, it makes me wonder why UK registered bikes aren't being taken over there in droves by dealers. Presumably a bike you purchased for your own use would be treated as a 'personal import' though. Is it subject to type approval and all that. Are you looking at post 2003 or newer (IIRC) bikes with appropriate certificates of confomity, or something older than ten years (which certainly makes things easier the other way). PF
From: Mike on 22 Dec 2008 14:30
"72degrees" <peter(a)ps-fisher.demon.co.uk> a �crit dans le message de news: 7f9e21ab-84be-4425-acf3-4d65a151df85(a)o4g2000pra.googlegroups.com... On 22 Dec, 10:47, "Mike Ricketts" <kinsar...(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > Then on Sunday afternoon a mate in Bolton phoned me to say do nothing just > yet as that, given the credit crunch, if I hang on until Easter, a wad of > notes might get me an unbelievable bargain. He had just been out > negotiating with a couple of dealers and one of them was so desperate for > a Hmm. given the cost of used bikes in France generally, it makes me wonder why UK registered bikes aren't being taken over there in droves by dealers. Presumably a bike you purchased for your own use would be treated as a 'personal import' though. Is it subject to type approval and all that. Are you looking at post 2003 or newer (IIRC) bikes with appropriate certificates of confomity, or something older than ten years (which certainly makes things easier the other way). PF |