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Need help in importing a bike

AREESSMILL

AREESSMILL

Joined Aug 2008
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Brittany France
Right Lads

I live in France and having seen the prices of bikes in the UK, its of interest to import a UK spec bike.

can anyone have a look into this for me.

Really apreciateite.

:thumbup
 
Have you tried ringing Southern Cross and asking them. If anyone will know, they will,

Dan
 
i think you ship it over then go see the dvla then they give you some temporary number for insurance then you can put an mot on it then once thats done you go back to them and then you get a proper reg for it .my dad had this to do when he took his cbr out to france then brought it back couple of years later
 
Tim. Just buy it, take it to France, insure it in the cheapest EU country (France or UK) then ride it. If you live in rural France, chances are the local cops won't be worried about you running UK plates as they know you are a 'rostbeif'. And as a UK passport holder living in France, who is to know where the bike is based? You're in a unique position so play the system.
 
A303 said:
Tim. Just buy it, take it to France, insure it in the cheapest EU country (France or UK) then ride it. If you live in rural France, chances are the local cops won't be worried about you running UK plates as they know you are a 'rostbeif'. And as a UK passport holder living in France, who is to know where the bike is based? You're in a unique position so play the system.
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No THATS a good idea!!!
 
Importing a bike to France

Right importing a bike to France means you have to complete the following:
Have the V5 and apply for registration of the vehicle in France.
It will have to undergo an approval type inspection (check the headlight dips the right way...)
The main problems you will have is that bikes in France are restricted to 100BHP (so you will have to restrict the bike for it to pass this test), the headlight dip is the only other issue.
You may have to pay import taxes based on the mileage of the vehicle.
The test used to be done by a government department named the 'mines', they have now changed DRIRE.
http://www.drire.gouv.fr/national/vehicules/recep_importes.htm
I imagine that if you live in France you understand a bit of the linguo.(if you are stuck PM me)
You need to contact the local prefecture.
There is a very good french aprilia website www.aprilia-v60.com
Once you factor all of this in I'm not sure you will find the bike to be much cheaper.
Hope this helps.
Pete
 
petrolpete said:
Right importing a bike to France means you have to complete the following:
Have the V5 and apply for registration of the vehicle in France.
It will have to undergo an approval type inspection (check the headlight dips the right way...)
The main problems you will have is that bikes in France are restricted to 100BHP (so you will have to restrict the bike for it to pass this test), the headlight dip is the only other issue.
You may have to pay import taxes based on the mileage of the vehicle.
The test used to be done by a government department named the 'mines', they have now changed DRIRE.
http://www.drire.gouv.fr/national/vehicules/recep_importes.htm
I imagine that if you live in France you understand a bit of the linguo.(if you are stuck PM me)
You need to contact the local prefecture.
There is a very good french aprilia website www.aprilia-v60.com
Once you factor all of this in I'm not sure you will find the bike to be much cheaper.
Hope this helps.
Pete
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Bikes in France are restricted to 100 BHP.

Not the French ones that passed me on the way to the South of France.
 
Flaw

danf1234 said:
No THATS a good idea!!!
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The main problem with riding the bike as a UK bike and treating your residency in france as a long trip is the insurance (most will only cover for 90 days or so per year), plus if you are living there and have a prang you could be in trouble.
HTH
Pete
 
Law

danf1234 said:
Bikes in France are restricted to 100 BHP.

Not the French ones that passed me on the way to the South of France.
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By law they are, agreed that most on the road are not.
Some manufacturers make it very complicated to derestrict (different pistons...) fortunately Aprilias are quite easy to derestrict.
Pete
 
I'm interested in this too - want to take my T595 out there (it needs some TLC and I have no space to store it here ) and then get it going over the next year or so. How often do you have to do the french equivalent of the MOT? and I hear road tax is included in the cost of fuel - is that accurate?

cheers
Danglee :thumbup
 

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