75's or ZT's availability in France?

[Andrewg10rover]

Originally Posted by COLVERT

Further to my above post.

I just read one post that said obtaining a French plate is a nightmare.

My family and I have done this 4 times with no problems.

Also you can run around for six months on your British plate while getting things sorted out.

Buying cars in France is quite a lot more expensive than buying the same model in the GB.

If you pay cash for French property the negotiations can be very quick !!!

It just depends on the Notaire you choose.

As for the MOT for your car. ( called CT---Controle Technique. )

This only occurs ever TWO years. You can run about in your Brit registered car while you get this sorted out. NO RUSH.--

More info at your request.---

I have registered two GB cars onto French plates, and it was a nightmare on both occasions. The first time took six months of toing and froing, and the second (by which time I foolishly thought I knew the game) it took a mere four months between telling the DVLA the car had been exported, and getting my French plates. It is an utter nightmare.

Whilst technically you do have six months to run around in your British car whilst you do this, in reality you don't. Once you tell the DVLA the car is exported - which you need to do before you begin the french registration process - the car is well-nigh uninsurable. And few insurance companies - except specialist ones who charge accordingly - only allow you to keep a British insured car abroad for a maximum of three months.

I speak from bitter experience. These comments confirm my experience

http://www.frenchpropertylinks.com/e...ar-france.html
http://normandy.frenchestateagents.c...car-in-france/

I mean, it might be easy for French people to do this. The message from the faces behind the glass screen at my local Sous Prefecture is that I might as well have been trying to import cocaine.


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