Registering a car
Posted: Thu 21 Feb 2008 14:03
Hi
There is an excellent description on the PO site of the process of how to register an English car in France.
However I do have a couple of questions that I hope you will be able to answer.
I have a Certificate of Conformity (it came with the car that had been previously registered in Germany) but it is in English. Do you think this will be a problem?
Also (and this one really shows my current level of ignorance!) - the first place to go is the 'prefecture' - is this different to the Maries office? Are they more likely to be only in large towns? Ditto questions for 'Hotel des Impots".
Finally - the process suggests that I should send a part of the Registration Certificate to the DVLA to advise that I am exporting the car (and hence no need to pay UK road tax) - however someone I talked to said that I should not do this because the 'prefecture' will need it and it is they who will advise the DVLA. Who is right?
Advices gratefully received.
Neil & Sue
There is an excellent description on the PO site of the process of how to register an English car in France.
However I do have a couple of questions that I hope you will be able to answer.
I have a Certificate of Conformity (it came with the car that had been previously registered in Germany) but it is in English. Do you think this will be a problem?
Also (and this one really shows my current level of ignorance!) - the first place to go is the 'prefecture' - is this different to the Maries office? Are they more likely to be only in large towns? Ditto questions for 'Hotel des Impots".
Finally - the process suggests that I should send a part of the Registration Certificate to the DVLA to advise that I am exporting the car (and hence no need to pay UK road tax) - however someone I talked to said that I should not do this because the 'prefecture' will need it and it is they who will advise the DVLA. Who is right?
Advices gratefully received.
Neil & Sue