Road tax question

[ninja]

I'm going to trailer my Z1000 down to the French Alps in a week or so. My tax will run out while I'm away. Will I still be insured in France with no tax on the bike?
It won't touch a UK road.

The French filth are only interested in the V5, the insurance certificate and the contents of your bank account. They have no idea about tax or MOTs.

[ChrisW]

As I understand it road tax / VED has no bearing on insurance validity.

If I'm wrong a few people I know who have UK reg'd cars at their holiday homes abroad for several years at a time are going to be upset.

[Rockburner]

As I understand it road tax / VED has no bearing on insurance validity.

If I'm wrong a few people I know who have UK reg'd cars at their holiday homes abroad for several years at a time are going to be upset.

Depends on the terms of the insurance. There may be a clause saying the vehicle must be taxed and tested.

[ninja]

That's what I wondered. I suppose I'd better read the smallprint.

[DefTrap]

If I'm wrong a few people I know who have UK reg'd cars at their holiday homes abroad for several years at a time are going to be upset.

They're cracking down on this now - already checking passport stamps for residency and it'll all be databased next year anyway. Starting to hand out fines at ferry crossing points.

[ninja]

Fines for what?

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

Fines for what?

Crimes against humanity

[Mr. Dazzle]

You say "fine", I say "legal for a price".

[Skub]

Fines for what?

Homda ownership. And rightly so.

[ninja]

[ChrisW]

Starting to hand out fines at ferry crossing points.

Is that on arrival back in the UK?

[Yorick]

If I'm wrong a few people I know who have UK reg'd cars at their holiday homes abroad for several years at a time are going to be upset.

They're cracking down on this now - already checking passport stamps for residency and it'll all be databased next year anyway. Starting to hand out fines at ferry crossing points.

It's 5,000€ here for still driving on UK licence.

[DefTrap]

Fines for what?

Driving a forrin registered car as a resident. Loads of long term 2nd home owners over here have grabbed a Carte de Sejour when they probably shouldn't have.

[Noggin]

I'm going to trailer my Z1000 down to the French Alps in a week or so.

Where are you going?

[DefTrap]

Is that on arrival back in the UK?

So far I've only heard of fines going the other way (because tbf I'm not interested in the other way) where ex-pats in their UK-reg cars have handed over their passports and CdS at Fronch customs and been slapped with a fine.
But presumably if you go through Fronch customs as 'a holidaymaker' get your passport stamped and then overstay your 3 months, you get fined on the way back? Dunno, like I say I don't fall into that camp, I don't have any UK regd vehicles any more anyway, so I've not really been following it.

Pre brexit, you were still technically (actually!) in violation of your insurance requirements for residency, but customs weren't doing any checking.

[Skub]

I'm going to trailer my Z1000 down to the French Alps in a week or so.

Where are you going?

The French Alps.

[Felix]

I'm going to trailer my Z1000 down to the French Alps in a week or so.

Where are you going?

The French Alps.

Where is that?

[Skub]

Where are you going?

The French Alps.

Where is that?

Sounds foreign.

[ChrisW]

Is that on arrival back in the UK?

So far I've only heard of fines going the other.......but customs weren't doing any checking.

Thanks dude.

[Noggin]

I'm going to trailer my Z1000 down to the French Alps in a week or so.

Where are you going?

The French Alps.

FFS