can anyone help my mini is stuck in france and i cant drive it back???? its sorn any ideas???? brad
Mini Stuck In France :(
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beaubrad
, Nov 17 2010 01:14 AM
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Posted 17 November 2010 - 01:15 AM
Move to France?
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Posted 17 November 2010 - 01:17 AM
lol na been there done that 
just need to find a way of getting it back just on the boat it cost loads
just need to find a way of getting it back just on the boat it cost loads
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Posted 17 November 2010 - 01:36 AM
You got european breakdown cover?
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Posted 17 November 2010 - 02:01 AM
Where in France is it?
Is it tow'able?
Is it tow'able?
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Posted 17 November 2010 - 06:07 AM
ferry doens`t cost loads, if yoU take norfolkline, it will be quit cheap, or go onto shiply and get a few quots from them, they always give me reasonable quots to deliver to belguim...
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Posted 17 November 2010 - 07:11 AM
The where is it in France is needed if it's near to me then i may know someone who can trailer it to a port...
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Posted 17 November 2010 - 04:48 PM
its in mayenne a place called neuilly la vendin plus with me not havin a driving licence and being in cambridge
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Posted 17 November 2010 - 04:52 PM
why is it in France to start with?
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Posted 17 November 2010 - 04:58 PM
why is it in France to start with?
Yeah, I'm with this guy.
Please don't tell me you've just bought a sorn'd Mini located in France, from the comfort of your home in Cambridge?
Because that would be stupid...
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Posted 17 November 2010 - 05:13 PM
why is it in France to start with?
Yeah, I'm with this guy.
Please don't tell me you've just bought a sorn'd Mini located in France, from the comfort of your home in Cambridge?
Because that would be stupid...
I highly doubt that since he has previously lived in France...
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Posted 17 November 2010 - 05:16 PM
lmao no way i used to live there with my parents had the car since i was 15
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Posted 17 November 2010 - 05:16 PM
He lived in france, moved to cambridge now wants to get his mini over here?
He only asked a question.
He only asked a question.
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Posted 17 November 2010 - 06:03 PM
why cant you get it taxed?
and then one of your parents can drive it back if they get insured on it
and then one of your parents can drive it back if they get insured on it
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Posted 17 November 2010 - 06:47 PM
Can't without an MOT.
You need to get it trailered, it's the only sensible way. Otherwise, what with it being SORN, the second it rolled off the ferry it would be liable for fines. Unless you happen to know, for certain, that it will pass an MOT. If so you could book it for an MOT very close to the port for the day you bring it back into the country and take it directly to the MOT, then WALK from there to a post office with the certificate for tax and then drive it home.
Although there are all manner of potential pitfalls here. How long has this British registered car been in France without being declared as imported for one thing? If they see it going through the port and it comes up on the computer that it was last seen arriving in France several years ago you might end up in trouble. You are normally only allowed to temporarily import a car for 6 months without registering it in the new country. Does it need a form of roadworthiness test to be driven in France? Do you have insurance? Etc, Etc.
You need to get it trailered, it's the only sensible way. Otherwise, what with it being SORN, the second it rolled off the ferry it would be liable for fines. Unless you happen to know, for certain, that it will pass an MOT. If so you could book it for an MOT very close to the port for the day you bring it back into the country and take it directly to the MOT, then WALK from there to a post office with the certificate for tax and then drive it home.
Although there are all manner of potential pitfalls here. How long has this British registered car been in France without being declared as imported for one thing? If they see it going through the port and it comes up on the computer that it was last seen arriving in France several years ago you might end up in trouble. You are normally only allowed to temporarily import a car for 6 months without registering it in the new country. Does it need a form of roadworthiness test to be driven in France? Do you have insurance? Etc, Etc.
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