Questions tagged [vehicle-registration]
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British French Resident (CdS-WA) UK Driving Licence - limits driving UK Regn car in EU
This question has recently arisen - someone may be able to point me to an appropriate official reference.
Can a British but French resident (in possession of a Carte de Sejour -WA) with a valid UK ...
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Canadian temporarily importing US registered car to Canada
I am a Canadian citizen spending the majority of my time living in the US in F1 (student) status. I plan to purchase a car, and would like to be able to drive it back to Canada in order to visit my ...
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Importing used car from Italy to another EU country
This question is in reference to this post.
If the car is still registered in the previous owner's name, drive it across the border with that registration and re-register it upon arrival. Some owners ...
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What is the procedure for buying a new car in the US (California)?
I am a new student in the US. I want to buy a car in cash and found one in the Facebook market. But I don't know what are the afterwards steps?
1- Should I give all the money in cash to the seller and ...
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How can I smog check my car on Vancouver Island to renew my California Vehicle Registration?
I just moved to Vancouver Island, Canada from California a little over a month ago. I just received the letter for the registration renewal which also says I need a STAR certified smog check for it. I ...
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Keeping my car from Canada in the US with J Visa - confused regarding "resident" and "non-immigrant"
I have been in the US for a couple weeks now, my wife and I drove down to Illinois from Canada and brought our car with us. We have insurance on our vehicle now from a US company, but now we are ...
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Driving/Importing a Gibraltar-registered car in the UK
I took my UK registered car to Gibraltar in 2016 and had to register it there - import it to Gibraltar - as we had planned to stay for several years.
I am a UK citizen and we kept a property in the ...
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Motorcycle registered but not inspected in Massachusetts
So I registered my motorcycle in MA early this year but left the country before I could get the safety inspection, and I won't be back until next year. Does the Mass gov check automatically to see if ...
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Moving to work to UK, can I drive my dad's EU-registered car in there for a while legally?
As in the question, car is not mine and I intend to bring it back to EU after a few months when I get myself a new car, is that legal?
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Can I keep my car on UK plates while studying in New Zealand?
I'm considering going to New Zealand for university, however I want to drive my car on its current UK plates while I'm there. Is it possible?
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What do I need and how much it costs to register a car in Belgium?
I would be interested to know where I could find out how much would it cost to register my car in Belgium. Is going to be the first registration in Belgium for a less than 4 years old car, euro 6, ...
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Is it neccessary for doctoral students to register car in a different EU country to their home country?
I'm about to start a Phd in France, moving from the UK, and am looking to get a car for when I am there. I would like to know if it is necessary to register a car bought in the UK, in France under ...
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Driving my expat parents' car in the UK
So here's the situation. My parents live in Germany, and own an LHD, German registered car there, on which I am insured. I live in the UK.
Our understanding is that I can drive my parents in their ...
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EU vehicle (used) - Registration Certificate - registering in the UK
I understand that the owner of a used vehicle, which is brought in the UK from the EU, needs to submit (inter alia) the vehicle's original Registration Certificate from their country of origin, in ...
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Insurance for Mexican-plated vehicle in the US
I'm a visa holder. My plan is to be around 1,000 miles from the border for a period of 12 to 18 months (Currently on month 4). I brought my Mexican-plated vehicle, since I used to live near the border....
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Purchasing a UK-registered car outside of the UK
My wife and I are moving to the UK from Poland. We have a Polish car and we learned that we cannot drive the car if we're moving to the UK (makes us UK residents). We are not planning to use the ...
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What happens to a car when it becomes unregistered in the UK?
I am an occasional collector of British sports cars, but I'm moving to Estonia (EU). If I register a car there, and unregister the car in the UK, then later bring it back to the UK, would the car keep ...
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UK Registered car, French insurance
We have recently purchased a new/second-hand Audi from the UK and are in the process of re-registering it in France where we have lived for he past 10 years (My husband is Irish and I am British). We ...
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Relocating to France with EU-registered car
I will be relocating to France for work and I want to take my car with me (I will drive to France when I will start working).
The car is currently registered on one of my parents' name.
Can I drive ...
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How do I import a vehicle from outside the EU to the UK?
Do I need to de-register my motorcycle in my home country, outside the EU, before I can bring it to the UK, register it, and get a UK number plate?
Or, can I freely travel by my bike to the UK with ...
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Can a foreigner register a car in Baja California (Norte)?
This is a follow-up to Buy/Register car in Mexico.
The advice given in the answer to that question was to get a Mexico license, which I think was the correct advice, however we have been delayed in ...
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UK resident driving foreign-registered car
Following information found here:
How long can I drive a EU-registered car in the UK?
I have a question on this bit:
lease an EU-registered car and use this temporarily in the UK
What does it ...
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Registering a car in Lithuania without being a resident
As an EU citizen, do I need a address in Lithuania in order to register a car there?
Regitra just states that owner data will be verified against the Lithuanian Register of Residents, and if one is ...
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Buy/Register car in Mexico
We are moving to Mexico soon from NZ (have temporary resident visa - Residencia Temporal) and are trying to determine the best way to acquire a car for use primarily in Mexico (occasional use in USA).
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importing a car from Spain to Georgia (country)
for example, a turkish citizen living in georgia (country) will import a car from Spain to georgia (country). the car will come via Hungary to have the Hungarian export registration number plates ...
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Can you buy a car in Spain as a non-resident?
For example, a Turkish citizen buys a Spanish-registered car in Spain, but he is a non-resident of Spain.
Is it possible to register the car on the bearer's Turkish passport?
Can the Turkish citizen ...
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Bringing my parents car to Denmark
I'm looking for an answer on the following question. I'm starting a study next September in Denmark (not in Copenhagen) and my parents want to give me a car to drive so I can come home a few times ...
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How should a car be registered to a UK company in order to drive it while working on the continent?
I'm working for a company which will provide me with a car, but I will be working abroad for a couple of years. Can someone explain how the car should be registered (owner vs keeper) in order to avoid ...
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Extended trip to Spain with a UK vehicle
We would like to make an expended trip to Spain with our car and caravan. We had hoped to stay in Spain for 1 year traveling to different areas.
I have been reading on this forum that you can take ...
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Help! I'm buying a car registered in Slovakia for use in Spain and the Uk
I am buying a motor home that has Slovakian Plates it has been in the UK for 2 months and I will have it here for 3 weeks then take it to Spain. How can I insure it?
The owner is legit and has all ...
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Driving an Italian registered motorcycle in Denmark as a resident
I moved to Denmark for a job 3 months ago. I am planning to bring my motorcycle (registered in Italy) to Denmark. As a resident in Denmark, I know I have to register it within 2 weeks.
If police ...
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Drive American car with American plates go the UK
I want to drive my car from Italy to my house in London but I have still american plates and in Italy I had never problems with that! However, the information on gov.uk website is so confusing because ...
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Driving a Polish registered leased vehicle in England as a resident [duplicate]
My friend has recently moved from Poland to England. She is currently driving a polish registered leased vehicle, is it necessary to have UK Road Tax and who's responsibility is it to obtain it, ...
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Driving in the UK with foreign registration number [duplicate]
I have been driving a vehicle with bulgarian reg number since 28th January 2014 and my car got confiscated tonight as I did not managed to give them a proof I could drive it here. However, I am ...
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How long can I drive a EU registered car in France for?
What are the rules around how long you can spend driving in France with a car that is registered elsewhere in the EU, before you have to go about taxing/registering/etc it?
And does it make any ...
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How long can I drive a EU-registered car in the UK?
I live in the UK but travel back to Poland every 8~14 months. Also my car is left--hand drive instead of right-hand as in UK.
This means that I do not have to MOT (Motor Inspection) or tax my car in ...