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Sunday Driver, 'You da man'! (not that AnOther wasn't very helpful - thanks again) OK Did think about getting it shipped down but I'd still need UK insurance and as I'm not in France I can't visit a local tax office to get a quittus fiscale certificate unless this is possible by email/post? Do you happen to know what info/documents would the Federation Francaise des Vehicules d'Epoche require to issue a attestation de datation? And can I get this sorted before I get to France? I'm assuming once I get the attestation de datation I take that to the garrage with the van to get it tested? Sorry for my ignorance, but if you ever want to register a car in Russia I'm your man!

Hi AnOther, Nope, this is my first time :) Thanks for the response, could you expand on the "FFVE collection" route, and also "2 years or 5 if registered as collection" I googled but my French isn't quite there yet [Www] Thanks again in advance. B

I have a 1972 VW Westfalia Camper in the UK it's LHD and an import from Germany but registered in the UK at the moment. It's currently off the road and I intend spending more than I'd like getting it to a good state and then driving it down to our holiday home in France. I live abraod and am nither a resident of France or the UK. I'm assuming the following, please correct me if I'm wrong and point out any problems I may have! Before I leave the UK... MOT in the UK Insure in the UK (I'm hoping to get a 6 month insurance) Road tax (although I may get an exemption due to the age) Get European break down cover for 90 days (poss part of insurance) Get certificat de conformite from VW Fill in 'intention to export' form and send to DVLA When I get to France I have up to 180 days to get the registration done in France? Get the equivalent of a MOT done in France -  CT? Pay for registration (probably expensive as the van is old and burns more oil than petrol) Then I can insure in France and get breakdown cover? But a fluorescent jacket :) I can drive the vehicle on my UK licence when I'm there? We intend to spend about three months per year in France, how long do french MOT's last? I've owned the van around eight years. I don't have an original receipt for the van, will this be a problem? Anything I've missed/got wrong? I have tried to do my research by reading old posts on the forum... Thanks in advance!

AnOther, thanks very much for your response. I am indeed a Brit so visas are no problem... I am planning on seeking professional advice, but as with any advice that's on the the clock I'm sure you will agree, it's better to get as much info as possible before going in :) The KL company is a private wealth and asset management company so making money from money is what we do and I'm hoping a 20% return is conservative :) I've looked at AE and it looks like it could be a possibility for the income from trading to be assessed using this vehicle (in the wife's name) and I can receive the income from KL either under the double taxation agreement or as a consultant under AE. As long as we keep the income under 50,390€ as a couple I think we'll be OK (maybe we'll get another kid as the limit rises to 75,585€ for a couple with two children!) and pay 20.5% tax and social charges. I think I can also use spread betting as a dealing vehicle and as this is seen as gambling (in the UK certainly, and From what I read in France as well) then this incurs no tax liability whatsoever? I've looked at wealth tax and that shouldn't be an issue, I wish it was! :)

Hi all, first post so firstly hello! Our situation is this... We (wife, and 10 month old daughter) have decided to take the plunge and move to France. We currently live in Kuala Lumpur, and before that Moscow so we've been expats for around eight years. I've built up a business in KL over the last few years and now want to 'retire' from it, leaving it in the capable hands of my business partner. We own a home in France already, having bought it over 5 years ago as a holiday home, so we'll be moving there... I will receive a salary of 2500 Euros a month (for consultancy) from the company in KL and expect dividends of around 20,000 p/a. I also want to deal shares (mainly on the London exchanges via a UK based stock broker) and expect to 'make' around 30,000 Euros pa from that per year (this will involve repatriating a seven figure sum from an offshore account). I also have an income of around 500 euro p/m from a website (all commission and next to no costs based in the UK) My questions/comments are as follows... please correct me if I'm wrong! I know I'll pay French tax on my salary from offshore, will I need to become an entrepreneur or can I just declare it on a tax return? I can set this up as I want, either as an employee paying tax in Malaysia or as a consultant invoicing from France, any thoughts? I’m guessing I just declare any dividend on my tax return? Will I be taxed for bringing any money ‘onshore’? I understand the taxes for capital gains are around 30% on gains if I make more that 20,000 Euros from share trading? The income from the website worries me as my research leaves me to believe that it’s a bad idea to have income from many things as each activity may have a different taxing body? Can I just declare this on my tax return? Will we (the family) be eligible for health care in France as I’ll be paying tax there? Many thanks in advance...