[Importing a bike from the UK. My experience.]

Hi Bugsy,

Thanks for your post, really helpful.

I'm currently trying to import my Yamaha Fazer into Paris from Dublin.

I'm brought all my paperwork to the local Impots yesterday to get my

Quittus Fiscal but the lady said I needed to be a French tax resident.

Was this the same in your case? Are you a tax resident in France. I have

an electricity bill with my name on it, but my company is in Dublin,

and I get paid into an Irish bank account, so I'm not on the French tax

grid. They then told me to go to customs (somewhere called Accueil

Standard) as this is where I had to go to pay duty on the bike, but when

my girlfriend rang up (she speak better French then moi), they said

that's only for bikes outside the EU.

I'm very confused, and

really scratching my head on this one. I'm off the road now as I presume

I can't get insurance with a French insurance company without having

the bike registered in France.

Appreciate any help you can give me!

best regards,

Mick O'Donnell