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Many thanks for your response, that is good news on both fronts.  Much appreciated Teresa

We have a 1999 TVR which we would like to take to France when we relocate later this year. I have been researching the details for registering and would like some advice if possible to the following:- 1. TVR are no longer in production and therefore we would not be able to secure a CoC, therefore I assume we can apply via DRIRE? 2. The car was never tested for CO2 emissions and therefore we do not have a reading for this, where do we stand re Suretaxe/Malus, do we have to pay it? Or would we be exempt due to the age of the car. 3. I have read various old postings re the 10% reduction for older cars, but cannot find any reference to this in the details now displayed via the Carte-Grise Website or Service-Public. It currently states:- “Cette taxe s'applique à tous les véhicules particuliers (genre VP) mis en circulation depuis le 1er juin 2004. Initialement appliquée aux véhicules neuf comme d'occasion, le bonus / malus écologique se substitue depuis début 2008 à la surtaxe co2 à l’immatriculation. Toutefois, si le véhicule ne rentre pas dans le champs d'application du bonus / malus, la surtaxe co2 est alors appliquée. Pour simplifier, un véhicule d'occasion est généralement soumis à la surtaxe co2 tandis qu'un véhicule neuf est soumis au bonus/malus écologique. Le taux d'émission de CO2 de votre véhicule se trouve sur sur votre carte grise à la rubrique 'V7' de celle-ci (si le véhicule a été mis en circulation après le 1er juin 2004). “ Any help would be much appreciated, as I have spent literally hours on the internet trying to get to the bottom of this!! Teresa

Try www.charente.com

We came back from France on 25 September and were charged £4 at the Port.  Same happened to some friends who came back last week.  We both had free crossings.

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