lady of leisure Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 [8-)]Hello all first time on this site. Can anyone help please we have an american 36ft rv and need to get a control technique for it we live in dept 23 near boussac does anyone know where we can go? We dont speak much french yet so address's are a must thanks to all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beemer1150 Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 There are others on this forum much more qualified than I am to advise on re-registering here, but we've just managed to register our German-bought Camping Car with help from this board.The first CT place we approached said there was no way they could CT a foreign vehicle; their sister branch 10km away did it the next day without any questions and the original branch did the re-test a few days later!Don't ask why, just persevere!Good luck - camping car registration here isn't quick (it took us three months) but, for European vehicles at least, it is just a question of jumping through the hoops as they are put in front of you. Don't know about US vehicles though - I think it may depend where they were first registered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunday Driver Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Is your vehicle French registered? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninthace Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 This is written from my experience of researching the possibility of importing a UK registered Winnebago to France 3 years ago - things may have changed.Unless your motorhome is already French registered you may have a hard time getting it through the CT. The regulations for motorhomes in Europe are written around the idea of a "standard" motorhome of 1.5 - 3 tons. American behemoths of 7.5 tons plus will struggle to meet the regulations. For example, there are restrictions on the location of the gas bottle which has to be a certain distance from the door (mine had a built in tank under the step); the glass has to conform to European standards (EC logo), liquid storage tanks above a certain capacity must have anti slop baffles, changes to ventilation, electrics etc etc etc.I rang Winnebago at the time and they told me they had given up the idea of exporting to France as "too difficult". I saw one once with French plates but allegedly that used to belong to the friend of a highly placd official. At the time I seem to recall the statistic of less than 6000 RVs in France as opposed to 60,000 in UK.I did consider taxing and MOTing the vehicle in UK and insuring it for travel in Europe but as I supect Sunday Driver will tell you, this is of doubtful legality. In the end I sold it and yes - I do miss it!That said I have since found an importer (in Germany) with a website in French so it must be possible, but I suspect you will become very friendly with your DRIRE.See also http://www.vehicule-loisirs.com/VL2/fr/forum_v2/forum_posts.asp?TID=296&get=last looks like somebody did it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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