vab Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 We have just had approval for French plates and all documentation has been sent off. We have been told it could take up to three weeks to get the plates but we may need to dash to UK for an imminent birth and wondered if we can take our car with British plates but not on road in UK now. All very complicated and should we contact DVL about this or has anyone ever been in this situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anton Redman Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 Did they issue you with a document saying this vehicle is registered in the Haute Vienne ( or whereever) with the number X917KJG ( with your old UK number on it ? or did they simply they say come back in three weeks ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vab Posted May 16, 2007 Author Share Posted May 16, 2007 All that was said was the we would hear within three weeks and then go to pay the monies and collect the documentation for the making up of the plates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chezstevens Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 The answer is no your car will not be legal for the UK - what you have done is the start of the process since the Prefecture have not issued you with a french matriculation number or carte grise. Your car, on entering the UK, will be recognised as SORN'd or not taxed - depending what you did with DVLA on leaving UK. Your best bet is to hire a car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vab Posted May 16, 2007 Author Share Posted May 16, 2007 Oh dear !!! Not what I wanted to hear but thank you all the same for the advise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob T Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 I can't understand why you didn't go to the prefecture with the documentation and get a Carte Gris on the spot. You could have then poped into a local garage and got the plates made within minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony F Dordogne Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 I agree with Bob, by far the easiest - and probably cheapest - thing to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 VabHave you considered going to the Prefecture (?) and explaining the situation? You don't say who told you it would take three weeks but as other people have said you ought really to be able to go in yourself and be issued with your carte egrise.It's certainly going to be a better option than hiring a car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunday Driver Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 As Benjamin says, get on to your prefecture and sweetheart them into bumping you up the queue..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vab Posted May 17, 2007 Author Share Posted May 17, 2007 Hello allWe were not given ay option of doing it ourselves as the DRIRE just said this was what they were doing. Yes, we will definately try it ourselves now. We thought it would have all been done by now as we started the process months ago but we have an "Grey " import car and we had to change a lot of things in the car. I will just have to ask our daughter to cross her legs for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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