plod Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 I am returning permanently to the UK with my car which is at present registered in France. I presume i need to inform the prefecture. Can I do this on-line? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 LOL that was that last thing I thought of doing when we moved back, what with all the hoops to jump through in the UK seemed like too much hassle so we sold it in France. I looked on my old prefectures web site and that directed me to the british embassy in Paris to find out what to do.Personally when in doubt, I always called whosoever I thought was involved, ie in this case the prefecture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomoss Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 No need to inform the Prefecture.When you register the car in the UK the authorities there will return its documentation to France. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plod Posted November 15, 2016 Author Share Posted November 15, 2016 Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frexpt Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 We've recently moved a car back and simply got it UK legal, MOT'd, sent the docs to DVLA and they did the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomoss Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 [quote user="frexpt"]We've recently moved a car back and simply got it UK legal, MOT'd, sent the docs to DVLA and they did the rest.[/quote]Thank you for confirming what I said a week ago [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 Are these cars UK models, being reimported or french ones?When I looked into this, it was not easy, and would have been costly getting lights changed etc, that is why we didn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 Don't forget NOVA [;-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomoss Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 [quote user="AnOther"]Don't forget NOVA [;-)][/quote]What fun! Just goes to show how the EU has improved life for us all.I gave a car to an English employee in Spain who was returning permanently to the UK a few years ago.He drove it back via Dover, where customs completed a form, which they gave to him.They didn't charge him anything as I had given it to him more than six months previously.Next day he took the car for an MOT test.He posted off the test certificate and the customs form, and received a V5 a few days later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 I think NOVA only started in 2013. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomoss Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 [quote user="AnOther"]I think NOVA only started in 2013.[/quote]Maybe the UK recruited some foncionnaires Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CeeJay Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 DVLA will not re-register without a NOVA application, also private individuals cannot make an application online it has to be a paperwork jobby, however they will send an application form via email for one to complete and send by mail. Telephone number requesting this is 0044 300 200 3700. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frexpt Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 Yes, we had to do a manual NOVA application to move ours back. That vehicle had been purchased from a UK LHD dealer, even though it was originally and continuously registered in France. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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