30-08-2023, 07:26 PM
i agree with the previous post, you can register an imported classic car in France, but you have to jump through quite a lot of hoops. I did this for one of my A7s but it took nearly a year in total.
Assuming it has a UK V5c with all the correct details (engine size standard, not fitted with a Reliant engine, etc.)
First declare the car at customs when you enter the country and pay the import duty, and keep the receipt.
Then apply to the FFVE with all the relevant pics/docs they require.
If/when you get the attestation back from the FFVE (mine took 8 months) then you can get an agent to help fill in all the online forms at ANTS (french equivalent of DVLA) or DIY but it's a bit of a minefield.
There are lots of A7 specials in france with non-standard bodywork, as long as the chassis and engine numbers tally with the UK V5 and it's all A7 engine/box/chassis/axles then it should be feasible.
Apart from having to declare and pay import duty, the rest of the bureaucratic system for registering an imported classic hasn't changed since before brexit. It was very long and arduous then and it's still long and arduous now.
Assuming it has a UK V5c with all the correct details (engine size standard, not fitted with a Reliant engine, etc.)
First declare the car at customs when you enter the country and pay the import duty, and keep the receipt.
Then apply to the FFVE with all the relevant pics/docs they require.
If/when you get the attestation back from the FFVE (mine took 8 months) then you can get an agent to help fill in all the online forms at ANTS (french equivalent of DVLA) or DIY but it's a bit of a minefield.
There are lots of A7 specials in france with non-standard bodywork, as long as the chassis and engine numbers tally with the UK V5 and it's all A7 engine/box/chassis/axles then it should be feasible.
Apart from having to declare and pay import duty, the rest of the bureaucratic system for registering an imported classic hasn't changed since before brexit. It was very long and arduous then and it's still long and arduous now.