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Re: Life as a Britbiker in a post-brexit Europe

The only date that counts to a Customs Officer is the date of import...and only a VAT registered company can deduct the VAT on items invoiced on an overseas address....This bloody virus has meant that most of us with a UK hobby or connection have a ton of stuff to bring over...I've been cycling more too and have remembered that I have a Holdsworth frame and several sets of wheels in my dad's garage....I've owned it since about 1974....at some point as well, I'll probably want to bring quite a lot over from the house that I grew up in...It's going to be a damned sight less easy than when I moved over here with an overladen 109" Land-Rover.

Re: Life as a Britbiker in a post-brexit Europe

Not that I would be encouraging people to circumvent paying taxes which we all know are there for our benefit (??? )
Take the new parts out of their packaging
Wrap them in oily paper towel, put in a plastic bag secured with rubber bands.
Use old dirty oil and perhaps some newspaper.
At the border, they are your riding spares because as they all know these old bikes are very frail & break down all the time ..
Put your new bars on the bike & the old ones in the pannier which is there in case it falls off the stand & bends the bars so you can ride home legally .

email (option): bsansw1@tpg.com.au

Re: Life as a Britbiker in a post-brexit Europe

When my brother died almost 20 years ago, I bought his B31 from the family and took it with me to Germany.

No problem, just registered it.

One day, when I cannot ride it any more, I want to give the bike to my grandnephew who, as a toddler, loved the bike. What is the betting it will cost me to an arm and a leg in taxes to give him his grandad’s bike? :angry:

Also...I'm just getting into my stride on this subject!

I sometimes, when I visit Blighty, chuck a bike in the back of the van to use while I am there and then take it back with me when I return to Europe. Will this still be possible? Or will we need something like a Carnet de Passages.

if anyone is fed up of my rants, just say so and I'll shut up....maybe :laughing:

Re: Life as a Britbiker in a post-brexit Europe

Is the B31 still on the DVLA register ? Swansea told me when I brought my Commandos out that the registrations remained valid for if I should wish to re-import.

Bringing a bike over to ride in either direction is OK as long as it's registered and you take it out again. That will work both ways. I can't imagine they'll note everything down but a van has much more chance of being stopped.

Re: Life as a Britbiker in a post-brexit Europe

I think when I go to France next with my bike in my Van. I will make sure to have my V5C, insurance document and green card for the bike, to hopefully dispel any suspicion that the bike is being transported for export. Ron

email (option): ronpier@talk21.com

Re: Life as a Britbiker in a post-brexit Europe

I thought we in the UK were supposed to carry log book, insurance etc when we were in the European Union pre brexit?

Pre EU UK registered vehicles were only allowed in some other countries for a limited time period, I would imagine that may be the case again now, isn't it the case that if you have a second home in France a UK citizen without a second EU citizenship is now legally obliged to return home to the UK for a set period too?

An old vehicle not currently registered anywhere may be classified differently depending on its current location, I have at least one machine which is as yet unregistered because I'm yet to get it into a state that it could be in the UK.

Ron

email (option): robmiller11(a)yahoo.co.uk

Re: Life as a Britbiker in a post-brexit Europe

You might well be right Rob. But I never even thought to take documents with me and I never heard that my companions did either. But it will be on my agenda from now on. Ron

email (option): ronpier@talk21.com

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