Azrael

We've got a person who has moved to UK (Polish -> EU citizen), the person has a car registered in Poland and was told that he has to re register it to UK plates. Is that true and why? If so how long can he drive in UK on Polish plates? Anybody? Thanks a lot for input

Spax

I know I (being from an island off France) have 6 months to change the plates i.e register it in the UK if i moved over, not sure bout anyone else tho ?

big_wig_074

why so many polish people come over here? i see hundreds of polish plate cars in cardiff and london!

Azrael

Because one can earn 10 times as much in UK?



EDIT:
For quite many people it is a difference between earning and not earning at all.

GARETH T

i thought you had 6 weeks to change it over

Anonymous

Mine aint changed at all LOL But its Irish

Azrael

I don't exactly understand whole point about it. There is quite a lot cars on foreign plates here. Fereign companies, people with permantnt residence in their country but who live and work full-time here hmmmm anybody with more legal knowledge?

timrud

You can drive on a forigen licence for 2 years.

Azrael

Licence is not the problem, car's registration is.

foreigneRS

you have to change, but i don't know the time limit. i believe that it's as soon as possible kinda thing.

the reason for it is is so that the owner can be traced for payment of various taxes, fines etc, be traced for any accidents/criminal activity, that the car is roadworthy (with all that includes such as small things like direction of headlight beams).

it makes sense for the authorities to want it to happen, and for the opposite of the very same reasons it makes sense for the individual not to. it's very nice to have a foreign registered car and not have to cough up for speeding fines or road tax, although it's not fair.

cossiecrew

i thought you was taking me to court over that badge when i read the title ive still not heard anything from the royal mail have you ?

cossiecrew

ive just emailed them now

Anonymous

You have to have it taxed/insured/mot'd somewhere.

If they keep taking it back to poland to do that then bringing it back over then they wont need it on UK plates, if they want a UK MOT on it though they will need UK plates.

lancia delta 6 times WRC

You dont need UK plates to have an MOT, i run my imported Grale for 2-3 months on german plates no problem.

It was MOT'd and insured on the Vin number without any issues, i think there is a limit of around a year but i'm unsure.
Its doubtful you would ever be questioned and if you did just register it here, its very easy to do.

Iain Mac

http://www.dvla.gov.uk/vehicles/exptimpt.htm#Exports
Temporarily Imported Vehicles
There are International agreements which provide for the temporary use of a vehicle in a foreign country for a limited time, usually 6 months in a 12 month period. A visitor to the UK may use a vehicle displaying foreign plates, provided that all taxes (including vehicle excise duty) are paid in their country of origin.


We had a situation recently with one of our cars where the driver moved across the border from Northern Ireland to live in the Irish Republic. He didn't tell us about it until the Garda threatened to impound the car and fine him 3900 euros.

righthooker

its 12 months from date of entry i know cos the plod pulled me aside last year in my scorpio (german plated) and he radioed in and enquired

foreigneRS

righthooker, good information

i could be moving back to england later in the year and bringing a german registered car with me. will be nice to have german plates on it for a year.

righthooker

might as well nick as the german insurance has a 12 month green card as standard,and you can take the piss a bit with plod