Registering a UK vehicle in France - any difference between a car and a van in terms of complexities etc?

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Hi All


I'd expect there to be some differences (forms etc) but are there any complexities or pitfalls to bear in mind between the two? A friend suggested a commercial vehicle was much more difficult to re-register - can any one help me out here please?


Happy New Year to everyone.


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Hi Colette, most helpful thanks. Didn't know about the annual em' test though overall sounds very reassuring.

Regards

Adrian

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Hi Adrian

In December 2013 after a long process, we finally got our 3 UK vehicles registered in France. We have 2 cars and an old Ford Transit van. They all passed their Control Technique and we had no problems in relation to the difference between a car and a van.

There is only one difference afterwards with a van and that is that the emissions have to be checked yearly as opposed to the twice yearly for a car.

Hope this helps.

Colette