How do we find your people in B), @Chidders ?
Some of us have taken great interest in a car that is currently on the high seas travelling from America to its final destination in France. The car belongs to @anon90504988 and like you he cannot drive it to where he wants it without getting a carrier involved.
Last year I bought a car from a dealer in Lyon and rather than travel to collect it I had it delivered by a car carrier to my door for 400 euros.
5 years ago I bought a new car from northern france and had it delivered by carrier to my door for 500 euros. Both costs I thought were reasonable when compared to vehicle value.
I understand that Covid has messed up your plans to get your car to where you want it but 6 to 800 euros/pounds for a transporter to collect it and deliver to your door is not a bad fix against the 3500 that you value the car at.
Covid has messed up peoples lives in so many worse ways.
Not sure the car has ever been exported so would it be possible to re-import it?
I think you’ll find this has been addressed by various folk higher up the thread…
It is highly unlikely that the gendarmes would be interested in a UK registered car’s MoT or even road tax.
They’ll become extremely interested if it’s involved in an accident as its insurance would be invalid.
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Just like to raise the hat to HMRC/NOVA.
Unlike DVLA, the process of VAT/Duty assessment is an on-line routine. I prepared my docs and emailed them to HMRC on Sunday, before taking the 08:30 to Portsmouth on Monday morning.
At not quite 14:00 on Monday I got an email from HMRC with confirmation of clearance (nothing to pay) and that I could now submit docs to DVLA for new V5.
Civil service dept on fire! Chapeau!
Valid UK motor insurance always covers third party risks as it is the requirement for compulsory minimum cover. A lack of MoT or road tax will not affect this as a vehicle can be driven to a prebooked MoT test without tax. However, a car kept in France on UK plates and sorned may have invalid UK insurance.