exporting a used car to France

[Calle Guerrero]

Exported my car to France last year. I bought a new car in Finland, then drove it to France.

Basically what you do is:
1. Buy a car
2. Get an insurance and register it. No new plates needed as the plates stay with the car.
3. Drive to France and get it registered there (pay the fee according to the puissance -number) + contrôle technique
4. Send a copy of your carte grise to the Finnish insurance company to end the insurance
5. Send a copy of your carte grise and the appropriate form to Trafi to end the cars registration (and become exempt from yearly car taxes in the future)

When buying a new car in Finland and registering it on export plates, you only need to do points 1 to 4.

If you are entitled to French green plates, then no contrôle technique in France requiered.

[Mook]

Sorry to sound so callous, I'll try harder, what make of car is it ??

VW transporter t2 syncro - they started doing them in the late 70's. (incidentally there was one guy on here asking about how to export it to canada)

Anyhow, next time anyone asks "how do I make easy money" in Finland. The answer is "selling T2 syncros to the French"

Actually, I lied, it's newer:

http://www.tori.fi/ita-uusimaa/VW_carav ... 410393.htm

Sipoo's almost next door. Wonder if there's a market for these in Czech...?

[calou]

Exported my car to France last year. I bought a new car in Finland, then drove it to France.

Basically what you do is:
1. Buy a car
2. Get an insurance and register it. No new plates needed as the plates stay with the car.
3. Drive to France and get it registered there (pay the fee according to the puissance -number) + contrôle technique
4. Send a copy of your carte grise to the Finnish insurance company to end the insurance
5. Send a copy of your carte grise and the appropriate form to Trafi to end the cars registration (and become exempt from yearly car taxes in the future)

When buying a new car in Finland and registering it on export plates, you only need to do points 1 to 4.

If you are entitled to French green plates, then no contrôle technique in France requiered.

thanks!
For point 2 do you need an address in Finland?
How much did you pay in Finland? prices seems very low compare to France...
http://www.trafi.fi/en/road/registratio ... gistration

[calou]

Anyhow, next time anyone asks "how do I make easy money" in Finland. The answer is "selling T2 syncros to the French"

You'd better play online poker!

that the procedure for a new car since cars have EU homologation now.
Old timer car only have country homologation (Finland), you never get the car registered before 3 months with paperwork, car mods and inspection by authorized administration with the risk that the car never get the French homologation.
and no registration in France = worthless car.
If you're ready to take the risk for a gain of hundreds of euros, do it and don't forget to give me the steps!

[Rosamunda]

So you haven't actually seen the car then.
Hmmm.

Brave.


Anyway. Up here once a car is insured anyone can drive it. It's not like the UK where only the named driver can drive the insured vehicle.
So, I'm sure someone will tell you how to get round the insurance issue.

[Calle Guerrero]

I think you can buy an insurance without a Finnish address, though not 100%. If not, then you can buy these transfer sticker plates as you register the car. They include the mandatory insurance and you can get going.

The fees are small yes. Some tens of euros at the most.

BUT, if you just want to drive the car straight to France, then you could just buy from the seller and drive it to France. Not forgetting to write a deed of sale with both your signatures to show that it's now yours. The insurance from the previous owner is valid until you register the car, he can't cancel straight away. But it's probably better to get a French insurance for the trip + future use.