Apart from the number plate standing out, is everything legal to use in this country? Tax, test etc? Is it subject to any import laws etc? Anything i should know but don't? -- 'Chill Winston.......' Nige Subaru WRX (54) Land Rover Discovery II (2001) BMW GS1200 (2007) Honda CBR900RR Fireblade (1997)
It's in the UK so nothing, just buy it and bring it over -- XJ900 Trike ** GS850 Trike XV1000 TR1 Chop ** XLH1200 Sporty Chop [Rot 13 it]
PWCA says... And then re-register it at your loval vehicle licensing office. NI bikes are not on the Swansea computer. -- Lozzo Triumph Daytona 955i SE (Black with added black bits) Suzuki GSX-R750L trackbike (Shite with added shite bits) Yamaha SR250 Cheasy-Rider (undergoing a transformation) I ride way too fast to worry about cholestorol.
Will I get a mainland number plate? Would it class as being registered overseas etc? -- 'Chill Winston.......' Nige Subaru WRX (54) Land Rover Discovery II (2001) BMW GS1200 (2007) Honda CBR900RR Fireblade (1997)
Why re-register? The only disadvantage I can see is the NI plate may give some gyp on a trade-in... Nick
Eh? Would you buy a bike from Wales? Scotland? In fact, the NI MOT is a bit different from here - it's done at government MOT centers which are oftem booked-up for months so folk sometimes take the ferry to Scaotland to get an MOT! Nick
They don't use different number plates in mainland UK, well they do, but not that different. -- 'Chill Winston.......' Nige Subaru WRX (54) Land Rover Discovery II (2001) BMW GS1200 (2007) Honda CBR900RR Fireblade (1997)
OK, we use a totally different number plate system, so in my eyes it could be difficult to insure bikes from NI, hence my question. Some other poster has also said they are not on DVLA, so if you see what I mean..... -- 'Chill Winston.......' Nige Subaru WRX (54) Land Rover Discovery II (2001) BMW GS1200 (2007) Honda CBR900RR Fireblade (1997)
Yeah. I Know. I'm from there but I live here. No. Insurance is no problem and I see no problem in not being on the DVLA. Anyone know different?? Nick
Ta. -- 'Chill Winston.......' Nige Subaru WRX (54) Land Rover Discovery II (2001) BMW GS1200 (2007) Honda CBR900RR Fireblade (1997)
Ah! Didn't know that. (And wasn't the case (many, many) many years ago when I had an NI reg car.) Appologies for poor advise before... Nick
heeeehaaaar -- 'Chill Winston.......' Nige Subaru WRX (54) Land Rover Discovery II (2001) BMW GS1200 (2007) Honda CBR900RR Fireblade (1997)
Nige says... I brought a 3 year old Gixer Thou over from Belfast a couple of years ago. The NI reg document will not automatically get you a mainland V5, Coleraine and Swansea do not link computers. You have to re-register the bike as a personal import, which means getting an MOT, filling in an import form and waiting in a queue with the great unwashed for someone to approve it and give you a tax disc. You are given the option of keeping the NI plate, or having an age related plate assigned to the vehicle - I opted for the NI plate just to be different. -- Lozzo Triumph Daytona 955i SE (Black with added black bits) Suzuki GSX-R750L trackbike (Shite with added shite bits) Yamaha SR250 Cheasy-Rider (undergoing a transformation) I ride way too fast to worry about cholestorol.
Cheers, sounds a lot of hassle for nothing. Plenty bikes about etc. -- 'Chill Winston.......' Nige Subaru WRX (54) Land Rover Discovery II (2001) BMW GS1200 (2007) Honda CBR900RR Fireblade (1997)
Nige says... Big bikes are cheaper in NI, something to do with the insurance costs making it difficult for riders over there. -- Lozzo Triumph Daytona 955i SE (Black with added black bits) Suzuki GSX-R750L trackbike (Shite with added shite bits) Yamaha SR250 Cheasy-Rider (undergoing a transformation) I ride way too fast to worry about cholestorol.
It's really no hassle except the hour at the local office. It's precisely what I did for my ex Spanish Police Guzzi. Obviously I just got an age related UK plate rather than the choice of keeping its Spanish one.
