01-09-14, 05:37 PM
Not sure what he cost to register in France is but I think it's a lot less than it cost you. One thing they have started asking for these days is a copy of the EU certificate of conformity in French which most manufacturers will charge around 100 Euros for. Secondhand car prices in France are also ridiculous, you'd pay between twice and three times as much over there as you would for the equivalent car here. My mate runs a 2003 Peugeot 406 Coupe, a UK car bought over here for £1050 but the same car in LHD on French plates would cost him at least 3000 Euros. As long as he has a need to come over here at least once a year and keep it MoT'd and taxed, then he'll carry on using it on UK plates. It isn't only the price of the cars but bits too. Just about every time I go over I get asked to take brake pads, oil filters and oil because they are just so much cheaper here.