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Latvian car still on foreign plates.
knightstyle
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in Motoring
We live in a quiet (normally) close. Three years ago some Latvians, about 5 males, rented a house and since then we have had problems, noise, litter, parking anywhere etc.
Their cars and vans have been in the Uk for at least 3 years and are still on foreign plates, is this allowed and who can I report them to?
Their cars and vans have been in the Uk for at least 3 years and are still on foreign plates, is this allowed and who can I report them to?
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It doesn't really matter where they have come from they have to meet the same rules as would apply to you or me if we were to move to another EU country.
The UK rules are here:
https://www.gov.uk/importing-vehicles-into-the-uk/temporary-imports
If you feel that they have not complied with or meet the conditions then I would suggest that you talk to your local Community Police Officer in confidence.0 -
They keep the foriegn vehicles because it lets them park wherever they like, speed whenever they like and not pay VED or car insurance in this country. Basically because it's too hard to trace non-UK residents.
Nothing will get done, it's a political nightmare for the authorities.“I may not agree with you, but I will defend to the death your right to make an a** of yourself.”
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Strider590 wrote: »They keep the foriegn vehicles because it lets them park wherever they like, speed whenever they like and not pay VED or car insurance in this country. Basically because it's too hard to trace non-UK residents.
Nothing will get done, it's a political nightmare for the authorities.
I agree about breaking the parking regs being a problem, but if they are non-UK residents they do not need to have VED or UK insurance, any more than I need Austrian registration and insurance if I visit Austria for example.
Living in Austria as a resident would be different and that is what needs to be established in this case - are they resident in the UK.
If the vehicles have been in the UK for more than 6 consecutive months or if the owners are now resident and working, they need to be imported, registered, and UK insured.
The police will check.0 -
^^ But it stands that they're keeping them foreign registered to avoid those costs.“I may not agree with you, but I will defend to the death your right to make an a** of yourself.”
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Strider590 wrote: »^^ But it stands that they're keeping them foreign registered to avoid those costs.
They aren't avoiding insurance costs if it's insured in the country of origin though, are they?0 -
DoctorFoster wrote: »They aren't avoiding insurance costs if it's insured in the country of origin though, are they?
Seriously though, if they've been here for several years and haven't bothered to register their cars legally in the UK as they are supposed to, what is the realistic likelihood they're complying with all the rules of their home country, where they no longer live?0 -
Strider590 wrote: »They keep the foriegn vehicles because it lets them park wherever they like, speed whenever they like and not pay VED or car insurance in this country. Basically because it's too hard to trace non-UK residents.
Nothing will get done, it's a political nightmare for the authorities.
But it's a political nightmare of the governments own making, because they, along with Ireland and Denmark, opted out of sharing vehicle data with other EU countries.Strider590 wrote: »^^ But it stands that they're keeping them foreign registered to avoid those costs.
Or they intend to return to their homeland in due course and can't be bothered with the hassle.0 -
BeenThroughItAll wrote: »Seriously though, if they've been here for several years and haven't bothered to register their cars legally in the UK as they are supposed to, what is the realistic likelihood they're complying with all the rules of their home country, where they no longer live?
They don't have to comply with any home country rules when they are in the uk.0 -
DoctorFoster wrote: »They don't have to comply with any home country rules when they are in the uk.
That isn't correct - a vehicle has to stay legal in it's home country at all times.
That EU rule was not one of the ones that the UK got an exemption for.
Loads of UK ex-pats, and others with holiday homes, who try keeping a UK plated car in France or Spain have fallen foul of that one, as they can't have a current MOT and hence no VED if the vehicle doesn't go 'home' every year.0 -
DoctorFoster wrote: »They don't have to comply with any home country rules when they are in the uk.
Were that true, your point regarding their insurance costs from the country of origin is moot.
But it's not true.0
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