How are EU vehicles checked for insurance tax etc in the UK?

in_my_bumble_opinion

I can tell you a bit about Romanian cars (RO).

If they have the RO plate then they must be registered in Romania, and they must have insurance (and Romanian road tax).

In Romania all insurance includes use in the EU. I can't remember if there are limitations of time driving abroad, etc, but it if there are it will be more generous than the 30 day or 60 day type arrangements we are used to).

Romanian car insurance is, generally, much cheaper than in the U.K. They do not use the 'no claims discount' system and it doesn't really matter where you live within Romania. A friend of mine over there just insured his Discovery for about £120 for the year to give you an idea.

I know about 50 Romanian families here in Scotland (settled, working). I don't think any of them use a RO car, they all have U.K cars. Second hand car prices are significantly cheaper here, so you get a much better car for your money. Any insurance savings by keeping a RO car quickly become pointless in comparison.

Ant555

knightstyle wrote: »

We have a house in our road let to guys from Poland and Lithuania. They have several foreign cars none of the cars have left the UK for at least a year and they are not insured but no-one checks.
One guy told me his Polish car was owned by a previous tenant and has been in the UK for six years, no tax, no insurance, cheap motoring for them.

Ditto - there is a multi-occupancy house near me with three BG registered cars that have been there for at least two years and are used every day.

I often wonder if there is any valid insurance, tax or MOT status.
A nice loophole for a discount on driving costs if you qualify!