My list was mainly snagging jobs on the SZ which was delivered back to UK just before lockdown and is now stuck there. Brakes replacement on the Fulvia this week and then book both it and the Giulietta in for Irish registration which hopefully I have planned well with proof they were brought into Ireland before the 31st December, fingers crossed
Dunno if you've done the import thing before but if you need any help give us a shout, done a few. It's quite seamless we found. UK MOT will count as NCT (if it needs it, probs exempt) and you should be able to get them on black or red plates. Customs (not Garda) are the ones to watch, they'll insist you must have registered the vehicles within 30 days of their entry into the State and fine you. They did it us with the Mrs' Pug., knocked on the door at 7:30am and threatened to impound the car. Issued her with an on the spot fine of €250 and told her to sort it within 7 days. And despite her having the car in UK for years before - customs guy said she'd lost the right to VRT waiver and at the NCT station charged her €450. She did take piß though, Gards stopped her three times on yellow plates and shed been on those 18 months!My list was mainly snagging jobs on the SZ which was delivered back to UK just before lockdown and is now stuck there. Brakes replacement on the Fulvia this week and then book both it and the Giulietta in for Irish registration which hopefully I have planned well with proof they were brought into Ireland before the 31st December, fingers crossed
Defo need the roll cage in the mini...esp if thats how you park it!
Dunno if you've done the import thing before but if you need any help give us a shout, done a few. It's quite seamless we found. UK MOT will count as NCT (if it needs it, probs exempt) and you should be able to get them on black or red plates. Customs (not Garda) are the ones to watch, they'll insist you must have registered the vehicles within 30 days of their entry into the State and fine you. They did it us with the Mrs' Pug., knocked on the door at 7:30am and threatened to impound the car. Issued her with an on the spot fine of €250 and told her to sort it within 7 days. And despite her having the car in UK for years before - customs guy said she'd lost the right to VRT waiver and at the NCT station charged her €450. She did take piß though, Gards stopped her three times on yellow plates and shed been on those 18 months!
I had the Maser over there nearly two years but cos I was on temporary contract from a (my own) UK company I got away with it. Got stopped twice, once to check for bombs underneath the car and once on Sheriff St Lower on way to work, just got asked general questions. Think they suspected I was part of the Kinahan gang....
There must be some sort of leeway, in Arlon Belgium where I live there are French and Luxembourg registered cars all over, used by frontaliers I guess. Parked outside the same house each day...When we brought the Porsche over in 2019 to France we had to start the import process within a month to be legal as residents here.
Annoys me that many Brits are driving illegally here and think they are doing nothing wrong.
Where do you get your Vespa serviced? My brother owns Vintage Motor Scooters.Wash, drive and fill with petrol is all I have done to the GT in the last 6 months (other than fit winter tyres in October).
VW GTi has been in for a service and has been cleaned and driven a few times.
Both kids cars (Suzuki Swift & Toyota Yaris) have had full services, new brakes and misc. work to keep them tip top condition . Also spent a fun filled weekend changing door and boot seals on the Yaris.
TR6 - all fluids changed, plugs, new bonnet spring, LED lighting and a couple of new injectors fitted. Am also in the process of refurbing some ARE Le Mans alloy wheels and will be looking to upgrade wiring loom so I can install the heated seats and hidden audio.
Vespa - full service.
MV Agusta - swapped wheels around (summer wheels are RC wheels with super sticky tyres) and cleaned.
Pushbikes have had gears indexed and tyres pumped up .... and then put back into the garage.
Lots of jobs around the house and about to embark on kitchen and bathroom projects.
Yes but should No.1 be at the top or the bottom?Your books are stacked in a disturbingly neat way, Athol.
Definitely at the bottom. That way it would number correctly from 1 to 5 if the books were stood the 'right' way up.Yes but should No.1 be at the top or the bottom?
Where do you get your Vespa serviced? My brother owns Vintage Motor Scooters.
Well if you need anything more intricate or are interested in buying old GS models and such, here’s the Facebook link https://m.facebook.com/groups/vmsri...ctivity¬if_id=1611559096864356&ref=m_notifI like to work on all my cars and motorbikes myself unless they are in warranty but this is becoming increasingly difficult with modern cars. It's what I love about the Vepsa and the TR6 - pretty much everything can be worked on by a half competent home-mehanic.