I thought I’d start a thread on here to see if there’s any any actual experience of it since Brexit.
For those that don’t know, taking road registered bikes to Europe became an issue after Brexit, as the bureaucrats can’t decide what type of goods they are. This only applies if it’s in a van or on a trailer, not if it’s being ridden.
It affects riders (me) that take 3-4 UK registered mates bikes in the the back of the van to Spain or wherever, meet the owners who fly out, we ride around for a bit then reverse the process, since apparently there may now be import charges or other issues at customs.
It’s rumoured but not confirmed that if you just have your own bikes, with V5 etc, then it’s OK, but if there are bikes that are in the van with the owner not present then foreign customs types will kick off.
It’s also affected bike shippers like Eurotrans and BBS, who would cart your bike into Europe for a fee, and track day shippers for those that like to hoon around Almeria circuit but not ride there.
Since we’ve had much reduced travel possibilities I haven’t found anyone that’s tried it, but if you have or are planning a trip it would be good to post up experiences here.
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For those that don’t know, taking road registered bikes to Europe became an issue after Brexit, as the bureaucrats can’t decide what type of goods they are. This only applies if it’s in a van or on a trailer, not if it’s being ridden.
It affects riders (me) that take 3-4 UK registered mates bikes in the the back of the van to Spain or wherever, meet the owners who fly out, we ride around for a bit then reverse the process, since apparently there may now be import charges or other issues at customs.
It’s rumoured but not confirmed that if you just have your own bikes, with V5 etc, then it’s OK, but if there are bikes that are in the van with the owner not present then foreign customs types will kick off.
It’s also affected bike shippers like Eurotrans and BBS, who would cart your bike into Europe for a fee, and track day shippers for those that like to hoon around Almeria circuit but not ride there.
Since we’ve had much reduced travel possibilities I haven’t found anyone that’s tried it, but if you have or are planning a trip it would be good to post up experiences here.
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