Precisely I was asking myself if they were meeting of T25 owners like sometimes in France, Thanks!
I 've just finished to fill the membership form
28 days to wait...
I've read that if i sleep in petrol parking I'll have a ticket, do you know how much is this ticket ?
In France , the van have to be checked every year for CO2 , is it the same in england ?
Hi ladyna, have you seen this website http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;, there is lots of campsites with a list of all facilities and customer reviews, as well as loads of other information.
ladyna wrote:In France , the van have to be checked every year for CO2 , is it the same in england ?
If you keep it on French plates, it only has to be legal in France (although if you become a "UK resident", you should change it to UK plates)
If you do register it here, the MOT (CT equivalent) is every year, and you need to pay £200 for a tax disc every year.
ladyna wrote:In France , the van have to be checked every year for CO2 , is it the same in england ?
If you keep it on French plates, it only has to be legal in France (although if you become a "UK resident", you should change it to UK plates)
If you do register it here, the MOT (CT equivalent) is every year, and you need to pay £200 for a tax disc every year.
first of all thanks to all of you,
weird tradition of paying, you have there.
£200, I 'll try to stay with my french plate then...
ladyna wrote:weird tradition of paying, you have there.
Yes that just about sums up the UK.
I think you may only be allowed to drive on French plates for a maximum of 6 months, then you will either have to return to France or register the vehicle in the UK, then you will also become part of the "tradition" of having to pay extortionate amounts of money for the "privelage" of living in the UK.
Also I fear that finding a job will not be so easy. There are millions of people already in the UK unemployed and looking for work. Add to that the fact that you will not have a permenant place of residence and I think your trip may become more of a holiday than a career move.
Having said all that please don't let it put you off trying, you never know what will happen. Life is all about following your dreams.
Martin
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ladyna wrote:
I've read that if i sleep in petrol parking I'll have a ticket, do you know how much is this ticket ?
by this do you mean like motorway services? used to be easy but now loads "fine" you for staying too long...our motorway services are nothing like yours, and we have nothing like Aires to stop for a break...
I’m going to live soon in your country, I’m french, and never been to england with my T25.
I’m looking for informations about places to stay, and how do english react in front of a T25 with, french plates, and french girl in it, will the police chase me, is there lots of vandalism like in France, is there things I’ve to take care about ?
I have seen this website http://www.funplace2b.co.uk/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; but is there another like ours in France where’s a map of interesting point http://www.t3zone.com/poi.php" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ?
And most of it the ferry which company do you think is best ?
Sorry for the numbers of questions.
Thanks in advance,
N
Bonjour. The answers to your questions are:
1) There are many camp sites to stay on from April to October. A Michelin or AA camping book will assist.
2) The police will probably keep away from you as they are unlikely to speak french so would not be able to communicate with you.
3) Vandalism is not very common in most places in my experience.
4) Buy the least expensive ferry ticket. There are a lot of cheap tickets at the moment.
Bon voyage et bon route.
Patrick
ladyna wrote:weird tradition of paying, you have there.
Yes that just about sums up the UK.
I think you may only be allowed to drive on French plates for a maximum of 6 months, then you will either have to return to France or register the vehicle in the UK, then you will also become part of the "tradition" of having to pay extortionate amounts of money for the "privelage" of living in the UK.
Also I fear that finding a job will not be so easy. There are millions of people already in the UK unemployed and looking for work. Add to that the fact that you will not have a permenant place of residence and I think your trip may become more of a holiday than a career move.
Having said all that please don't let it put you off trying, you never know what will happen. Life is all about following your dreams.
Martin
Martin,
i know that finding won't be easy, but :
i speak english, spanish and french
i have degree
a decade of experience in IT
i'll have a permanent place by taking a room
with all that you still think it won't be easy ? ;(
Ian Hulley wrote:If you tell us everything you can about your van IF (sadly) you have any problems we will be able to advise or help you.
Engine type ...
Petrol 1600 Aircooled
Petrol 2000 Aircooled
Petrol 1900 watercooled
Petrol 2100 injection watercooled
Diesel 1600 non-turbo
Diesel 1600 turbo
Diesel 1700 non-turbo
If in doubt tell us the engine number from your owners registration document.
Is the van 4 or 5 speed manual or automatic transmission ?
Cheers, Ian.
hi,
My van is a 1.9 petrol (yeah it sucks), watercooled, from 1986, 5 speed manual.
i have broke a valve and had to change the engine, sadly the water system wasn't the same, but i manage to get it work.
I'm proud of that , and have a bit of knowledge in mechanic.
Of course any help with tools will be great if for example i had to change the engine, again...
ladyna wrote:weird tradition of paying, you have there.
Yes that just about sums up the UK.
I think you may only be allowed to drive on French plates for a maximum of 6 months, then you will either have to return to France or register the vehicle in the UK, then you will also become part of the "tradition" of having to pay extortionate amounts of money for the "privelage" of living in the UK.
Also I fear that finding a job will not be so easy. There are millions of people already in the UK unemployed and looking for work. Add to that the fact that you will not have a permenant place of residence and I think your trip may become more of a holiday than a career move.
Having said all that please don't let it put you off trying, you never know what will happen. Life is all about following your dreams.
Martin
Martin,
i know that finding won't be easy, but :
i speak english, spanish and french
i have degree
a decade of experience in IT
i'll have a permanent place by taking a room
with all that you still think it won't be easy ? ;(
Unfortunately finding work in this country at the moment is not at all easy because most industries, especially those in the public sector, are being cut to the bone. There are many people in this country who have degrees and qualifications in all sorts of things who are forced to take low paid menial jobs, and that's if they are lucky to have work at all. There are also thousands of newly qualified students leaving universities every year who cannot find work at all.
The biggest problem i think would be even getting someone to look closely at your CV because for every job advertised there are usually hundreds of people applying for it.
But hey, you never know unless you try and I wish you luck.
Unfortunately finding work in this country at the moment is not at all easy because most industries, especially those in the public sector, are being cut to the bone. There are many people in this country who have degrees and qualifications in all sorts of things who are forced to take low paid menial jobs, and that's if they are lucky to have work at all. There are also thousands of newly qualified students leaving universities every year who cannot find work at all.
The biggest problem i think would be even getting someone to look closely at your CV because for every job advertised there are usually hundreds of people applying for it.
But hey, you never know unless you try and I wish you luck.
This ain't really encouraging, but thanks for advice anyway.
, and have a bit of knowledge in mechanic.
