Going france tomorrow mate has lost his v5!!!
 

Well what can I say the twit has lost his V5 and only just noticed. Would he be ok with the old part of the old V5 and receits or not, also do they check this on the way out because if they do he is right in the poo and i will be going by myself.

They don't check your documents as you leave or enter the country. Hopefully he should be ok with the things he has................insurance documents, MOT certificate, driving licence and registration documents should be carried, but we have never had ours checked in several trips abroad.

Thanks for the advice been worrying about it since he realised about 30 mins ago arrrrrggggghhhhhhhhhhhh.

You will only need it if you are pulled or have an accident, both things you don't want to happen! Take what you have, they want proof of ownership.

Also make sure you have breakdown / travel insurance the covers repatriation of the bike to the UK should the worst happen. If you get pulled, that cover (sometimes called a carnet - but not strictly what it is) will re-assure cops that you a good egg. If you do have an accident, it really saves you some major hassle... (like import duty if the bike is a write off!)

My daughter's car was scrap after blowing a head gasket in the French Alps but was brought home to be scrapped, beacuse cheaper than doing it in France with import taxes....

Hi, i'm the twit in question, just registered to have a voice,haha, hello all cracking forum,

I've got reciept with my address and card number on it, the card that is on the reciept, MOT test, bottom of the old V5 that the seller gives to you, travel insurance, fully comp bike insurance, E111, RAC breakdown for europe, so personally i'm not sweating. however thanks for your replies they have helped me not to sweat and indeed will help me sleep,

night guys catch ya in a couple of weeks after a few thousand miles :D

I am more worried about my stupidly load ART race can to be fair.

If you see signs suggesting radar - 'ripples' with a bike and a car and wording including "pour votre securité" - there *will* be a camera in the next few kilometers. Trouble is, as there are no road markings, I couldn't work out if they flash from the rear or the front! They're large (approx 3' x 2' , and only a foot or two above the ground. They're most battleship grey, with just a yellow/black diagonally striped border.

Have fun.

Dont worry about that. Just dont be too loud in the villages and give us Brits a bad name :wink:

Chazzyb thanks for the heads up! Ill try and post some pics when I get back, leaving in a couple of hours its gona be amazing. :D

Er, I've driven and riden in France quite a bit and I only ever take my license and my insurance policy number, never bothered with V5 or insurance cert, let alone an MOT cert. You don't need this to get in (just waving passport somewhere near the french border bloke is usually enough).

Are we really expected to show this stuff if stopped, I wouldn't want to travel with the V5 on me?