I left my Uk Car in Italy most of this year.The insurance would have reverted to basic liability after 60 days,I asked the question when renewing!. I sorned it after the tax ran out in August I could not retax it in August as the MOT ran out in late September.I drove back a couple of weeks back having booked the Mot the day before I returned.Moted it the day after we returned and taxed it same day online for 12 months.I have had nothing in the post yet and doubt very much wether the prosecution would see it as worth the effort.It was never without valid Tax for the Months it was in the UK bar 10 hours which was sorted and back dated to beginning of the month.Always been insured and that leaves the MOT.Well If I have not posted anything in the next week ,there is nothing to report, Notice of Intended Prosecution required within 7 days and all that.My only concern was ,IF I was involved in an accident, what the concequences would have been.It was on my mind so I took the Palermo/Genoa ferry to reduce the risk.I will say the MOT was an oversight,I normally always have one and will be a bit more vigilant in future.
Maybe I drive a bit fast but we are generally do Dover-Italy or vice versa in 10- 12 hours,we go via Belgium,Luxembourg where fuel is rather cheap,touch on France and into Swizerland.We generally stop around Como or Milan for a night .This Route seems cheaper on tolls/tunnel charges than France and via the 2 French /Italian Tunnels and we save on the Luxembourg fuel.We Try and spend a day or three somewhere on the Journey down through Italy and then do the Run to Sicily and Home in one hit.Lately we have used the Palermo /Genoa Ferry which works out to cost about the same as driving that part but has the Bouns of being fresh as a Daisy for the run between Dover and Genoa.We do miss the Italian drive though. A decade or so ago we used to do the Journey non stop and sleep in the car wherever I flaked out at god knows what time of the small hours.It was quick but those days are well past.I just cannot do it any more and besides I realised some years ago that we were missing so much.I love the drive and ,although we do use Ryanair a fair bit now, we always manage the drive once or twice per year.......how else would we get our contraband back?????? Wine from the huge Oak Barrels at the Local Trapido( not sure if thats the spelling) ,Olive oil from my trees, Barberra Coffee at 1/4 price,even crates of Lemons and Tomatoes and whatever the parenti have forced upon us,Several Quality Provola and Salami,A number of fresh Bread loaves as they keep for ages and are great for Propette(Polpette) once beyond use as Bread or whatever we seem to end up with ,we are always full and I mean over loaded with Fresh and unprocessesed things you appreciate and miss once back in the UK.Only back 3 days and am eager to be going back already.
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I left my Uk Car in Italy most of this year.The insurance would have reverted to basic liability after 60 days,I asked the question when renewing!. I sorned it after the tax ran out in August I could not retax it in August as the MOT ran out in late September.I drove back a couple of weeks back having booked the Mot the day before I returned.Moted it the day after we returned and taxed it same day online for 12 months.I have had nothing in the post yet and doubt very much wether the prosecution would see it as worth the effort.It was never without valid Tax for the Months it was in the UK bar 10 hours which was sorted and back dated to beginning of the month.Always been insured and that leaves the MOT.Well If I have not posted anything in the next week ,there is nothing to report, Notice of Intended Prosecution required within 7 days and all that.My only concern was ,IF I was involved in an accident, what the concequences would have been.It was on my mind so I took the Palermo/Genoa ferry to reduce the risk.I will say the MOT was an oversight,I normally always have one and will be a bit more vigilant in future.
Maybe I drive a bit fast but we are generally do Dover-Italy or vice versa in 10- 12 hours,we go via Belgium,Luxembourg where fuel is rather cheap,touch on France and into Swizerland.We generally stop around Como or Milan for a night .This Route seems cheaper on tolls/tunnel charges than France and via the 2 French /Italian Tunnels and we save on the Luxembourg fuel.We Try and spend a day or three somewhere on the Journey down through Italy and then do the Run to Sicily and Home in one hit.Lately we have used the Palermo /Genoa Ferry which works out to cost about the same as driving that part but has the Bouns of being fresh as a Daisy for the run between Dover and Genoa.We do miss the Italian drive though. A decade or so ago we used to do the Journey non stop and sleep in the car wherever I flaked out at god knows what time of the small hours.It was quick but those days are well past.I just cannot do it any more and besides I realised some years ago that we were missing so much.I love the drive and ,although we do use Ryanair a fair bit now, we always manage the drive once or twice per year.......how else would we get our contraband back?????? Wine from the huge Oak Barrels at the Local Trapido( not sure if thats the spelling) ,Olive oil from my trees, Barberra Coffee at 1/4 price,even crates of Lemons and Tomatoes and whatever the parenti have forced upon us,Several Quality Provola and Salami,A number of fresh Bread loaves as they keep for ages and are great for Propette(Polpette) once beyond use as Bread or whatever we seem to end up with ,we are always full and I mean over loaded with Fresh and unprocessesed things you appreciate and miss once back in the UK.Only back 3 days and am eager to be going back already.