UK used Bikes

Looking to go to UK and buy bike. Looking for any info or experience
that would help.

Clive

 

have you been for a visit to the UK newsgroup ?

 

Bill_h wrote:

What identity card? I thought the pommie card wasn't due to even start
rollout till 08.

regards,
CrazyCam

 

We don't have National Identity cards as yet... or do we?
We have photo-licenses (which are pointless, as you can't use it for
anything official; you have to produce the paper 'counterpart' licence
anyway), we have passports of course, we have any number of 'official'
cards. We have more CCTV cameras than any other nation.
Essentially the buggers have got us monitored from cradle to grave.

I think the problem as outlined by Geoff and Bill is that to arrange
insurance (which has to be a minimum of Third-Party risks for legal
compliance) you have to be able to meet certain criteria; you need to
have a UK address and you have to hold a UK driving licence for the
class of vehicle to be ridden/driven.
That said, I think Scotty managed it somehow as he gave my address
when he first arrived in UK - not sure how he swung the licence
criteria - I'll ask him soon as he is finished touring the tea-rooms
and bookshops of Derbyshire with Jimmy!
There again, he was also riding a NSW registered vehicle, which raised
a few eyebrows in it's own right...

If it is of any assistance to Clive I would be prepared to allow use
of my address if it would assist, although I think we had to insure
the bike in my name and have them (Geoff and Bill) individually listed
as named riders.

The only thing I can no longer offer is a room at the Northernmost
Bastion of Aus.Moto, as the fambly now fills all spaces! (Except for
Johno - there's a hammock we can put up in the garden with a gravity
fed tank of ale for him...)

Cheers,

Jeffles

 

Bloody Poms eh?

*grin*

Jeffles

 

It was a pleasure, no worries.


Jeffles

 

Bill_h wrote:

Ah, yes. I remember that now.

Naturally, I can't remember what mine was. :-(

.....and my drivers licence was back before the computer system, and has
long been lost in the mists of antiquity.

Thanks, Bill and Jeffles. BTW, don't panic, I ain't planning any moves
back to UK.

regards,
CrazyCam

 

Thanks for all the info may have to rethink about transporting mine out.

thanks again

Clive

 

In aus.motorcycles on Wed, 25 Apr 2007 13:02:44 GMT

Mate of mine found it was cheaper to rent a middleweight (In his case
a GT550 Kwak but this was a while ago) than to transport his own or
buy there.

He rented it for I think about 5 weeks including the Isle of Man and a
trip to Italy.

Zebee

 

Anyone want me to look into it? Not sure how the insurance aspects
would go...


Jeffles

 

Clive,

Call me on 03 9331 0947, I may have the answer to your problem.

Kind regards
Dave Milligan