OT...Re: how to put a US car on the road in England

[pbureau@attbi.com (ATS - Patrick Bureau)]

Yeah Julie I agree with you alot on this ...

I spent 3 months in 2001 in New Zealand... and got a company Porsche Carrera
from the owner of the Medical software company I was fixing problems at
(Help desk revamping is my expertise for 15 years), it was not his... it was
his son's , but he was away to London for 6 months...

Man I love NZ highways (Curves in the Usa? .. dude NZ has curves..  LOTS of
long sea coast (like imagine 200 PCH) all in reach of each other around the
north island... Gawd I was in heaven, and Left Shifter  Is a godsent!.

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ATS - Patrick Bureau
'91 F250 7.3L Diesel, Super cab, 8 ft Bed, 5th wheel.
'98 Jeep Cherokee
'85 8v Prowler Orange Kamei X1 Scirocco GTX.
'85 8v Titian Red Scirocco (daily Driver)


=>-----Original Message-----
=>From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
=>[mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Julie Macfarlane
=>Sent: Saturday, October 05, 2002 7:17 PM
=>To: gforbess@att.net; mkii@nycap.rr.com
=>Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
=>Subject: OT...Re: how to put a US car on the road in England
=>
=>
=>Theres a good story for you. Do you Brits etc know why we drive
=>on this side
=>of the road?
=>
=>It started back before the Revolutionary war against British
=>rule. To piss
=>off the ruling brits, we changed the side of the road to ride on
=>and fined
=>those that did not obey. After the war, we just never changed back.
=>
=>It does make more sence to me (learned to drive in Australia) to
=>use my left
=>hand to shift, keeping my right on the wheel.
=>
=>
=>>From: Gordon Forbess <gforbess@att.net>
=>>To: "Josh Able" <mkii@nycap.rr.com>
=>>CC: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
=>>Subject: Re: how to put a US car on the road in England
=>>Date: Sat, 05 Oct 2002 14:08:29 -0700
=>>
=>>On Fri, 4 Oct 2002 20:55:42 -0400, you wrote:
=>>
=>> >Ok, any clue who to bug about getting an international permit
=>thing so a
=>>US
=>> >owned/registered/licensed car can be put on the road in England, and
=>>driven
=>> >about? After all, once its on the road there, its supposedly cake to
=>>Chunnel
=>> >it and make a bee line to the Fatherland. :D
=>>
=>>There have been a few threads on rec.travel.europe about people who
=>>have done this. A clear title (no liens/loans) and insurance are
=>>important.  You'll need to get local insurance coverage &
=>>documentation as US insurance doesn't cover you.  I believe you can
=>>drive on the us plates for some time.  The shipping company should be
=>>able to help you.
=>>
=>>I don't know if the Brits will object to the steering wheel being on
=>>the wrong side, however.
=>>
=>>Gordon
=>>
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=>Julie Macfarlane
=>Menlo Park Research & Development
=>Internet Application Developer
=>Amsterdam NY
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