UK to France .. headlights ?
- Thread starter condor
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The Litronics on the Turbo have a "Touring" setting, which cuts off the 'flick up' section of the beam, so it doesn't dazzle oncoming vehicles when you drive on the right. Take the light out, remove the bulb cover, and you will see the levers.
Whether that is good enough for Fraench regulations, I don't know, but if you are moving there for some time, I would look for a pair of second hand LHD headlamp units. They come up on eBay from time to time, but still tend to be pricy.
Whether that is good enough for Fraench regulations, I don't know, but if you are moving there for some time, I would look for a pair of second hand LHD headlamp units. They come up on eBay from time to time, but still tend to be pricy.
Tony M
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Hi Condor,
The key to relatively simple Registration in France is to first have a Certificate of Conformity for France from Porshe France. I know this sounds bonkers, but the European Certificate is not acceptable !
You will need to write to Porshe Francer and request one for your particular vehicle for use in France. If at this point they send you a COC you will be on the first step of getting the vehicle registered.
Once you have a Certificate of Conformity, you will then need to submit your car for a Control Tecnique (MOT) in France.
You will also need to visit the Local Tax office in your Region and obtain a 'Quitus fiscal' to show that no TTV (VAT) is payable on the Car in France.
To obtain a Quitus Fiscal you will need to show a Receipt for the vehicle, your Passport, a Utility Bill to show your French Address, and you need to complete a document, the name of which I can't remember !.
Once you have the Documents in place, you need to complete a form for a request for a Certificate de Immatriculation, then visit the Local Perfecture, where you queue up for hours then submit all of your documents for approval. If the documents all conform you will be eventually be sent a Carte Gris and authority to have a set of Froggy Plates made.
In between times you will have to submit part of your English V5 to Swansea for notification of permanent Export as the Froggy Authorities keep the V5 and return it to Swansea.
If you do not have the all important Certificate of Conformity in place in the first instance, that's when things get really complicated.I suspect that for some obscure reason your 996 which was probably made for the UK Market, will not Conform to some aspects of the French Conformity. I can speak from bitter experience and I am still waiting for an appointment to have a vehicle inspected by DREAL ( VOSA in the UK).
To add to the complications, you need to take your car to the local rubbish dump to have it weighed, produce the Certificate of Non Conformity whioch Porsche will send you stating what does not conform, fill out a form giving full details of the type of Brakes suspension, gearbox details,fuel used, noise levels etc etc etc,etc. Then wait for an inspection date. Once the vehicle is inspected , it needs to be inspected again at a later date. Lord only knows what the Logic behind this second inspection is !
In between times you do get a letter to show the Gendarmes if you get a Tug to say that you are in a half way House situation of changing you car's registration from UK to Frog.
Other than the foregoing and a few bits I must have forgotton, It's all plain sailing and you need to speak fairly good French as the majority of the Officials can't speak English !
Good Luck !!!e
PS. Just re-read yor post and yes you will need to change the headlights to Right Hand dipping. I am not sure with a 996 if by simply flipping a lever on the lights will be acceptable for permanent use. I suspect you will need to buy replacement units.
As a final point, don't forget to arrange French Insurance for the interim period when the car is Half Engish and half French. You can buy a 'Month' Policy for around 200 euros then arrange the annual policy once you have the French Registration.
The key to relatively simple Registration in France is to first have a Certificate of Conformity for France from Porshe France. I know this sounds bonkers, but the European Certificate is not acceptable !
You will need to write to Porshe Francer and request one for your particular vehicle for use in France. If at this point they send you a COC you will be on the first step of getting the vehicle registered.
Once you have a Certificate of Conformity, you will then need to submit your car for a Control Tecnique (MOT) in France.
You will also need to visit the Local Tax office in your Region and obtain a 'Quitus fiscal' to show that no TTV (VAT) is payable on the Car in France.
To obtain a Quitus Fiscal you will need to show a Receipt for the vehicle, your Passport, a Utility Bill to show your French Address, and you need to complete a document, the name of which I can't remember !.
Once you have the Documents in place, you need to complete a form for a request for a Certificate de Immatriculation, then visit the Local Perfecture, where you queue up for hours then submit all of your documents for approval. If the documents all conform you will be eventually be sent a Carte Gris and authority to have a set of Froggy Plates made.
In between times you will have to submit part of your English V5 to Swansea for notification of permanent Export as the Froggy Authorities keep the V5 and return it to Swansea.
If you do not have the all important Certificate of Conformity in place in the first instance, that's when things get really complicated.I suspect that for some obscure reason your 996 which was probably made for the UK Market, will not Conform to some aspects of the French Conformity. I can speak from bitter experience and I am still waiting for an appointment to have a vehicle inspected by DREAL ( VOSA in the UK).
To add to the complications, you need to take your car to the local rubbish dump to have it weighed, produce the Certificate of Non Conformity whioch Porsche will send you stating what does not conform, fill out a form giving full details of the type of Brakes suspension, gearbox details,fuel used, noise levels etc etc etc,etc. Then wait for an inspection date. Once the vehicle is inspected , it needs to be inspected again at a later date. Lord only knows what the Logic behind this second inspection is !
In between times you do get a letter to show the Gendarmes if you get a Tug to say that you are in a half way House situation of changing you car's registration from UK to Frog.
Other than the foregoing and a few bits I must have forgotton, It's all plain sailing and you need to speak fairly good French as the majority of the Officials can't speak English !
Good Luck !!!e
PS. Just re-read yor post and yes you will need to change the headlights to Right Hand dipping. I am not sure with a 996 if by simply flipping a lever on the lights will be acceptable for permanent use. I suspect you will need to buy replacement units.
As a final point, don't forget to arrange French Insurance for the interim period when the car is Half Engish and half French. You can buy a 'Month' Policy for around 200 euros then arrange the annual policy once you have the French Registration.
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