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Hi All,

In summary, questions are;

1) Is it possible for him to buy the bike in my name and use his address?
2) Signature issues? Could he fax me anything to sign?
3) Is is possible for him to buy the bike in his name, and then when I am over in May, I buy it from him, using his address? Would we have to pay transfer taxes again?
4) Being from Canada, can I own a UK bike and just leave it there?

Any help would be appreciated! Thanks to anyone in advance for any suggestions.

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Zarks
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1) Yes
2) No Need
3)Yes - No transfer tax
4) Yes

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1) Is it possible for him to buy the bike in my name and use his address?
Yes. You don’t need to be British to own a UK bike in the UK.
The British registration Doc (V5) is not proof of ownership, the name on it is the Registered Keeper and the Keepers UK address.
Your Bill of Sale is your proof of ownership.

2) Signature issues? Could he fax me anything to sign?
Faxed docs are therefore copies are not legal docs, anyway not an issue to worry about.


3) Is it possible for him to buy the bike in his name, and then when I am over in May, I buy it from him, using his address?
Same answer as no 1) above.
Would we have to pay transfer taxes again?
There is no vehicle transfer tax in the UK.

4) Being from Canada, can I own a UK bike and just leave it there?
Answer 1) + Leave yes, abandon no.

You have already got the most important thing – a UK address & storage for laying up the bike .
I would suggest you get an International Driving Permit.

UK motor vehicle law is very simple.
It is better to forget about how vehicles are registered in your country, It will lead to confusion.

You need three (3) separate docs to be legal on UK roads.
MoT Certificate- if the Vehicle is over three (3) years
Insurance – minimum third Party.
Road Fund license. – can be bought for six (6) months or twelve (12) months.

You need Insurance and MoT (if the vehicle over 3 years old) to buy Road Fund Livense (Tax)
Only when all three are current/ in date, is the vehicle road legal.

I hope this information is of use to you.

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Hi Rory,

Thanks for all your information and help in this matter. One more thing, how does it work for my mate to ride the bike as well, as it will be in his garage all year long?

Or, if we made things the other way around - if it was his bike, would I be allowed to ride it by just having a Canadian Drivers License, and my International Drivers license?

Sorry for the bother, just wish to check all the options. You have been a great help - thanks so much!

Cheers,

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No problem, so long as you have insurance - either you add him to your insurance or the other way around.

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Ah Shucks Rory, I wanted to answer that easy question!!

Zarks,
For background information you could take a look at the sticky thread in this Trip Paperwork forum where there is quite a bit of input about the machinations of the EU/UK insurance market.
Either way, it ain't a problem.
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Ah Shucks Rory, I wanted to answer that easy question!!
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Jumped the gun again



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If possible have your friend buy, tax insure and test the bike and, get you as a named second rider.... from there it should be easy, but I do not know if you can have a second named rider for a bike, it is easy for a car. Guess it depends on the company.
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