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But we aren't restricted. All we need is a visa just like US citizens or any other non EU citizens. We have never been allowed to work without registration, which comes when you are employed by an EU state entity. Why don't people understand this? Freedom of movement is limited to 90days in any one year unless you start paying tax, which means working. Gordon has already alluded to this in his posts about living in Spain.
Flitting over the channel for a gig is not considered as local employment since you are still paying UK tax and you wouldn't be an employee. You may also be aware that Merkle is asking the EU to close borders within the Schengen regions due to the threat of terrorism, not really an old fashioned idea then. I'll stand to be corrected on that last point about Merkle since at the moment I can't find the article. Last edited by Peter Mallett; 22 Nov 2020 at 11:52. Reason: Correcting Reference |
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John I think she puts terrorism, migrants, climate and virus all in the same bag. My understanding is she's looking for a better control of the borders but not to close them.
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You probably took me a bit too literally, Gerard, but I suppose really instead of closed I should have said controlled.
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22 Nov 2020, 16:38 (Ref:4018297) | #2181 | ||
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Just like the UK requested a few years ago.
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No problem, John. In fact we have to witness people who have the power but dont really know how to manage the whole mess. France is a "good" example, I fear…
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The reason most UK musicians don't go to the US is because its such a ball ache and financially prohibitive for most. . .we're minnows on ther scale of ROCK, but still sell some records there. we've been offered gigs but its just not financially viable, music has nearly always been a paying hobby, or at worst a self funding one. I have heard of pay to play, but have no intention of going there!
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23 Nov 2020, 10:11 (Ref:4018375) | #2184 | |
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There is likely to be a need for more Carnet to be issued in the New Year. I wonder if this will result in more people offering the service and hence a drop in price? Currently the government website only recommends CARSUK, who are top dollar for shipping and I expect are top dollar for Carnet too. There is a business opportunity here for someone
Luckily my 50s single seater has a V5C. Going to Monza we crossed the Swiss border and thought we better stop. The customs official took a look and said he was going to have to get the main man. Turns out this was because he was a petrol head, although he was visibly disappointed it wasnt a Ferrari! I wonder if we should have had a Carnet for the tools and spares? |
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23 Nov 2020, 13:30 (Ref:4018398) | #2185 | ||
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Certainly any decent forwarder /clearance agent can supply necessary paperwork.
CARS have reduced dramatically in last six months and there are many alternatives. Sure someone can start a clearance agent for sporting cars. If you have a road registered cars it’s no problem |
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Back in the mid 70's, in well practised carnet years, travelling to the Monaco GP we landed in France and found the March truck being thoroughly searched. The driver said he had been there for 2 days and the Customs people had opened and emptied every storage cupboard in the vehicle.
On the way back, after a stop off for testing at Dijon, I discovered the Williams team truck having a little difficulty returning to Blighty. Something to do with Carnets for engines that had not taken out for the event but the carnets had been taken and processed. So French Customs were asking to see the engines. Absent the appearance of the engines the Douane assumed they had been sold and demanded duties be paid. Or so the story went. All part of the game at the time and of course people were somewhat prepared for it. |
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On one occasion I travelled to an F2 race in Vallelunga with a friends' F2 team; we only had a small Mercedes truck & with two race cars + all the equipment it was literally stuffed full. At Mont Blanc a diligent Italian customs man wanted to check everything against the carnets - he rolled up the side shutter, at which point everything virtually fell out on him, so he just threw his arms in the air, handed the papers back & sent us on our way! |
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Didn't you have to buy gazoline tickets before crossing the italian border? I remember the Porsche works team having unmarked engine cases. Happy days!
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I don´t remember that you had to buy, but you were offered the opportunity which then allowed you to buy petrol at a lower price within Italy.
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Correct! It was under coupon forme, Supercortemaggiore comes up to my mind. I remember receiving a lot of bonbons instead of small change at tolls too. A bloke driving the Dunlop truck tried to pay with tyre valves during a foolish night on the way back home! I'd say 1975 or 1976 may be. Another moment at the Swiss border when the officer was searching something in my Pug' wagon; i had to argue that a pork roti was not illegal.
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My works rover never had a chassis number nor did the other four in the batch. And IIRC MG would often swap registration numbers between chassis.
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The same was common with rally cars - works Escorts being the famous example - this does of course lead to arguments now when 2 people own cars that have the same registration number....
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I've noticed here in France that many rally cars, at least on local/national events, do not carry number plates even though they are running on public roads,
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Of course the whole thing was like Trigger's broom and when new blocks were finally required after all the other components had been replaced, probably at least 2 or 3 times (unless the engine blew big time necessitating a new block anyway), it would be returned with the same engine number stamped on the block and, of course, the same extra 10 bhp still available. Or maybe a tad more if all the updates aligned in the right direction. And no need to change the carnet. The same ideas ruled for tubs. A "Chassis number" stamped on an aluminium plate and glued to the dash. Life seemed complicated in some ways back then. With hindsight one recognises how much simpler it was then than it is today. |
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COme the 70's then many cars were being built specifically as racing cars, as opposed to LeMAns, and say Gp2 saloons as modified production . . . all road registered . . . . most 60's GT cars are road cars too. Many drivers used their cars for work in the week and raced at the weekend. Last weekend I was chatting ( via FB) with COlin Hextall who owned/drove/raced the works Tornado Talisman, work hack, family car and race car.
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24 Nov 2020, 11:55 (Ref:4018518) | #2198 | ||
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Yes, I think the point is that in 1979 Works cars were lifted straight off the production line, never saw a registration plate hence no vin or chassis number.
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Special allowance, you can put the rallye number in place of the registration plate. Many of them dont comply with road regulations and/or dont have a chassis number in other words carte grise.
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We used to cover registration number on any rally we could get away with it.
Organisers didn’t police it but noticed recently they are taking it more seriously as you are not supposed to |
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