Bike Couriering to europe

[chippyshelley]

Hi,

is anyone sending their bikes abroad this year? and if so who are you using? most seem to have closed down.

[black-k1]

They're all shutting down because moving a bike from the UK to the EU is subject to import duties etc. I'd be surprised if anyone is still doing it and if they claim they are, I'd be very cautious. You don't want your bike being at the center of an import duties discussion while it's parked in the back of a van sitting on a dockside in a European port. Only one person is going to lose in those discussions!

[doogalman]

You could speak to Alex at Lizard logistics. He mainly deals with transporting cars but I think he has moved bikes in the past. He is a member of pistongeads and there is a thread about his company in the trackdays section.
I’ve known him for many years and he will give you very straight advice.

[Shelsleyf2]

black-k1 said:

They're all shutting down because moving a bike from the UK to the EU is subject to import duties etc. I'd be surprised if anyone is still doing it and if they claim they are, I'd be very cautious. You don't want your bike being at the center of an import duties discussion while it's parked in the back of a van sitting on a dockside in a European port. Only one person is going to lose in those discussions!

There is a petition running, it needs 10,000 to require a response from the Government and 100,000 to be debated in Parliament. Link below please take a minute and sign even if your not a motorcyclist ....


https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/598889

[chippyshelley]

I see that No limits do it for their European trackdays, wonder how they manage that? Signed petition.

[black-k1]

Shelsleyf2 said:

black-k1 said:

They're all shutting down because moving a bike from the UK to the EU is subject to import duties etc. I'd be surprised if anyone is still doing it and if they claim they are, I'd be very cautious. You don't want your bike being at the center of an import duties discussion while it's parked in the back of a van sitting on a dockside in a European port. Only one person is going to lose in those discussions!

There is a petition running, it needs 10,000 to require a response from the Government and 100,000 to be debated in Parliament. Link below please take a minute and sign even if your not a motorcyclist ....


https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/598889

I signed that a couple of months ago. Sadly, but unsurprisingly, it doesn't seem to be making much progress.

[poo at Paul's]

If they are road registered and insured etc in UK does it make any difference?
As opposed to unregistered track bikes, I mean.

[Krikkit]

I thought you could take anything as long as you went through the carnet process?

[KurtFlew]

UK trackday organisers have it figured out and transport plenty of road and track only bikes over each time.

They just all use the carnet system.