Hi Denhams and :welcome3:

I'm assuming that you are UK residents and are just planning to be touring in France and Italy?

If so then you don't need to consider re-registering so long as you don't stay for more than 183 days in each - this is a rolling 183 day period in any 12 months. In practice many motorhomers spend this period and more in other countries without worry. If you don't have a residential address in those countries I think you'd struggle to re-register even if you wanted to.

As regards road tax, your vehicle needs to remain legal in its country of registration for the period of travel so the tax disc has to be current as does your MOT certificate. Road tax can be renewed online to your residential address and forwarded to you by a friend/relative by post (that's what we do).

As regards insurance, there are companies that offer 365 day European cover one of which being Comfort who we use.

Hope this helps :thumbs: .

Thanks so much, that's really helpful. Re the mot, how would this work as we are away for 13 months at least, so it would run out. Cn you get them abroad? Or what would you suggest?
Thanks again

No legal way around that as far as I'm aware - you may be able to take MOT equivalent tests in the other countries but they will have no legal standing.

The only way to get a 13 month MOT is to renew exactly one month before the existing one expires - you would then get a full year added to the original dates. So, for example, if your MOT expires 13th February 2014 and you get the vehicle tested on the 13th January 2014 the new certificate would run through to the original expiry date in February 2015 - if that makes sense.

Unfortunately you can't get this 13 month period if you renew more than 1 month ahead :roll:

If the above doesn't fit in with your certificate dates you may just have to 'pop' back into the UK for an MOT.