Explain to me the legalities of car modding in the UK.

[Dr.AK]

talk funny ? lol explain

+ can keep driving on the right side of the road, and ur family will be just accross the border

The dutch language cracks me up It sounds like a drunken mix of German and English

But seriously dont do it. Our government is horse shit. The main reason Id love to get outta here.

So, what else is new? Ours is full of fucktards as well.

At the moment I'm just researching, not sure if I'll have the balls to pull through with this. But it would feel like freedom, from what I'm reading.

Insurance can be funny too, got to declare mods but all you have to say is 'lowering and alloys' kinda thing. Although you can also not declare and run the risk of being pulled over.

Big problems the cost of petrol/insurance though, and I don't know how much you pay road tax too. Petrols like 135p per litre, with diesel over 140p per litre, and most insurance companies will rape you for a modified car (~£1000 per annum)

The petrol cost is actually a bit less than what I'm paying currently here in germany. We're at just below 1,70€ / liter. That's be roughly 1.44 GBP...

Insurance sounds a bit pricey, yeah, although not THAT much more than what I currently pay for my Touring.

[P78]

uk insurance FTMFL

i always lol when i hear quotes in TG

what would a 18year old pay for a mk2 gti 16v?

an arm or a leg?

[stinkinrich]

Nothing is new really, its always been Horse shit

[Jorge]

Some cars better than others, insurance companies all work differently, if you're over 25 classics (like 20 year old cars) can be easy / cheaper to insure.

Also depends where in the UK you want to move to. In Derby I got no hassle for running plateless on the front, but in other counties its like a £30 fine every time you're pulled.

[Stance_cl]

Rather then move, take a break over this way check out the car scene... do it summer time and check out some of the bigger uk shows to get an understanding of what we can get away with.

I dont get any hassle in my area and i live near a big main police HQ but i have quite a few friends that get grief for there cars and regularly get pulled (no points or anything but generally its a pain in the arse).

My main issue is speed bumps and poor roads lol, being static is quite limiting at times... air is the way forward imo if uk modding and you want mega lows!

[stinkinrich]

Yh ive been pulled 3 or 4 times for illegal plates down here lol.

[Dr.AK]

Rather then move, take a break over this way check out the car scene... do it summer time and check out some of the bigger uk shows to get an understanding of what we can get away with.

That goes without saying. I've been planning a trip for sometime this summer anyways, now, after I've hatched this harebrained scheme, it looks like I'll just need to extend it a bit to see how I like it over there, haha.

[stinkinrich]

Do it man. Got some shows in the summer lined up then you could come along too. Get on a stand with us

[Jorge]

Speaking of that, got the DC12 stand email. Game again?

[stinkinrich]

Defo!

[Dr.AK]

Do it man. Got some shows in the summer lined up then you could come along too. Get on a stand with us

I like the sounds of that!

Any recommendations?

[Jorge]

I'll say the whole Players thing, but thats at the end of the year more in September, same weekend as UBMW too.

DC12 is a good one?

[stinkinrich]

Yeh DC is a good shout for the Doc. Gives him enough time to get it planned.

[Dr.AK]

When is it? Google isn't too forthcoming with infos about the DC12 show...

[Jorge]

No, DC12 and Players are both cunts to find online. Email I got is June 10th.

Fuck, middle of exams.