Reply to post: Re: Porsche in France

A floppy filled with software worth thousands of francs: Techie can't take it, customs won't keep it. What to do?

Lotaresco

Re: Porsche in France

"I showed him the owner's manual. He confiscated it and said that I must pay the customs fees for importing the car before he will return the manual.

Do you mean the owner's manual or the carte grise (certificate d’immatriculation)? The owner's manual is a worthless pile of bumf created by the manufacturer that tells you not to drink the battery acid and how a steering wheel works. If you lose one you need a pay a dealer a few Euro to get another one. It doesn't prove ownership of the vehicle. The CG (or Luxembourg equivalent) is an important document that proves that the vehicle is registered. It isn't proof of ownership either. It's actually illegal to be resident in France and to have your car registered in another country, so you were lucky that all he did was seize some paperwork.

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