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Old 21 Mar 2012
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I just read that forum. I fully understand your feelings. Its one reason I no longer own a BMW and rarely post there.

Trust me, they are not representative of UK bikers. In my opinion I think your intentions are admirable and correct. Well done.
If it is the one I am thinking of then this I fully understand; I met and talked with some followers of a well known brand of forum for UK BMW riders and a more conceited bunch of cliqueish people would be hard to find anywhere else IMO.
I kept the Beemer but don't go near that forum. They did have an amount of internicine (is that the right word?) in-fighting a few years ago IIRC, with sub-groups splitting off and going their own way including with rival websites - wonder what happened to all that? Well actually, no I don't wonder - I don't care in fact.

Anyway, back on thread, well done Giacomo, you certainly are a good samaritan who goes to extraordinary lengths to help out a stranger, who does not know, yet, what you have done to assist.

And, without being condescending, your written English is excellent.
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You can actually go onto the gov.uk website look up dvla and input the reg and make to get current tax status. for free

I have used it to try and locate bikes i remember from my youth

see here it is a bit hidden)

https://www.taxdisc.direct.gov.uk/Ev...execution=e1s4
Now that is interesting.
Your link shows as "timed out" but it works OK by using the 3rd button down on the left hand side of the home page.
https://www.taxdisc.direct.gov.uk/Ev...app/home/intro
Unfortunately it still doesn't give information to help contact the owner, or locate where a vehicle is right now - I have just used it to check on my own vehicle.
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Now that is interesting.
Your link shows as "timed out" but it works OK by using the 3rd button down on the left hand side of the home page.
https://www.taxdisc.direct.gov.uk/Ev...app/home/intro
Unfortunately it still doesn't give information to help contact the owner, or locate where a vehicle is right now - I have just used it to check on my own vehicle.
Yes you are correct, but it does give tax status and whether or not the bike still exists.

think also flags if stolen definitely if exported.
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Giacomo ,,,
Time ,, Giacomo ,, let us know , what he found out ,
And his intentions ,,,


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Yes you are correct, but it does give tax status and whether or not the bike still exists.

think also flags if stolen definitely if exported.
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Well yes, it's certainly taxed and insured, until may, as I said already. So now everyone I know in the airport is keeping their eyes open for a lost looking English biker who hopefully will turn up any day now, ( I think some bets have also been placed )

Otherwise, I'll let you all know what the DVLA tells me when/if I get an answer from them.

And thanks Walkabout, I realise now that I finished up on a very wrong forum, which I was glad to ask to be cancelled from, after years of hanging out here and on British VW car forums (my other ride is an old beetle), I'm certainly not going to let them change the wonderful opinion I have about all the very friendly and helpful folk I've met in your country.
BTW, thanks for the comment, I was lucky enough to get the beginnings of a British education when I lived in Scotland as a child, and some of it ocasionally comes in very useful.
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I would like you to know that I take Italians very seriously , with respect ,, contrary to your remark other day.
Yes I have seen some sxxty things against Italians in Germany during 80s ,,
How Nordics treated Italians as Mexicans of Europe ,, little better than Greeks and Spaniards

Actually ,, I felt ,, they ,, those men were jealous of good looking Italian boys moving in on their women...
Time has passed and in this day and age,,especially , here ,, I doubt ,,, any bias ,,

Every time I get into my F Spider and L Diablo ,,, my heart is racing from Milano to Ventimiglia ,, to go over to Menton then to Monte Carlo ,,,
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