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Hi InGearX and welcome,
I don't have a an answer to your question, I do know that second hand cars are a lot more expensive in Poland than the UK but as for bikes I'm not sure.
There are different rules regarding registration and insurance in all EU countries, it is difficult if not impossible for non-residents to register in some places, Ireland seems to come up as a particularly easy place to do this.
It would help if you told us where you are coming from, your citizenship can also make a difference.
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Originally Posted by mark manley
Hi InGearX and welcome,
I don't have a an answer to your question, I do know that second hand cars are a lot more expensive in Poland than the UK but as for bikes I'm not sure.
There are different rules regarding registration and insurance in all EU countries, it is difficult if not impossible for non-residents to register in some places, Ireland seems to come up as a particularly easy place to do this.
It would help if you told us where you are coming from, your citizenship can also make a difference.
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thanks mate !
yes I have some homework to do
wow I expected Poland to be cheaper :/
I am a US citizen & passport (if it makes a difference)
I am off from work traveling the world for 1700+ days now ..
I can go anyplace in Europe to buy..
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Ireland or the UK are easiest. Any address where you can collect mail can be used to register and insure the bike.
Now someone is going to come on here and spout about how that's arguably not totally legal or completely above board or some other nonsense. Thing is people do it all the time when in college, working away from home, coming back from overseas etc etc.And they never have a problem.
All you do is put your name and an address ()anything bar a hotel type address on the V5/log book/title when you buy and it comes back in the post a few days to a couple weeks later with your name as the owner.
Insurance is done online in the same way, you might pay a little bit extra for having a non-EU licence (like 50 or 100 pounds) but its not a problem, especially in Ireland.
Just make sure (in the UK especially) that you insure before you drive at all because there are lots of revenue collecting cameras in cars driven by disgusting people in uniforms (police) to try to catch 'offenders'.
No one is going to notice/prosecute you because you aren't doing anything wrong. I know this from years of experience of having no fixed address because of work.
Other EU countries are much more difficult with elaborate registration requirements that need lots of documentary evidence to back up your address. UK/Ireland require none of that.
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yeesterday met Tom in İstanbul from australia on an irish registrated transalp and he said best country is ıreland...
he is on the way to stans so hopefully he will drop a few lines also for this thread soon..
Turkey, just a nightmare...
All the best..
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"Turkey, just a nightmare..."
As the man said.
Second hand bikes are not cheap here. To buy one as a foreigner you need a Residents Permit. The actual purchase involves handing over quite a bit of cash to the Notary's office on top of the purchase price.
The UK or Ireland get my vote.
Cheers,
Dicky
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