I think I would be right in saying for an EU car to be legal in Europe it has to be legal in the home country. For a UK car that means an MOT.
The French Control Technique is bi-annual and although may well be similar obviously isn't identical.
Do you think if you were pulled in the UK on UK number plates by the police for instance that a French bit of paper would be acceptable to them? They wouldn't know what it was, but they can check easily themselves if you have an MOT. Roadsides cameras can too, so you can be fined on your way home without actually seeing anyone.
If you did annually SORN it then you could I suppose stay touring in Europe for a few years. The only sticking point there is your insurance. Some may specifically insist on an MOT, some may just say it must be roadworthy. Then you would need to book an MOT for your day of return to the UK and un-sorn it, the DVLA telling me I can't do it while abroad, but can't do it on the road, so I can only do it in the ferry disembarkation area! Have they heard of the internet?!?!
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