I've read each post in this thread, I've dipped into it for the last 3 years to be honest in anticipation of a return to the UK.

I left the UK in May 2007 with my 4x4. I returned the tax disc for a refund once I left the EEA. Since that time the vehicle has been around Eurasia, out of the EEA. I've never registered the vehicle in another country, kept the car SORN'd in the UK.

So now, I have the joy of returning to the UK, compounded by the fact that 'my' government seems to deem my trip illegal.

Insurance-wise, it seems not to be possible to insure my car with a UK insurer as the car will be out of the UK at the start date of the policy. I have a green card purchased in Ukraine which covers all green-card member states (including the UK), except for Ukraine itself.

I'm going to book an MOT before disembarking in Dover Port, and I live just a couple of hours away.

My main worry is a run-in with the Orwellian surveillance organs of the regime. What are my best chances at escaping being recorded? I'll be driving at night, and avoiding motorways. Is this a wise move?? Any other tips? What are UK customs like? Are they likely to check car paperwork etc (the car still has UK plates). Or should I maybe use a 'local' set of plates (with my number, but in Pakistani format, used when driving through Afghanistan).

I really wish I was dealing with money-hungry Russian GAI-niks or mindless, indoctrinated Iranian militia than the 'computer says no' bureacracy of Britain.

Welcome back!!

Daniel

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