UK Registered bike out of UK for more than 12 months
Hi all,
I wonder if anyone can help me - I have a UK registered bike which is being ridden to Africa, where it will be stored for 12 months halfway down, before we complete the second half of the journey the following year. I will then ship it back to the UK, and want to continue to ride it.
Can anyone tell me how I maintain Tax and MoT over this period, so that I am legally able to ride it back in the UK? I also know that I need to keep the vehicle taxed and MoT'd for the journey in order to maintain my insurance. Insurance won't cover me in Africa, but it will cover me when I return to EU/UK roads... which I will need.
Idea's, experiences, or pointers to government info all welcome (DVLA site is IMPOSSIBLE to navigate for anything actually usefull... :-( )
Thanks,
James
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