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traveling with my car to Europe
Hello,
My husband and I would like to retrace a family legend vacation. We would like to travel across the US by car from San Francisco to New York and then to Europe with our car. Does anybody know if it is possible to find a way to travel by a ship which would also take our car? Thank you!!!! |
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wrote in message ... Hello, My husband and I would like to retrace a family legend vacation. We would like to travel across the US by car from San Francisco to New York and then to Europe with our car. Does anybody know if it is possible to find a way to travel by a ship which would also take our car? Thank you!!!! Doubtful. Cargo ships these days tend not to take passengers, those that do ( a few big fast cargo ships) charge a lot of money. Shipping your car is easy. Just about any big shipping agent will ship it for you. The lights will need to be modified to meet European standards on arrival and you may need the car testing, depending on age, but the technical problems are minor. Several thousand people import motor vehicles into the EC from the USA every year. -- William Black I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach Time for tea. |
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On 20 fév, 05:37, wrote:
Hello, My husband and I would like to retrace a family legend vacation. We would like to travel across the US by car from San Francisco to New York and then to Europe with our car. Does anybody know if it is possible to find a way to travel by a ship which would also take our car? Thank you!!!! Best probably is to check with some transportation companies. To my knowledge, only a few cargo ships carry also passengers - chances are that you will have to ship your car with a transportation company and travel to Euope with an other ship or by plane for picking it up at arrival Check also for insurances (car and for yourself) As long as you are travelling as tourists (as opposed to "residents") usually no modifications to your car have to be done - as far as international agreements apply and there are no evident safety issue. If you consider "importing" the car to some country in Europe (for selling or becoming a resident) make sure your car is sold in Europe too - then at least the headlights will have to be changed and it might be difficult to find matching equipment. Might also be worth comparing prices and conditions for travelling out of Canada to Europe Have a great trip! |
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On Fri, 20 Feb 2009 11:18:13 +0530, William Black wrote in post :
: The lights will need to be modified to meet European standards on arrival and you may need the car testing, I don't think that's necessary for a temporary import is it? -- Tim C. |
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"William Black" wrote in message ... wrote in message ... Hello, My husband and I would like to retrace a family legend vacation. We would like to travel across the US by car from San Francisco to New York and then to Europe with our car. Does anybody know if it is possible to find a way to travel by a ship which would also take our car? Thank you!!!! Doubtful. Cargo ships these days tend not to take passengers, those that do ( a few big fast cargo ships) charge a lot of money. Shipping your car is easy. Just about any big shipping agent will ship it for you. The lights will need to be modified to meet European standards on arrival and you may need the car testing, depending on age, but the technical problems are minor. Several thousand people import motor vehicles into the EC from the USA every year. We see a lot of them in Cambridgeshire , mostly they belong to US servicemen at Mildenhall or Lakenheath. Keith |
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"Tim C." wrote in message ... On Fri, 20 Feb 2009 11:18:13 +0530, William Black wrote in post : : The lights will need to be modified to meet European standards on arrival and you may need the car testing, I don't think that's necessary for a temporary import is it? At the very least you need to ensure the headlights dip to the correct side of the road. Keith |
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"Keith Willshaw" wrote in message ... "Tim C." wrote in message ... On Fri, 20 Feb 2009 11:18:13 +0530, William Black wrote in post : : The lights will need to be modified to meet European standards on arrival and you may need the car testing, I don't think that's necessary for a temporary import is it? At the very least you need to ensure the headlights dip to the correct side of the road. The worse thing about US cars IME is that stupid flashing "stop" light pretending to be an indicator light. Whether this needs to be changed, I have no idea. Having said that I think the whole idea is completely impractical. Whilst you can ship your car you can't just pick it up on the day of arrival. It will sit there for days whilst someone does some paperwork. And the cost will be more than a hire car, even for 8-10 weeks (though it's not clear if this is two way trip or not) tim |
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On 20 fév, 10:06, "Keith Willshaw"
wrote: "Tim C." wrote in message ... On Fri, 20 Feb 2009 11:18:13 +0530, William Black wrote in post : : The lights will need to be modified to meet European standards on arrival and you may need the car testing, I don't think that's necessary for a temporary import is it? At the very least you need to ensure the headlights dip to the correct side of the road. afaik US cars use[ed] symetric headlights ? |
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wrote: Bert Hyman wrote: The worse thing about US cars IME is that stupid flashing "stop" light pretending to be an indicator light. What? stop tail lights that flash as indicators, jive seen them on US cars in England, so probably legal? You're talking about a single rear light that serves both as a turn signal and a brake light? Some cars are configured that way, some aren't; there's no consistency, even among models from the same maker. -- Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN |
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