Track days abroad with a trailer?

[wioifoiee]

this is quite a difficult thing to google around quickly and find info for....
i have a dream of taking my radical to some of the F1 tracks .. magny cour, spa etc..
its not road legal and i trailer it around.
is it quite straightforward to tow a trailer around carrying a race car from UK to continental europe or are there crazy fees and issues to think of?

[iguana]

Not simple like it was pre Brexit. Really you need a carnet for the car & all spares & tools.

Are folks who haven't done it & had no probs & are those who've had major issues & fines, so your choice on that.

[Steve H]

iguana said:

Not simple like it was pre Brexit. Really you need a carnet for the car & all spares & tools.

Are folks who haven't done it & had no probs & are those who've had major issues & fines, so your choice on that.

That makes it sound a bit 50/50, the vast majority of examples I’ve heard (involving people taking their own cars over for non-commercial use) have had no issues without a carnet.

I’ve done it twice so far with a V5 and insurance for the car on the trailer and booking details for the event I was headed for, no questions asked on either occasion.

[iguana]

Steve H said:

That makes it sound a bit 50/50, the vast majority of examples I’ve heard (involving people taking their own cars over for non-commercial use) have had no issues without a carnet.

I’ve done it twice so far with a V5 and insurance for the car on the trailer and booking details for the event I was headed for, no questions asked on either occasion.

Certainly more have been OK than had issues & I'm out & back almost weekly & v rare to be stopped, which is a pain when you've spent over £500 on a carnet & last one I did delayed me 5 hrs with stamping faff & you think why bother!

Far less likely to be stopped with an enclosed trailer too.

However are even folks with car on trailer & v5 in their name who've had issues & fines or denied crossings, let alone un reg racers with issues

But try Hull to Holland crossing with a racer no v5 & spare wheels & tools etc & no carnet or customs clearance, temporary import etc, could be an expensive decision.

Edited by iguana on Saturday 23 July 09:29

[NIgt3]

I don’t know of any people stopped (not saying there hasn’t been) mines road legal but you’ll be dead on heading out with it.

[Steve H]

iguana said:

Certainly more have been OK than had issues & I'm out & back almost weekly & v rare to be stopped, which is a pain when you've spent over £500 on a carnet & last one I did delayed me 5 hrs with stamping faff & you think why bother!

Far less likely to be stopped with an enclosed trailer too.

However are even folks with car on trailer & v5 in their name who've had issues & fines or denied crossings, let alone un reg racers with issues

But try Hull to Holland crossing with a racer no v5 & spare wheels & tools etc & no carnet or customs clearance, temporary import etc, could be an expensive decision.

Edited by iguana on Saturday 23 July 09:29

I suspect having a carnet puts you on the radar to be checked but it’s obviously always a risk to go without.

My experience so far has been on an open trailer with a liveried car on the back showing sponsors etc and tyres on the rack. Towing with an old and slightly tatty looking van probably helps .

I had also heard that Hull crossings were being stricter.

[iguana]

Steve H said:

I suspect having a carnet puts you on the radar to be checked

No not at all, is no correlation.