mithril
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I have a sailing yacht which is French registered ACT booklet etc. I am now wanting to register the vessel in the UK but presumably I will need to cease the French registration. How do I de register?
De registering a French boat?
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Tranona
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A good starting point might be the French registry. If you have the documents then you should have an address to contact.
Registering in the UK is really simple if you only want SSR rather than Part 1. I de-registered a boat in Greece (or rather paid a lot of money to a lawyer to get the paperwork) and registered on line for £25 mcanet.mcga.gov.uk/ssr
Registering in the UK is really simple if you only want SSR rather than Part 1. I de-registered a boat in Greece (or rather paid a lot of money to a lawyer to get the paperwork) and registered on line for £25 mcanet.mcga.gov.uk/ssr
capsco
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I would have presumed that you purchased the boat from a French national, I have always understood that he should have de registered it at that time, can you still contact him for his signature?
Davy_S
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I try to look at life very simply and with a sense of humour, but why would you bother about this? I have just spent three days registering a small fishing boat Greek licenced. If (heaven forbid) I wanted to take it to the uk, I would simply do just that! then register it on the SSR if i felt inclined to do so. I do not see what the problem is unless you owe money, ie French marine mortgage, who will know, who will care?
Tranona
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The problem with leaving a boat on the Greek register is that it will still be registered in the original owners name and have to comply with Greek rules. Also you do not have good title without deregistering. I have a certificate that states ownership has been transferred to us, which together with the Bill of Sale (complete with all the signatures and stamps!) and the VAT receipt makes it all street legal.
I would imagine (but don't know) that the French, being equally bureaucratic treat registration in a similar way.
Our registration (SSR) is, on the other hand a joke as all it states is that we are UK citizens who claim to have a boat with a certain identity number. Nobody checks and nobody asks before issuing the grotty piece of plastic and the number!
I would imagine (but don't know) that the French, being equally bureaucratic treat registration in a similar way.
Our registration (SSR) is, on the other hand a joke as all it states is that we are UK citizens who claim to have a boat with a certain identity number. Nobody checks and nobody asks before issuing the grotty piece of plastic and the number!
Davy_S
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The problem with leaving a boat on the Greek register is that it will still be registered in the original owners name and have to comply with Greek rules. Also you do not have good title without deregistering
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I am the owner! I am on the Greek register as the owner, I do have good title as the owner! what I meant is, If I wanted to take the boat to the uk, I would simply do just that, then get a SSR reg, as you say its easy.
The problem with leaving a boat on the Greek register is that it will still be registered in the original owners name and have to comply with Greek rules. Also you do not have good title without deregistering
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I am the owner! I am on the Greek register as the owner, I do have good title as the owner! what I meant is, If I wanted to take the boat to the uk, I would simply do just that, then get a SSR reg, as you say its easy.
Tranona
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Yes, but if you wanted to sell it, you would have to de-register.
It is not clear from the OP whether the boat is registered in their name or the previous owner.
It is not clear from the OP whether the boat is registered in their name or the previous owner.