21-02-2019, 05:43 PM
I published this letter from Kip Waistell last September in the HA7C Crankhandle newsletter which mire or less says the same thing.
From Kip Waistell
The following may be of interest to our members...we were considering driving to Greece next year!
A Forest of Dean Historic Vehicle Club member, Cliff Knight, who lives on some remote Greek island, has written in to say that in October 2017 the Greek government prohibited the driving of historic cars in Greece unless on a registered rally. ..they are not even allowed to be driven to garages for repair or refuelling. The justification given was "some owners are believed to be using historic cars for everyday transport to avoid road taxes".
Meetings with the Government department led to a modification which in essence was
historic cars would be allowed to be driven to permitted rallies on public roads two days in advance of the event
they would be allowed to be driven on public roads on the day after the event
they could be driven to a garage for repair on the 1st Wednesday and 3rd Saturday of each month but must return -the same day. If repairs took over one day, then the car could be driven home at a later date but the driver had to have a valid dated receipt for the repairs
historic cars could be driven on public roads on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month but only within the county in which the car is registered.
Penalty for infringement is 1500 euros.
Needless to say, further negotiations are in hand over this ridiculous legislation
Regards
Kip
From Kip Waistell
The following may be of interest to our members...we were considering driving to Greece next year!
A Forest of Dean Historic Vehicle Club member, Cliff Knight, who lives on some remote Greek island, has written in to say that in October 2017 the Greek government prohibited the driving of historic cars in Greece unless on a registered rally. ..they are not even allowed to be driven to garages for repair or refuelling. The justification given was "some owners are believed to be using historic cars for everyday transport to avoid road taxes".
Meetings with the Government department led to a modification which in essence was
historic cars would be allowed to be driven to permitted rallies on public roads two days in advance of the event
they would be allowed to be driven on public roads on the day after the event
they could be driven to a garage for repair on the 1st Wednesday and 3rd Saturday of each month but must return -the same day. If repairs took over one day, then the car could be driven home at a later date but the driver had to have a valid dated receipt for the repairs
historic cars could be driven on public roads on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month but only within the county in which the car is registered.
Penalty for infringement is 1500 euros.
Needless to say, further negotiations are in hand over this ridiculous legislation
Regards
Kip
1931 RN, 1933 APD