Le Twingo Anglais

So I'm about five weeks into the sending off of the various documents to the DVLA to get a registration number issued to my Twingo. I've heard absolutely nothing, and contact with the DVLA is like banging your head against a brick wall. The autobot response is that "we'll send confirmation once it is processed" which is great, except I'll know it's been processed because the cheque will have been cashed by DVLA. What I'd love to know is that you've actually received it and are at least dealing with it; the one thing you can't tell me.  Anyway, I decided to take advantage of this period of sitting waiting by ordering some service parts for the car, which I had delivered from GSF car parts. Sourcing Elf oil (remember Renault a choisi elf ) was more difficult; and I had to order that via Amazon. As the service history of the car is unknown I have gone for a full oil and filter change, air and fuel filter and finally spark plugs. Coolant will be...

 The last blog finished on the question, how did it go? Well, considering I’d never met the car, the car dealer or the exporter it went much smoother than I expected. The CMR note issued by Transporting Wheels satisfied the relevant customs checks; and the car arrived in Essex on the Saturday morning. Unfortunately the CRO Port operation closes at 6pm on a Saturday and the delayed UK transporter missed the collection window resulting in a wasted trip. A 2 nd attempt on Monday was success and the car arrived with me in Bristol at 1pm. Collecting the car was very simple; each car has a unique reference and PIN like shipping containers do and this number was supplied by Gerdo well in advance of the car arriving. I’m very lucky that my work has a large private site; and so the car is stored off the public highway. It left Holland without export plates and its original number plates had to be removed. So, do I regret it?    Not so far, the Twingo looks very much lik...