Cert. of Free Circulation
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My aircraft was imported in 1974 and I have no evidence whatsoever of whether vat was paid at the time.
As I indicated above, if you write to John at HM Customs he will send you a certificate of free circulation.
And 2D's, the only direct evidence that I have of French customs being arsy is with an 'N' reg aircraft but I certainly don't preclude them being a potential hindrance to me if they so choose - irrespective of what various European directives say. Therefore, I think carrying one sheet of A4 paper from HM Customs is a small price to pay to avoid a POTENTIAL significant delay.
Chacun a sont gout, if you don't want to carry one then don't bother.
Lom