From: Ryan Gill (rmgill@mindspring.com)
Date: Wed Jan 18 2006 - 03:23:30 PST
At 8:59 AM +0100 1/18/06, Nigel Hay MILWEB wrote:
>In France there are restrictions on the ownership and movement of armoured
>vehicles and as one UK dealer found out to his cost recently, amphibious
>vehicles also need a permit (I believe about 500Euros) to be transported
>through France, as they count as significant military material. The DUKW
>and its low loader were seized, driver arrested and diplomats engaged. It
>was all resolved because DUKW's are , despite being amphibious, since Jan
>2005, no longer deemed as significant military material. The driver spent 72
>hours as a guest of M. Chirac and everyone was left out of pocket. This
>isn't an isolated incident either.
No offense Nigel, but we're not going to tolerate
things being like they are in France. Either with
Jeeps, Ferrets or our guns.
Personally I prefer the basis of law in the
English Common Law, not the Napoleonic Code.
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