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Importing a motorbike
I already blogged about my attempt at importing my van – basically I couldn’t. Well now having been here a bit longer and with a better grasp of Polish I am ready to tackle importing my motorbike....
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Number plates stolen in Gdańsk
Went to Gdańsk for a lovely few days to see the Baltic coast. My wife and I had borrowed her father’s car to make the trip. We parked it in the city centre and went for a meal one evening. I was quite...
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Driving around in Poland
Insurance One of the nice things about the car registration system in Poland is that unlike 3rd party insurance is included with the annual registration fee, similar to the Australian system. This...
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How to Buy a Vehicle in Poland
Finding a car/motorbike The use of the Internet lags behind the UK somewhat, but it’s still a great place to start looking for vehicles. Have a look at the motoring section on gratka.pl or the most...
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Must remember to carry my documents!
I seem to keep blogging about vehicle related stuff, but given that I do a lot of driving over here I guess that can’t be helped. This is a post about remembering to carry your documents with you when...
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Summer and Winter tyres
I hadn’t heard of winter tyres and summer tyres before coming to Poland. I have owned a number of vehicles in the UK (cars, motorbikes and a van) at one time or other and although not a mechanic would...
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Buying Polish Car Insurance
I have never quite understood how Polish car insurance works, but now that the policy that came with my car is about to run out I have had to go and find out about it… Here is what I know. If anyone...
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Driving differences between UK and Poland
Whilst googling for Polish traffic news I just happened to find an article called Jak jeżdzić po Anglii? (How to drive around in England) on the popular Polish portal onet.pl. Out of curiosity I had a...
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Fly or Ferry?
This year my family and I will be spending Christmas back in the UK. Knowing how expensive flights can get at what must be the busiest time of year I now have the dilema of deciding when to travel and...
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Poland again refuses RHD cars
Over the last few days the news has been full of stories that Poland’s supreme administrative court (naczelny sąd administracyjny) ruled on the 27th of January 2010 that the minister of transport has...
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