"Simon" wrote in message
om...
I live in France for part of the year, but am still a British resident
for all official purposes (tax etc), so don't have a Carte de Sejour.

I want to buy a (2nd hand) French registered car to use and keep in
France.

When I did the maths on that, I worked out that hiring a car when I needed
one would be cheaper than buying a second car, unless I was spending enough
time in France almost to qualify for residency. However, that will depend on
how much you need to use a car and how much you want to spend on the French
one.

Colin Bignell