Just a query... I often see foreign cars on the streets of London, but why
is it that the vast majority are from Lithuania?? I know there are doubtless
Lithuanians in London, but there are certainly fewer than there are French,
German, Dutch etc. and I would have thought they would be very unlikely to
bring a car here for a holiday.

So, what's it all about? Is there some import scam, or a trade in their
number plates to get around Congestion Charging, or what?

Thanks

Tony Wilson wrote:

Just a query... I often see foreign cars on the streets of London, but why
is it that the vast majority are from Lithuania?? I know there are doubtless
Lithuanians in London, but there are certainly fewer than there are French,
German, Dutch etc. and I would have thought they would be very unlikely to
bring a car here for a holiday.

So, what's it all about? Is there some import scam, or a trade in their
number plates to get around Congestion Charging, or what?

Where do you live?

I'm in East London, and there are loads of Poles, Latvians and
Lithuanians living round here, and they have cars.

I've never thought it was anything more sinister than that. I certainly
haven't seen as many in other parts of London (well, plenty round Ealing
too).

On Wed, 18 Feb 2004 18:46:19 -0000, "Tony Wilson" tw wrote:

Just a query... I often see foreign cars on the streets of London, but why
is it that the vast majority are from Lithuania?? I know there are doubtless
Lithuanians in London, but there are certainly fewer than there are French,
German, Dutch etc. and I would have thought they would be very unlikely to
bring a car here for a holiday.

So, what's it all about? Is there some import scam, or a trade in their
number plates to get around Congestion Charging, or what?

Thanks


I see to recall that Lituanian number-plates are very similar to UK
plates, might this be something to do with a way around congestion
charging? Quite likely!

Nigel

Where do you live?

I'm in East London, and there are loads of Poles, Latvians and
Lithuanians living round here, and they have cars.


East London too- have mainly noticed them around Newham/Barking/Tower
Hamlets area. But have never seen any Polish or Latvian plates (well, here
anyway), and can't see why so many would bring cars with them, though from
what you say they may do. Also it occurrs to me that some of the drivers
didn't look very European!

"Tony Wilson" tw wrote the following in:


Just a query... I often see foreign cars on the streets of London,
but why is it that the vast majority are from Lithuania?? I know
there are doubtless Lithuanians in London, but there are certainly
fewer than there are French, German, Dutch etc. and I would have
thought they would be very unlikely to bring a car here for a
holiday.

How do you identify a Lithuanian car?

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How do you identify a Lithuanian car?

LT, instead of GB. I think.

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Mike Bristow wrote:
In article ,
Robin May wrote:

How do you identify a Lithuanian car?


LT, instead of GB. I think.

Yeah, i live in Walthamstow, and there are about three regularly parked
around, some of them A6's and 328's , I thought these guys were supposed to
be poor.

They aren't but their hookers are !

NBD


On Fri, 20 Feb 2004 09:57:04 +0000, jacob reimann
wrote:

Mike Bristow wrote:
In article ,
Robin May wrote:

How do you identify a Lithuanian car?


LT, instead of GB. I think.

Yeah, i live in Walthamstow, and there are about three regularly parked
around, some of them A6's and 328's , I thought these guys were supposed to
be poor.

"Nice But Dim" wrote in message
...
They aren't but their hookers are !

NBD


On Fri, 20 Feb 2004 09:57:04 +0000, jacob reimann
wrote:

Mike Bristow wrote:
In article ,
Robin May wrote:

How do you identify a Lithuanian car?


LT, instead of GB. I think.

Yeah, i live in Walthamstow, and there are about three regularly parked
around, some of them A6's and 328's , I thought these guys were supposed
to
be poor.

"Tony Wilson" tw wrote in message
...
Just a query... I often see foreign cars on the streets of London, but why
is it that the vast majority are from Lithuania?? I know there are
doubtless
Lithuanians in London, but there are certainly fewer than there are
French,
German, Dutch etc. and I would have thought they would be very unlikely to
bring a car here for a holiday.

So, what's it all about? Is there some import scam, or a trade in their
number plates to get around Congestion Charging, or what?



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