Andy G, another point on the emissions malarkey if you do any touring in France you need the Crit'Air sticker for an increasing number of areas, does your +8 have a euro 3, 4 or 5 on it's V5
I must admit I hadn't even considered the French Crit'Air legislation.
My V5C does not specify any standard for emissions, does it pre-date Euro 3 I wonder?
These are the areas you currently need a Crit’Air for, easy enough to get one:
https://www.certificat-air.gouv.fr/en/Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence ;
Métropole Nice-Côte d'Azur ;
Métropole Toulon-Provence-Méditerranée ;
Toulouse Métropole ;
Montpellier-Méditerranée Métropole ;
Eurométropole de Strasbourg ;
Métropole Rouen-Normandie.