In how many countries is the Atom 'road legal'?

[Colin H]

unfortunately that is what happens to the std muffler on the Atom 3 before the car is even run in!
very ugly....

the Atom is legal in South Africa as well!

[John Lloyd]

I think there's one in Hong Kong? But then that's China now so is it legal in China?

[John Lloyd]

Malta.

[Wmcmanus]

Cyprus.

[Hedge]

[quote="Colin H"]
the Atom is legal in South Africa as well!
[/quote]

I'd imagine that owning an Atom in SA - especially around Cape Town - is seriously cool. You have some properly good roads out there, especially along the coast.
Cheers, Hedge

[Alec]

List updated.

Road Legal

Austria
Belgium
Canada
Cyprus
Dubai (UAE?)
France
Germany
Holland
Hungary
Ireland
Luxembourg
Malta
New Zealand
Norway
South Africa
Sweden
United Kingdom
United States (not all states)



Other countries with Atoms (but possibly not Road Legal)

Australia (hopefully soon)
China (?)
India (?)

[BristolBachelor]

Well I don't know if it's legal in Spain (I hope so, but only been here 2 months!), but there is an official Spanish dealer for Atom's so maybe...

http://www.arielmotor.es/index.html

With having to move here from the UK, I won't be in a position to buy until we're settled here a little
Sorry I can't translate the page for you, it's my wife that's Spanish

Alan

[John Lloyd]

[quote="BristolBachelor"]
Well I don't know if it's legal in Spain (I hope so, but only been here 2 months!), but there is an official Spanish dealer for Atom's so maybe...

http://www.arielmotor.es/index.html

With having to move here from the UK, I won't be in a position to buy until we're settled here a little
Sorry I can't translate the page for you, it's my wife that's Spanish

Alan
[/quote]

No, there is a thread on here by someone else from Spain.  I drove mine through Spain and was stopped only once.

[Alec]

[quote="John Lloyd"]
[quote="BristolBachelor"]
Well I don't know if it's legal in Spain (I hope so, but only been here 2 months!), but there is an official Spanish dealer for Atom's so maybe...

http://www.arielmotor.es/index.html

With having to move here from the UK, I won't be in a position to buy until we're settled here a little
Sorry I can't translate the page for you, it's my wife that's Spanish

Alan
[/quote]

No, there is a thread on here by someone else from Spain.  I drove mine through Spain and was stopped only once.
[/quote]

Unless things have changed in the last two years, I don't think the Atom can be registered in Spain.

no plates for the atom in spain!

[Jacob Potts]

Because of Friday's earthquake in Japan, do the Atoms there still exist?  Or were they earthquaked or tsunami'ed away?

Of course, the main thing is that the owners are okay.

Jacob

[Loco_Mario_PL]

[quote="Alec"]
List updated.

Road Legal

Austria
Belgium
Canada
Cyprus
Dubai (UAE?)
France
Germany
Holland
Hungary
Ireland
Luxembourg
Malta
New Zealand
Norway
South Africa
Sweden
United Kingdom
United States (not all states)



Other countries with Atoms (but possibly not Road Legal)

Australia (hopefully soon)
China (?)
India (?)

[/quote]

Add Poland...

[Flying Phil]

You can forget Canada for now. There is a '2' here legally, but the original owner was a lawyer willing to take on Transport Canada. To get another here, you would have to assemble one from parts purchased from different vendors (with receipts) and register as a home built. Also, Transport Canada have a 'hate on' for the car, as they see it as circumventing their cherished regulations, so they may block you just to be bloody minded. Their lawyers are paid for by the tax payers, and they are not nice people. Also, blocking your car would probably justify the budgets of half a dozen departments and programs.

[Fredrik F]

How many cars are there in each country ....... approximately.
Please fill in the list

Austria
Belgium
Canada
Cyprus
Dubai (UAE?)
France
Germany
Holland
Hungary
Ireland
Luxembourg
Malta
New Zealand
Norway
South Africa
Sweden ---------------------------------- 7 cars                                       
United Kingdom
United States  (not all states)

[Monza]

France : about 40 Atom are road legal but it's now impossible to register new ones (because of Euro5).

[Loco_Mario_PL]

[quote="Loco_Mario_PL"]
[quote="Alec"]
List updated.

Road Legal

Austria
Belgium
Canada
Cyprus
Dubai (UAE?)
France
Germany
Holland
Hungary
Ireland
Luxembourg
Malta
New Zealand
Norway
South Africa
Sweden
United Kingdom
United States (not all states)



Other countries with Atoms (but possibly not Road Legal)

Australia (hopefully soon)
China (?)
India (?)

[/quote]

Poland 3-4 cars
[/quote]

One of the possibilities which can be done within EU is to register a car in the country where Atom can be registered, like UK. This can be done. I was considering this option. In EU you can drive a car with other country's license plates legally.