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C8H18Head
Original Poster
446 posts
40 months
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I've just posted the reply below on another thread, made me wonder, what do other countries charge to register and own a car? I'm thinking "permission to own a car" certificates, horrific import duties, huge initial car tax bills... is the UK a motoring utopia on this subject? Purchase price for a SINGAPORE RESIDENT to purchase Panamera Turbo S in luxury Beige Metallic Total Price* 851,138 SGD - including GST, 12-month road tax, 12-month radio license, registration fee, ARF.
 Add import duty at 31% - £134,647 Add Additional Registration Fee (ARF) at 140% - £796,589 Making a total of £1,365,581 for a beige Panamera However, how much more is a Singapore Certificate of Entitlement (permission to own this vehicle)? How much more is Singapore Road tax?
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XJSJohn
13,356 posts
88 months
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balls-out
1,397 posts
100 months
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That is one ugly car in a serious ugly colour. yuck
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xRIEx
1,432 posts
17 months
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C8H18Head said: Total Price* 851,138 SGD - including GST, 12-month road tax, 12-month radio license, registration fee, ARF.
Add Additional Registration Fee (ARF) at 140% - £796,589 Wasn't the ARF already included? Or is it supposed to be added on twice, making the second one an AARF?
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XJSJohn
13,356 posts
88 months
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xRIEx said: C8H18Head said: Total Price* 851,138 SGD - including GST, 12-month road tax, 12-month radio license, registration fee, ARF.
Add Additional Registration Fee (ARF) at 140% - £796,589 Wasn't the ARF already included? Or is it supposed to be added on twice, making the second one an AARF? I think xRIEx is correct - so it is a bit over GBP400k + the COE which will not be included as you have to bid for these, but currently running at just under GBP50k right now!
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VR6 Turbo
1,358 posts
23 months
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I thought Thailand was nearly 300% tax on privet car's?
VR
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ollie j
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30 months
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XJSJohn
13,356 posts
88 months
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VR6 Turbo said: I thought Thailand was nearly 300% tax on privet car's?
VR varies depending on the car, where it was made and how prestigious it is deemed. Most car's in Thailand are quite cheap because it is actually now one of the largest car manufacturing nations out there! (not a bad strategy, you can sell your cars with low tax if you assemble them here... ) so lots of Toyota's, Honda's, Nissan's even BMW's and Merc's are made in Thailand now!
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jshell
4,999 posts
74 months
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I paid £25,000 for a 2006 A4 1.9tdi avant last year. Beat that for horrific prices...
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VxDuncan
2,746 posts
103 months
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I was told once that Vietnamese sales tax on cars was 100% on home produced cars (they didn't make any at the time anyway...), 200% on imported cars, 300% on "luxury" cars (those with fancy bits like sunvisors etc). Hence why most vietnamese travel round on Honda Dreams. Can't vouch for how true this is - was from an Aussie tour leader in a pub in Saigon.
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VR6 Turbo
1,358 posts
23 months
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XJSJohn said: VR6 Turbo said: I thought Thailand was nearly 300% tax on privet car's?
VR varies depending on the car, where it was made and how prestigious it is deemed. Most car's in Thailand are quite cheap because it is actually now one of the largest car manufacturing nations out there! (not a bad strategy, you can sell your cars with low tax if you assemble them here... ) so lots of Toyota's, Honda's, Nissan's even BMW's and Merc's are made in Thailand now! that is actually a bloody good strategy to get investment in the country's economy, we should do similar here get some of the people who are desperate for jobs back to work. and a much needed re boot in the system. VR
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Mr2Mike
9,483 posts
124 months
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I believe the cost to import cars into China is extortionate. A police officer I met (husband of a Chinese engineer I know) there really wants a Range Rover sport (poor taste I know) and said it would cost roughly 1/2 million UKP to buy and import it.
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z4chris99
5,724 posts
48 months
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Thailand is very high, but you can keep them on import plates , and just bribe police when the stop you. you'll see a lot of supercars still on import plates.
Singapore is a joke. it's something like 75k for a 10yr lisence
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VR6 Turbo
1,358 posts
23 months
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z4chris99 said: Thailand is very high, but you can keep them on import plates , and just bribe police when the stop you. you'll see a lot of supercars still on import plates.
Singapore is a joke. it's something like 75k for a 10yr lisence a-men to that the thai police are easy to bribe  VR
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ArsE92
16,982 posts
56 months
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VR6 Turbo said: I thought Thailand was nearly 300% tax on privet car's?
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VR6 Turbo
1,358 posts
23 months
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ArsE92 said: VR6 Turbo said: I thought Thailand was nearly 300% tax on privet car's?
VR I did notice that mistake earlier, but choose to do nothing as it was my birthday yesterday! VR
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okie592
1,506 posts
36 months
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ive just got back from singapore and its something like $40,000 for 10 years permition to own a car, but the roads there are immaculate and its not like they cant afford it, there are very very few old cars, after 10 years they face a stricter mot, i think the oldest car i saw was a 2003 swift
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XJSJohn
13,356 posts
88 months
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okie592 said: ive just got back from singapore and its something like $40,000 for 10 years permition to own a car, but the roads there are immaculate and its not like they cant afford it, there are very very few old cars, after 10 years they face a stricter mot, i think the oldest car i saw was a 2003 swift MOT is the same, it's the road tax that goes up by 50% at 10 years Los and that a new COE needs to be bought. Still plenty of old W128 E200's about but as you say, in general an incredibly new car population. Sings is also the second biggest exporter of used cars, because if you "scrap" (export) your car before 5 years old you get a something like a 75% tax rebate on the origional purchase price, to invest in your next car.
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jamoor
7,043 posts
84 months
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Can't beat the british car market for pure cheap prices.
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sofaking
85 posts
16 months
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jamoor said: Can't beat the british car market for pure cheap prices. Yes you can www.cars.com
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