Buying a used car in Switzerland and driving it home to UK

[porschelondon]

Hi everyone -

Firstly I hope I've put this in the right section. I'm really hoping someone can shed some light on this matter as there seems to be so many conflicting opinions.

Basically I want to buy a Ferrari in Switzerland (Basel) get in the car and drive it back home to London. I'm aware it's not that simple, but I don't believe it's that hard..

It's over 10 years old (if that makes a difference) I understand that you have to pay 20% vat when you get to the UK but do you have to pay 10% import duty as well? Also there is a mention on the swiss charging taxes on the exit of the vehicle from the country, is this true?

Lastly, (I think) I'm aware that you can't drive off with the plates that are on the car - can you get transit plates as a non swiss resident? If so how is this done and any idea on cost and how long they last?

Also FYI, it's from a dealer but he's completely clueless on how to export a car. If anyone could simplify how to do this for me, I would really appreciate it. Thanks a lot.

[porschelondon]

Thanks to all of you for this useful information it's been a great help. Hopefully I'll be picking it up next week!