A Singer is coming to England!!!

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Ok who is the lucky owner then?? Whoever you are can I please commend you on your immaculate taste, I love the painted interior

http://singervehicledesign.com/gallery/the-machine...

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IMIA said:

Funk said:

Stunning cars but I have one major criticism; surely having the fuel filler in the centre of the bonnet is asking for trouble with dents, scuffs and drips?

I'd want my filler somewhere I wouldn't be so likely to damage the paint!

they way the cars been specified i doubt it will get much use - can you imagine what a young lady in heels would do to the paint on the interior - i wouldn't let anyone else inside it lol

The best option for those painted interiors would be to get them a clear paint shield wrap just as you would do the outside. If I could get one I would also go with the interior paint option, I think it looks fab. As for not getting used, well apparently they do, the one in France gets used fo commuting

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Wozy68 said:

hopeydaze said:

Wozy68 said:

I'm not, just a bit of fun. I'm seeing what has been picked up before with me when MOTing a car. Its a very simple thing.

Saying that, maybe cars from the States are allowed different criteria when importing.

I'll go with missing front number plate

I'm sorry to be so prosaic, but when MOTing a car in the UK that's an import, it has to have both KPH and MPH on the speedo, and any UK registered car requires that either or both KPH or MPH can be read.

Maybe it doesnt require it coming from the States, but I'd be suprised if that is the case.

Much prefer IMIAs thoughts. No rear fog light. That's surely got to be a fail.

I think you find that the car is not an import. My understanding is that it’s a RHD British car that was shipped to the USA for the work to be done then shipped back here once completed. So the car will still have a UK registration and all the UK based documentation. Singer makes a point about the cars keeping their original history and mileage etc

But I do wonder what happens with regard to import duty. Let’s say the car was worth £50k when you shipped it to the states, it’s had let’s say $200k work of work done. Would you only be liable for import tax on the work done?

And just to complicate things a little more, your car would have to stay in America for at least 6 months during transformation. My understanding was that if you bought something in the US and kept it there for 6 months, it would then not be liable for import tax once shipped as you would have paid local US taxes on those parts or service. So in theory your shiny new Singer would not be liable for any import duty.

Could anyone clarify this please?

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footsoldier said:

Streetrod said:

I think you find that the car is not an import. My understanding is that it’s a RHD British car that was shipped to the USA for the work to be done then shipped back here once completed. So the car will still have a UK registration and all the UK based documentation. Singer makes a point about the cars keeping their original history and mileage etc

But I do wonder what happens with regard to import duty. Let’s say the car was worth £50k when you shipped it to the states, it’s had let’s say $200k work of work done. Would you only be liable for import tax on the work done?

And just to complicate things a little more, your car would have to stay in America for at least 6 months during transformation. My understanding was that if you bought something in the US and kept it there for 6 months, it would then not be liable for import tax once shipped as you would have paid local US taxes on those parts or service. So in theory your shiny new Singer would not be liable for any import duty.

Could anyone clarify this please?

You are correct - it is a UK donor car which is shipped to US. It retains its original identity, and remains 'owned' by you while it is in the US having work done. As a result, there is no import duty when it comes back 'modified'.

You also do not have to pay California taxes if its being repatriated. You do, however, have to pay UK VAT on the value of work done in US, at applicable rate when it gets back to UK. So, 20% on top of Singer bill, but not on original donor car value.

I have one on order which will go into build later this year.

Congrats Footsoldier, make sure you start a build thread when your car starts the process.
A quick question for you, do customs record the state of your car before you ship it and therefore are able to judge the changes when it comes back. Or do they rely on your honesty to tell them what has been done and produce receipts so allowing them to add VAT?