Foreign plates in UK
Discussion
Sorry, resident. From the DVLA website;
"If the keeper of the vehicle becomes resident in the UK, the vehicle must be immediately registered and taxed in the UK.
UK residents are not allowed to use a foreign registered vehicle on UK roads. The exception is when a UK resident:
is employed or self-employed in another EU member state
uses a EU registered company car temporarily in the UK for business purposes"
I suppose the 'business purposes' is a loophole. Not that it really matters for a non EU car;
"To use a non-EU vehicle in the UK on a temporary basis, the driver of the vehicle needs to contact HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) on entering the UK. The decision lies with HMRC whether a visiting vehicle from outside the EU can be used.
If a vehicle is to remain in the UK, it must be registered and taxed immediately at a DVLA local office."
"If the keeper of the vehicle becomes resident in the UK, the vehicle must be immediately registered and taxed in the UK.
UK residents are not allowed to use a foreign registered vehicle on UK roads. The exception is when a UK resident:
is employed or self-employed in another EU member state
uses a EU registered company car temporarily in the UK for business purposes"
I suppose the 'business purposes' is a loophole. Not that it really matters for a non EU car;
"To use a non-EU vehicle in the UK on a temporary basis, the driver of the vehicle needs to contact HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) on entering the UK. The decision lies with HMRC whether a visiting vehicle from outside the EU can be used.
If a vehicle is to remain in the UK, it must be registered and taxed immediately at a DVLA local office."
hairykrishna said:
Sorry, resident. From the DVLA website;
"If the keeper of the vehicle becomes resident in the UK, the vehicle must be immediately registered and taxed in the UK.
UK residents are not allowed to use a foreign registered vehicle on UK roads. The exception is when a UK resident:
is employed or self-employed in another EU member state
uses a EU registered company car temporarily in the UK for business purposes"
I suppose the 'business purposes' is a loophole. Not that it really matters for a non EU car;
"To use a non-EU vehicle in the UK on a temporary basis, the driver of the vehicle needs to contact HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) on entering the UK. The decision lies with HMRC whether a visiting vehicle from outside the EU can be used.
If a vehicle is to remain in the UK, it must be registered and taxed immediately at a DVLA local office."
Just to add to this, you will not be able to get an insurance policy in the UK for a non UK registered car."If the keeper of the vehicle becomes resident in the UK, the vehicle must be immediately registered and taxed in the UK.
UK residents are not allowed to use a foreign registered vehicle on UK roads. The exception is when a UK resident:
is employed or self-employed in another EU member state
uses a EU registered company car temporarily in the UK for business purposes"
I suppose the 'business purposes' is a loophole. Not that it really matters for a non EU car;
"To use a non-EU vehicle in the UK on a temporary basis, the driver of the vehicle needs to contact HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) on entering the UK. The decision lies with HMRC whether a visiting vehicle from outside the EU can be used.
If a vehicle is to remain in the UK, it must be registered and taxed immediately at a DVLA local office."
456mgt said:
Paul Drawmer said:
Just to add to this, you will not be able to get an insurance policy in the UK for a non UK registered car.
This isn't true. You can insure on a chassis number, whether the car is registered or not. Sideways Tim said:
How long can a car remain in the UK with overseas plates on? I assume the insurance will have to be done overseas too, but is there a timescale you can have them for?
Only asking as there's a jap import local to me that's on jap plates and I was wondering about anpr and the like...
Interesting. The several Jap imports I have imported have had to have the number plates removed and handed back to the liscencing angency before export as part of de-registering the car to get a JUMVEA certificate wich proves the car has not been stolen or crashed Only asking as there's a jap import local to me that's on jap plates and I was wondering about anpr and the like...
Roo said:
Ali_D said:
Someone who lives over the road from me has 2 cars on Irish plates and has done for the 3 years I've lived here. Does this mean they are uninsured/illegal? If so what should I do, if anything?
Northern or Southern Ireland?Makes a big difference.
Southern Ireland. They don't seem to have a tax disc or anything in them to show any sort of UK legality, but I'll admit to knowing nothing about this area of law.
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