Exporting a car from UK question
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I've done this twice. Both times the buyers organised their own insurance and brought their registration plates with them. On one occasion these were temporary trade plates (he was a dealer) and on the other they were the actual permanently registered plates for the new country (private buyer).
Also on both occasions we prepared a signed contract of sale with chassis number, price, time and date of handover. This would presumably help in case of any subsequent mishap in the UK and possibly also with the registering in the new country. You could also ask the new buyer to return the tax disk, once they don't need it.
To be honest, you're right in that you only need to send off the V5C export declaration and give the rest of the document to the buyer, but I was hyper-cautious regarding the possibility of anything happening during the journey from my house to Dover.
Also on both occasions we prepared a signed contract of sale with chassis number, price, time and date of handover. This would presumably help in case of any subsequent mishap in the UK and possibly also with the registering in the new country. You could also ask the new buyer to return the tax disk, once they don't need it.
To be honest, you're right in that you only need to send off the V5C export declaration and give the rest of the document to the buyer, but I was hyper-cautious regarding the possibility of anything happening during the journey from my house to Dover.
Good advice there.
Just to add another tip. A week or so after sending the form (purple section?) check the status of your reg number on the DVLA site to make sure the export marker goes to Y.
https://www.taxdisc.direct.gov.uk/EvlPortalApp/app...
When I imported my car to Czech Republic from UK, I sent the notification, but the car remained SORNed for a couple of months. After I contacted them I had to send a letter (faxed) confirming that it was exported.
I'm guessing that I may have incured a fine when the reSORN date passed.
Just to add another tip. A week or so after sending the form (purple section?) check the status of your reg number on the DVLA site to make sure the export marker goes to Y.
https://www.taxdisc.direct.gov.uk/EvlPortalApp/app...
When I imported my car to Czech Republic from UK, I sent the notification, but the car remained SORNed for a couple of months. After I contacted them I had to send a letter (faxed) confirming that it was exported.
I'm guessing that I may have incured a fine when the reSORN date passed.
Edited by vetrof on Thursday 10th May 11:15
Jeez, who's crazy enough to import a car to Malta? The import tax over there is atrocious!
As the others said, just send the export slip of the V5 off to the DVLA, write up a sales contract with date and time, hand over the remaining paperwork to the buyer and you're off the hook liability wise.
As the others said, just send the export slip of the V5 off to the DVLA, write up a sales contract with date and time, hand over the remaining paperwork to the buyer and you're off the hook liability wise.
I had a chap from Holland come over and buy my Integra at the weekend (to drive it back), and after speaking to the DVLA before-hand they also advised me to take a photocopy of the V5 and email/fax this (along with a note of the date/time of sale, and a declaration that you are no longer the keeper and that the new owner is taking the car abroad) to the local DVLA office immediately upon completion of the sale. They gave me a unique DVLA reference number to include as the Subject/FAO.
They said that this covers you as the previous owner during the period in which the offical documentation is sorted (and any potential postal delays), and most specifically should anything happen to the car on the drive home.
It is perhaps overkill, but as something that the DVLA recommended, I felt happier doing it for the little effort it took.
They said that this covers you as the previous owner during the period in which the offical documentation is sorted (and any potential postal delays), and most specifically should anything happen to the car on the drive home.
It is perhaps overkill, but as something that the DVLA recommended, I felt happier doing it for the little effort it took.
When I imported my Freelander to Crete on a personal tax free basis, I was required to produce the Uk V5C as proof of ownership in a different country, then to retain the original document as a Certificate of Export. You also need a certificate of EU conformity to re-register in EU countries. I sent the relevant bit back to DVLA advising permanent export. Checking now I can see an export marker against the original registration number, but it was a bit worrying not to receive any confirmation etc. from those loveable chaps in Swansea.
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