Factory collection
Factory collection
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bcadou

Original Poster:

275 posts

200 months

Friday 8th April 2022
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Hi

Is factory collection still a thing in 2022 or has it been scrapped due to Brexit/Covid/Insurance/whatever reason for UK customers?

thank you

First Sea Lord

1,275 posts

199 months

Friday 8th April 2022
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I was told no when I asked about 6 weeks ago.

Wollemi

338 posts

152 months

Friday 8th April 2022
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My understanding is that I can't work any more because of Brexit.

Factory collection cars come with a seven day German registration with includes full insurance valid in all EU member states. so you can drive the car for seven days which allows to drive it to your dealer where it is then registered in your home country.

People from non EU countries, like the States, could still do a factory collection, but at the end of the seven days you drive it back to Stuttgart who then ship it to the US.

Perhaps this will become available for UK customers. but it won't be anything like as good as driving your car home.

Brexit, the gift that keeps on taking away

iguana

7,259 posts

280 months

Sunday 10th April 2022
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Slight bias here, as I transport cars for a living, but could always take the plates to get you to Dover/Eurotunnel then get transported home?

Or I think you can get a car insured on the vin number before it's uk registered, so just have that insurance take over fron port to home.

David W.

1,945 posts

229 months

Sunday 10th April 2022
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Wollemi said:
My understanding is that I can't work any more because of Brexit.

Factory collection cars come with a seven day German registration with includes full insurance valid in all EU member states. so you can drive the car for seven days which allows to drive it to your dealer where it is then registered in your home country.

People from non EU countries, like the States, could still do a factory collection, but at the end of the seven days you drive it back to Stuttgart who then ship it to the US.

Perhaps this will become available for UK customers. but it won't be anything like as good as driving your car home.

Brexit, the gift that keeps on taking away
I’m not a great fan of Smee150 but some stuff he talks about is interesting. He recently bought a new Ferrari which came from the factory to HR Owen to get prepped and registered then sent back to Italy for factory collection due to Brexit and tax implications !!! It’s a crazy world.

bcadou

Original Poster:

275 posts

200 months

Sunday 24th April 2022
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thank you