IVA when importing 40+ year old vehicles
Discussion
Hi everyone,
Anyone know the ins and outs of completing the vehicle approval/IVA import procedure for an older (1973 in this case) car from a non-EU country?
The car I'm looking at buying is in the UK, it's got a NOVA number and all the VAT/import fees are paid. However, I'm unsure as to whether it's required to get an inspection/vehicle approval/IVA or not?
I've heard both that all vehicles require it and also vehicles over 40 years old are exempt. Any insight here?
Thanks!
Anyone know the ins and outs of completing the vehicle approval/IVA import procedure for an older (1973 in this case) car from a non-EU country?
The car I'm looking at buying is in the UK, it's got a NOVA number and all the VAT/import fees are paid. However, I'm unsure as to whether it's required to get an inspection/vehicle approval/IVA or not?
I've heard both that all vehicles require it and also vehicles over 40 years old are exempt. Any insight here?
Thanks!
I'm 99% sure that vehicles over 10 years old require only an MoT, no IVA.
It's a while since I imported a 13 year old car from Japan, but that was the case then and I've not heard anything since about the ten year rule changing.
I know cars over 40 years old are (in general) meant to be exempt from MoTs also. I guess I'd be inclined to try and put it through an MoT (against the chassis number) and then apply for registration from the DVLA, unless you foresee an expensive obstacle to get an MoT pass? I.e. default to taking the MoT rather than trying to explore the historic vehicle exemption route.
Either way you shouldn't need any IVA/SVA, to the best of my knowledge.
ETA: ten year rule referenced here for non-EU imports https://www.gov.uk/importing-vehicles-into-the-uk/...
It's a while since I imported a 13 year old car from Japan, but that was the case then and I've not heard anything since about the ten year rule changing.
I know cars over 40 years old are (in general) meant to be exempt from MoTs also. I guess I'd be inclined to try and put it through an MoT (against the chassis number) and then apply for registration from the DVLA, unless you foresee an expensive obstacle to get an MoT pass? I.e. default to taking the MoT rather than trying to explore the historic vehicle exemption route.
Either way you shouldn't need any IVA/SVA, to the best of my knowledge.
ETA: ten year rule referenced here for non-EU imports https://www.gov.uk/importing-vehicles-into-the-uk/...
Edited by samoht on Friday 28th April 20:58
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