Importing a classic from EU
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Did any one of you done it?
How difficult it is?
I can just about to work out how much tax/duty I would need to pay as a private importer but what happens if I want to sell the car here? Have no VAT number at the moment?
And what about the logistics: assuming I'm there in ferry terminal with the car on the trailer what do I do just drive through and sort things out later or does the paper work need to be all sorted out and paid for on the spot?
Thanks
How difficult it is?
I can just about to work out how much tax/duty I would need to pay as a private importer but what happens if I want to sell the car here? Have no VAT number at the moment?
And what about the logistics: assuming I'm there in ferry terminal with the car on the trailer what do I do just drive through and sort things out later or does the paper work need to be all sorted out and paid for on the spot?
Thanks
I did it last December. If its a classic within the EU then VAT was paid at the time of purchase in the EU and so no further VAT is due.
Just bring the car in on foreign plates, call the DVLA, inform them and they will send you a pack. Fill in the relevant documents and send them back with a cheque for £275 + your applicable road tax fee + a couple of other documents. They issue you a reg number and you get the plates made up. Job done.
You might want to call the DVLA in advance and tell them what you are doing to double check!
Just bring the car in on foreign plates, call the DVLA, inform them and they will send you a pack. Fill in the relevant documents and send them back with a cheque for £275 + your applicable road tax fee + a couple of other documents. They issue you a reg number and you get the plates made up. Job done.
You might want to call the DVLA in advance and tell them what you are doing to double check!
Edited by dry664 on Wednesday 13th March 09:39
dry664 said:
I did it last December. If its a classic within the EU then VAT was paid at the time of purchase in the EU and so no further VAT is due.
Just bring the car in on foreign plates, call the DVLA, inform them and they will send you a pack. Fill in the relevant documents and send them back with a cheque for £275 + your applicable road tax fee + a couple of other documents. They issue you a reg number and you get the plates made up. Job done.
You might want to call the DVLA in advance and tell them what you are doing to double check!
That almost sounds to simple...Just bring the car in on foreign plates, call the DVLA, inform them and they will send you a pack. Fill in the relevant documents and send them back with a cheque for £275 + your applicable road tax fee + a couple of other documents. They issue you a reg number and you get the plates made up. Job done.
You might want to call the DVLA in advance and tell them what you are doing to double check!
Edited by dry664 on Wednesday 13th March 09:39
I'm no expert on this, but depending on the age of the car you may need a Certificate of Conformity or an IVA inspection,
"If the vehicle was constructed to full UK specification, and you have a European Certificate of Conformity confirming this, please contact the DVLA (page opens in a new window) to see if they are able to accept your application.
"If the vehicle requires changes to be made to meet the UK legislation, for example some or all of these items; headlights, speedometer, rear fog light, then you will need additional approval from the UK.
"With an original European Certificate of Conformity (CoC) this can be via the Mutual Recognition scheme that VCA operates, details here: VCA Mutual Recognition Scheme.
Without an original European Certificate of Conformity you will need to have the vehicle inspected under the Individual Vehicle Approval scheme (IVA) or Motorcycle Single Vehicle Approval scheme (MSVA). This testing will be carried out by the Vehicle Operator Services Agency."
http://www.dft.gov.uk/vca/other/importing-a-vehicl...
"If the vehicle was constructed to full UK specification, and you have a European Certificate of Conformity confirming this, please contact the DVLA (page opens in a new window) to see if they are able to accept your application.
"If the vehicle requires changes to be made to meet the UK legislation, for example some or all of these items; headlights, speedometer, rear fog light, then you will need additional approval from the UK.
"With an original European Certificate of Conformity (CoC) this can be via the Mutual Recognition scheme that VCA operates, details here: VCA Mutual Recognition Scheme.
Without an original European Certificate of Conformity you will need to have the vehicle inspected under the Individual Vehicle Approval scheme (IVA) or Motorcycle Single Vehicle Approval scheme (MSVA). This testing will be carried out by the Vehicle Operator Services Agency."
http://www.dft.gov.uk/vca/other/importing-a-vehicl...
Theres been no duty of VAT on any import from an EU member state since the end of 1992! Thats what the EU is all about.
MOT it using the VIN, take the MOT, your insurance document (on the VIN again) and the registration documents to your local VRO and pay the money - its been that easy for twenty years.
MOT it using the VIN, take the MOT, your insurance document (on the VIN again) and the registration documents to your local VRO and pay the money - its been that easy for twenty years.
GC8 said:
Theres been no duty of VAT on any import from an EU member state since the end of 1992! Thats what the EU is all about.
MOT it using the VIN, take the MOT, your insurance document (on the VIN again) and the registration documents to your local VRO and pay the money - its been that easy for twenty years.
Exactly that. Making doing stuff like this a piece of piss was exactly what the EU is supposed to be about.MOT it using the VIN, take the MOT, your insurance document (on the VIN again) and the registration documents to your local VRO and pay the money - its been that easy for twenty years.
. It was only £50 to register a car in 2008 though (plus the fee for the tax disc) rather than £275 
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