Buying car from Europe and Importing to UK ...
Buying car from Europe and Importing to UK ...
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IPMAN

Original Poster:

1 posts

138 months

Wednesday 11th March 2015
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good day all.

I'm intending to purchase Porsche Macan, but they are expensive over here in uk.

How do I go about ordering a new car from Europe and what about taxes etc ...

anything else I need to know?

this is my first post so thanks in advance.

Cheers

APOLO1

5,391 posts

223 months

Wednesday 11th March 2015
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IPMAN said:
good day all.

I'm intending to purchase Porsche Macan, but they are expensive over here in uk.

How do I go about ordering a new car from Europe and what about taxes etc ...

anything else I need to know?

this is my first post so thanks in advance.

Cheers
Have a look at Notice 728, it tells you all you need to know....If you PM with an e-mail I will send you the PDF..

andybu

294 posts

237 months

Friday 30th October 2015
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I'm ruminating on doing something similar, given that the Euro is still quite sickly against the Pound and likely to stay that way for a while yet. It looks as if the price difference has widened enough to be interesting.

The UK Customs notice is fine re the formalities but I'd like to know if anyone on PH has put together a current "How To" guide. Practical stuff like how best to go about finding a dealer (if you are UK-based, as I am). Next, is it better to go & visit them to cut a deal or can you do just as well over the phone, and so on..

harrykul

2,784 posts

255 months

Friday 30th October 2015
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I've had a good purchase experience from Porsche Hamburg and English isn't a problem. Iirc they are one of the foremost dealers. Pm if you want a contact...

If vat is paid abroad then it's not due here when you go through the Nova process, but my transaction is based on a used car.