Certificate of conformity

[fredt]

Does anyone have a copy of this for a 2002 996 GT2?

Porsche wants £106 for emailing one over to me..

Thanks,
Fred

[DodoRacing]

Can't see how you can use it for official purposes. It's only valid for the VIN printed on the document.

[chriscoates81]

If you join the official club you can get a certified of authenticity for free(not sure if this is what you want).

[fredt]

DodoRacing said:

Can't see how you can use it for official purposes. It's only valid for the VIN printed on the document.

It is a generic document though, they print the vin on them?

Guess I'll have to stump up then

[SV_WDC]

Look up the certificate of authenticity online, see if it covers what you need.

Note there seems to be a difference between the US and UK (Europe?) one too. For instance, US certificates seem to display the MSRP whilst the UK (or European) ones do not.

Delivery takes around a month though, so factor that in.

[anonymous-user]

A Certificate of Conformity is different to the Certificate of Authenticity. I have a CofA for my 911 and it really just states the car is a 911 in a particular colour and what options are fitted and signed by some bod from Porsche GB.

Why do you need the CofC?

[majordad]

I'd guess to road register it or make it road legal.

[fredt]

I'm importing the car to the UK, and you need that document for this process.

Cheers

[Rednose330]

if ur in any doubt u need a 'letter of conformity' issued by Porsche UK...............i recently tried with one issued in Sweden and it was sent back.............

[FrankAbagnale]

When I imported my Ferrari, a COC wasn't needed as it was over 10 years old. AFAIK a COC is only required if the vehicle is under 10 years old.

I imported from Germany.

Edited by FrankAbagnale on Wednesday 10th May 10:07

[Rednose330]

u may well be right on 10 years but was required last year for 991 gt3 rs brought in with 7 km on the clock .............the rest of this one involved HMRC for 6 months !
no one seemed to say the same thing and they even claimed to have a recording which conveniently they could nt hear properly ! Finally admitted there was no recording which ironically would have got car registered immediately ......................who wants to sue HMRC and DVLA ?

[fredt]

I think the cutoff is determined by the year of manufacture, if the car had a COC when new you need it when registering in another country. If I remember correctly COC was introduced in 1997

[FrankAbagnale]

fredt said:

I think the cutoff is determined by the year of manufacture, if the car had a COC when new you need it when registering in another country. If I remember correctly COC was introduced in 1997

My car was a 2005 model, and it didn't need a COC.

I remember calling the relevant govt department who were actually very helpful on the phone and confirmed this at the time. It's worth a call.

In fact, thinking in more detail. My car was actually 9 years and 11 months old when I imported it and the helpful person on the phone advised me to wait a month before doing the paperwork as it was all a lot simpler!

https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-approval/exemptions-fro...

2. Exemptions from vehicle approval

You don’t need vehicle approval for:

heavy goods vehicles (more than 3,500kg maximum weight) over 25 years old
light goods vehicles (3,500kg maximum weight or less) over 10 years old
cars and minibuses with 8 passenger seats or less (not including the driver) over 10 years old
buses, coaches and minibuses with more than 8 passenger seats (not including the driver) built by a single manufacturer before 29 July 2010
buses, coaches and minibuses with more than 8 passenger seats (not including the driver) with different body and chassis manufacturers, made before 29 July 2011
tracked vehicles, eg a vehicle that runs on tracks rather than wheels
vehicles designed and constructed for use on construction sites, quarries, ports and airports
vehicles designed and constructed for and used by the armed services, fire and rescue forces, or used in maintaining public order

Edited by FrankAbagnale on Wednesday 10th May 11:28

[fredt]

Aha!

Excellent work, that saves me £106 and also faffing around.

Let me know when you want your free pints.

Cheers

[FrankAbagnale]

A bit too keen, but I went through my files and my first application was rejected as I didn't have the COC. I wrote a letter explaining it was not required as over 10 years old and they agreed the COC was not required and registered the vehicle. This caused a fair delay so may be worthwhile pointing it out with your application in a separate letter to head it off before they incorrectly ask for it.

Copy of rejection letter below for reference.

[fridaypassion]

I deal with a lot of exports to Germany of 10 to 15 year old cars it's my understanding that you do need a CoC in order to register the car in any other country Germany included.

[FrankAbagnale]

Did you need to COC op?