How can I take my car to Norway permanently?
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I'm considering moving to Norway to take a job and live with my OH who moved back there last year (she's Norwegian). A potential deal breaker is the punative taxes for importing a car into the country (can be over 100% of the Norwegian value of the car). My research shows it could cost £20,000 (yes twenty thousand British pounds) to import my 2004 Impreza WRX! Has anybody been through this process and have any idea of the real potential costs involved? Is anybody aware of any loopholes that I can use to get around the regulations? I don't really want to have to choose between my girlfriend and my car...
P.S. I'm not selling and buying another one out there as the new costs are astronomical and the second hand market is full of expensive pieces of s
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P.S. I'm not selling and buying another one out there as the new costs are astronomical and the second hand market is full of expensive pieces of s
t.Firstly, if your OH reads this I'm sure the decision will be made for you - are you sure you're committed enough that a car could be a "deal-breaker".
Other than that, does it have to be the scooby - could you buy something else which may be as much (or more) fun and take that over - such as a caterfield, or old pork etc....is there a classic exemption?
Other than that, does it have to be the scooby - could you buy something else which may be as much (or more) fun and take that over - such as a caterfield, or old pork etc....is there a classic exemption?
MX7 said:
I had a look at Denmark a while back, and couldn't find a practical way round it. There was some talk of taking the car to Germany for a night every X months, but I can't remember the details or the outcome.
I don't think you have to go as far as Germany, just back to the E.U., I think, effectively "exporting" the vehicle again, albeit temporarily .... so Sweden could be OK?IIRC, the car must not belong to a permanent resident (if you're being 100% legit), or remain in the country for >6months at a time. I would suggest you look at local Norwegian legislation though as it's not part of the E.U., and see if the above regular "exporting" trips to/from Sweden would work.
Edited by 5potTurbo on Monday 30th August 16:09
PHmember said:
If it may cost you over 100% of the value of the car then I would suggest putting your UK Impreza in storage over here (Family member with spare garage perhaps?) & just buying another Impreza over there. At least you'll have something to show for your money.
I don't think you realise just how expensive cars are to buy in Norway..... importing his car at a cost of 20k will likely still be cheaper than trying to buy an equivilent one over there.5potTurbo said:
MX7 said:
I had a look at Denmark a while back, and couldn't find a practical way round it. There was some talk of taking the car to Germany for a night every X months, but I can't remember the details or the outcome.
I don't think you have to go as far as Germany, just back to the E.U., I think, effectively "exsporting" the vehicle again, albeit temporarily .... so Sweden could be OK?
aeropilot said:
PHmember said:
If it may cost you over 100% of the value of the car then I would suggest putting your UK Impreza in storage over here (Family member with spare garage perhaps?) & just buying another Impreza over there. At least you'll have something to show for your money.
I don't think you realise just how expensive cars are to buy in Norway..... importing his car at a cost of 20k will likely still be cheaper than trying to buy an equivilent one over there.
The costs of buying equivalent over there crazy if you can even find one. As all performance varieties have been priced out of the local market you can't find any for sale!
MX7 said:
5potTurbo said:
MX7 said:
I had a look at Denmark a while back, and couldn't find a practical way round it. There was some talk of taking the car to Germany for a night every X months, but I can't remember the details or the outcome.
I don't think you have to go as far as Germany, just back to the E.U., I think, effectively "exsporting" the vehicle again, albeit temporarily .... so Sweden could be OK?OP: That's a bit of a bugger. What do you love more, your Scooby or your girlfriend?
Let's face it, if you're going to move to Norway, you're going to be anally raped by their taxman for everything else, so the car's just another thing for them to get you for ...
GreigM said:
Firstly, if your OH reads this I'm sure the decision will be made for you - are you sure you're committed enough that a car could be a "deal-breaker".
Other than that, does it have to be the scooby - could you buy something else which may be as much (or more) fun and take that over - such as a caterfield, or old pork etc....is there a classic exemption?
She knows. I'm also giving up a promising career and making a number of other concessions to be with her. Losing the car may just be one step too far...Other than that, does it have to be the scooby - could you buy something else which may be as much (or more) fun and take that over - such as a caterfield, or old pork etc....is there a classic exemption?
An old pork might easily be £60,000. Caterhams practically don't exist over there.
With the prices over there, it's my car or no car!
http://www.toll.no/default.aspx?id=3&epslangua... see if you can fund your answer there.
Fume troll said:
The only loophole I'm aware of is taking it back out of the country to get it MOTd. I know a lot of people who do it, but it's a pain. I think it has to go back to it's country of residence, but I'm no expert - certainly that's what they seem to do.
Cheers,
FT.
It would have to go to the UK once a yearCheers,
FT.
I think with high taxes as they have in Norway, if the OP tries to keep it on UK plates and the locals see that it's regular about, there will be a sneaky whistleblower to be sure it doesn't continue.
(I have 2 friends who keep their respective 911 4S and V8 Vantage on UK plates as their insurance is cheaper in the UK than it is in Luxembourg.)
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