Importing a car from Jersey to England
Discussion
Assuming the car is Jersey-registered, there is no duty to be paid. The process is set out here:
https://www.gov.uk/importing-vehicles-into-the-uk/...
Broadly, you need to
Complete https://www.gov.uk/importing-vehicles-into-the-uk/...
Get the car MOT'd and pay 20% of the car's cost for VAT.
If you are importing a car that you have owned in Jersey (and have owned for more than 6 months) and are moving from Jersey to the UK, there is no VAT to pay, assuming you keep the car for 12 months post importation.
A bit rusty on this' it's 4 1/2 years since I did it when I returned to the UK
https://www.gov.uk/importing-vehicles-into-the-uk/...
Broadly, you need to
Complete https://www.gov.uk/importing-vehicles-into-the-uk/...
Get the car MOT'd and pay 20% of the car's cost for VAT.
If you are importing a car that you have owned in Jersey (and have owned for more than 6 months) and are moving from Jersey to the UK, there is no VAT to pay, assuming you keep the car for 12 months post importation.
A bit rusty on this' it's 4 1/2 years since I did it when I returned to the UK
Also note that there are no yearly checks for cars on Jersey, MOT could bring up some nasty surprises. Especially (as mentioned above) with the salty air resulting in rust.
Several of my mates cars when growing up you could see the road through the floor, and this was within the last 10 years and not sh!theaps.
Several of my mates cars when growing up you could see the road through the floor, and this was within the last 10 years and not sh!theaps.
I would inspect for rust but if a car hasn’t lived next to the beach (which in Jersey reads “under the spray,”) it’ll probably be fine or better than a UK example.
There’s no salting of roads in Jersey so a properly maintained car can be quite well preserved; both those I imported when I moved back were (as an aside, neither had ever had an MOT, both passed w/o advisories).
There’s no salting of roads in Jersey so a properly maintained car can be quite well preserved; both those I imported when I moved back were (as an aside, neither had ever had an MOT, both passed w/o advisories).
I know a mechanic in Jersey who would disagree.
The Island is only 9 miles x 5 miles and the salt air pervades everywhere.
Example - they have real problems with vehicle cable looms where salt gets under the insulation (through the plug) and corrodes the copper. Whenever they have to replace a section of affected cable, they always reseal the plug / socket with Vaseline or similar.
There's also a concern about more modern vehicles which have just a light coating of primer on the underside.
Personally, and unless the vehicle in question was a rarity (or a ridiculous bargain), I wouldn't bother.
The Island is only 9 miles x 5 miles and the salt air pervades everywhere.
Example - they have real problems with vehicle cable looms where salt gets under the insulation (through the plug) and corrodes the copper. Whenever they have to replace a section of affected cable, they always reseal the plug / socket with Vaseline or similar.
There's also a concern about more modern vehicles which have just a light coating of primer on the underside.
Personally, and unless the vehicle in question was a rarity (or a ridiculous bargain), I wouldn't bother.
My experience may be skewed as the cars I brought back in were a 1996 M3 and a 1988 911, which probably have fewer / simpler electronics than more modern cars and both had been / were largely garaged. Both cars also had factory underseal (which I had re-done shortly after I purchased each of them).
Car’s histories are worth checking as (whether due to the lack of MOTs or culturally) cars tend to be serviced somewhat less frequently than one might consider ideal. This is also, perhaps, further exacerbated by the consistent cycles of short trips most cars get on the island. I used to do the M3’s oil & filter every 3,000 miles / 6months…which felt about right (esp. when one saw what came out)
Car’s histories are worth checking as (whether due to the lack of MOTs or culturally) cars tend to be serviced somewhat less frequently than one might consider ideal. This is also, perhaps, further exacerbated by the consistent cycles of short trips most cars get on the island. I used to do the M3’s oil & filter every 3,000 miles / 6months…which felt about right (esp. when one saw what came out)
SS2. said:
I know a mechanic in Jersey who would disagree.
The Island is only 9 miles x 5 miles and the salt air pervades everywhere.
Example - they have real problems with vehicle cable looms where salt gets under the insulation (through the plug) and corrodes the copper. Whenever they have to replace a section of affected cable, they always reseal the plug / socket with Vaseline or similar.
There's also a concern about more modern vehicles which have just a light coating of primer on the underside.
Personally, and unless the vehicle in question was a rarity (or a ridiculous bargain), I wouldn't bother.
Too easy to get sucked into the attraction of low mileages and blanket speed limits of 40mph cars hardly ever get out of first gear so expect clogged up engines. The Island is only 9 miles x 5 miles and the salt air pervades everywhere.
Example - they have real problems with vehicle cable looms where salt gets under the insulation (through the plug) and corrodes the copper. Whenever they have to replace a section of affected cable, they always reseal the plug / socket with Vaseline or similar.
There's also a concern about more modern vehicles which have just a light coating of primer on the underside.
Personally, and unless the vehicle in question was a rarity (or a ridiculous bargain), I wouldn't bother.
EJH said:
Assuming the car is Jersey-registered, there is no duty to be paid. The process is set out here:
https://www.gov.uk/importing-vehicles-into-the-uk/...
Broadly, you need to
Complete https://www.gov.uk/importing-vehicles-into-the-uk/...
Get the car MOT'd and pay 20% of the car's cost for VAT.
If you are importing a car that you have owned in Jersey (and have owned for more than 6 months) and are moving from Jersey to the UK, there is no VAT to pay, assuming you keep the car for 12 months post importation.
A bit rusty on this' it's 4 1/2 years since I did it when I returned to the UK
There is an upper limit to this which I believe is 5 years. So even if a car originated in England if its re imported after 5 years there is VAT to pay on it again! Very unfair and not the case from EU countries. I did one about 3 years ago luckily not an expensive car but I checked and checked again and it was vatable despite going back onto its original uk plate number and everything. https://www.gov.uk/importing-vehicles-into-the-uk/...
Broadly, you need to
Complete https://www.gov.uk/importing-vehicles-into-the-uk/...
Get the car MOT'd and pay 20% of the car's cost for VAT.
If you are importing a car that you have owned in Jersey (and have owned for more than 6 months) and are moving from Jersey to the UK, there is no VAT to pay, assuming you keep the car for 12 months post importation.
A bit rusty on this' it's 4 1/2 years since I did it when I returned to the UK
Not wanting to start a new thread but after some help/info on VED for a new import...
The dealer is importing from Jersey, what is the process to get VED and is it only once registration docs arrive I can sort 'tax'? Trying to work out timescales if I were to buy this week.
Car is 2 litre, 2010 built, registered in Jersey from new, would have been sub £40k new. Unsure they publish emissions data so assuming it goes onto PLG, so £295. Does that sound right?
The dealer is importing from Jersey, what is the process to get VED and is it only once registration docs arrive I can sort 'tax'? Trying to work out timescales if I were to buy this week.
Car is 2 litre, 2010 built, registered in Jersey from new, would have been sub £40k new. Unsure they publish emissions data so assuming it goes onto PLG, so £295. Does that sound right?
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