Importing a used car from Europe

[Sundayjumper]

It's a complete flight of fancy right now, but humour me. Is it fairly painless to import a used car from Europe (while we're still in the EU) ? No VAT / import duty, you just get it MOT'd & registered ?

[drcarlos]

As far as I'm aware you only have to pay the VAT on stuff newer than a certain age.

Fairly standard for squaddies to buy cars in Germany/Belgium/Holland and bring them back to the UK at the end of a posting. It's well trodden path. If you know anyone in the forces they'll know or know someone that has done it and knows the process well (probably via the cheapest method too)

Carl.

[integrale_evo]

No vat as long as vat was payed in the country it was originally purchased, its more than 6 months old and has done more than 6,000km.

[JonMad]

I think there's a special sub-clause that you might fall foul of.

No vehicles in any shade of silver are permitted to be personally imported into the United Kingdom.

[Jimmy Choo]

It's a complete flight of fancy right now, but humour me. Is it fairly painless to import a used car from Europe (while we're still in the EU) ? No VAT / import duty, you just get it MOT'd & registered ?

What silver BMW are you planning to import?

[Sundayjumper]

What silver BMW are you planning to import?

ALL OF THEM.

[Jimmy Choo]

What silver BMW are you planning to import?

ALL OF THEM.

Your wife might get a touch upset at that many cars on your drive.

[mr_jon]

Might have to move quickly before GBP < EUR.

[Sundayjumper]

Your wife might get a touch upset at that many cars on your drive.

I dunno. We have seven cars at the moment and she doesn’t seem too bothered. It’s like it’s some kind of staring match, to see who breaks first. Her patience or my ability to maintain that many cars. My money is actually on the latter unfortunately

[NotoriousREV]

By the time you’ve got to 7 silver cars, surely she won’t even notice an 8th or a 9th?

[Sundayjumper]

Funny you should say that, the neighbours didn't notice the second Compact until my wife told them !

[Rich B]

I think the rules are pretty easy. For any more than 1 car each you can have as many cars as you can physically park on your property. If you have room Steve, get more!

[integrale_evo]

I think the rules are pretty easy. For any more than 1 car each you can have as many cars as you can physically park on your property. If you have room Steve, get more!

Harry likes this rule

[Sundayjumper]

Harry likes this rule

Harry is, IIRC, three cars ahead of me !

I need to get a proper workshop. Out of sight, out of mind !

[ste]

I think the rules are pretty easy. For any more than 1 car each you can have as many cars as you can physically park on your property. If you have room Steve, get more!

Harry likes this rule

[unzippy]

It's a complete flight of fancy right now, but humour me. Is it fairly painless to import a used car from Europe (while we're still in the EU) ? No VAT / import duty, you just get it MOT'd & registered ?

So long as it really is Europe. I imported a Golf from Switzerland, it was only when I got it home that I realised it wasn't really Europe

[IanF]

https://vavato.com/en/#!/auctions/5bfc0ddfdcf2e

I’m currently obsessing about an E30 M3 and 635csi plus others..

There’s a couple of M5 Tourings for RichB (E34 or 61) aswell!