hangyandy

Hi all,

Some advice please.

We have a Vauxhall Movano that we'd like to import. I understand the rules around ownership, etc. but the problem is that the vehicle doesn't have an EU certificate of conformity. Instead it has UK Type Approval (which we have a copy of) and a 'Statement of Compliance' from Opel that details all of the EU regulations that the vehicle complies with (which we also have a copy of).

The Alfandega tells us that we need to have a certificate of conformity in order to get the vehicle registered. We have also been to the ACAP but they have said that they can't help us because the vehicle is a Vauxhall.

So, the question is, has anyone successfully got their Vauxhall registered in Portugal?

Any advice would be much appreciated. Andy R

peterfc

Yes i have a Vauxhall Zafira and Vauxhall have a department to get a COC from.

hangyandy

Hi Peter, in that case it looks like we must get a homologation certificate as it was a very helpful chap at 'Vehicle Registration Systems and Type Approval Coordinator,
General Motors UK & Ireland' that provided the UK Type Approval documents and told us that the Movano has never had an EU CoC.

peterfc

Then go to the Customs and ask them what they will accept, don't listen to tittle tattle from folk who think they know it all.

With the right documents you can import a car in a day.

Peter

mfesharne

I'd be inclined to have an agent handle the matriculation process for me & to explain the problem to him & ask him what paperwork he needs to get it done.

My own car pre-dates the CoC & they happily accepted a downloaded copy of the original sales brochure that showed the original tech spec.

What you need to remember is that Portuguese bureaucrats simply love a document they can slap their stamp on....... and it often doesn't matter exactly what that document says or look like just as long as it looks official & they can get their stamp on it.

gedscottish

So a COC from an Opel Movano won't do?

hangyandy

Hi, we still have a few months to get this sorted but if I don't make any progress soon I'll have to get an agent involved. Both Opel and Vauxhall have provided documents detailing the vehicle's compliance with EU regulations but a CoC is specific to the vehicle (as it details the chassis number) and ours never had one.