Return Car to UK
Dec 6th 2009, 11:12 pm
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Return Car to UK
Has anyone who has previously re-registered their UK car onto Spanish plates then imported it back into the UK again? Apart from swopping the headlights back again I was just wondering how complicated and expensive it might be.
I've searched for quite a while and can find loads of info about importing to Spain or back from Australia etc but not Spain to UK.
I've searched for quite a while and can find loads of info about importing to Spain or back from Australia etc but not Spain to UK.
Dec 6th 2009, 11:56 pm
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Re: Return Car to UK
I imported a car from Holland to Uk and it was quite straight forward. Easier than importing into spain as the vehicle was less than 3 years old there was no requirement for an MOT or any other checks. Just swop the headlights etc and pay the tax to customs and excise. The amount I paid was based on the market value of the vehicle at the time it was imported.
However that was a few years back and the rules have changed, see here> http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channelsP...yType=document
However that was a few years back and the rules have changed, see here> http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channelsP...yType=document
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Dec 7th 2009, 7:02 am
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Re: Return Car to UK
Some friends recently re-imported their car to the UK having put it on Spanish plates.
It was an easy procedure because the DVLA have all the records of its previous existence which makes it much easier than a straight import.
There are details of the basic procedures at
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring...cle/DG_4022583
It was an easy procedure because the DVLA have all the records of its previous existence which makes it much easier than a straight import.
There are details of the basic procedures at
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring...cle/DG_4022583
Dec 7th 2009, 1:32 pm
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Re: Return Car to UK
Thanks Fred, hopefully it will not cost very much either. We had hoped not to have to re-import it but it seems that you cannot be resident in the UK and drive a non UK registerd vehicle. We wanted to be able to decide how long to spend in Spain or the UK over the next few years but it looks like to be legal you have to make a decision which country to be resident in and not chop and change unless you have two cars.
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Dec 7th 2009, 3:24 pm
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Re: Return Car to UK
As per my link, it should cost you nothing.
5.1 What if I am bringing a motor vehicle, boat or aircraft, which is not an NMT into the UK?
If you bring the means of transport to the UK from another Member State, you will not have to pay UK VAT if:
■it is no longer a ‘New Means of Transport’ as defined in section 2, and
■you have paid VAT on its purchase in the Member State of supply.
If you bring the means of transport to the UK from another Member State, you will not have to pay UK VAT if:
■it is no longer a ‘New Means of Transport’ as defined in section 2, and
■you have paid VAT on its purchase in the Member State of supply.
Dec 7th 2009, 3:39 pm
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Re: Return Car to UK
Thanks the link you gave is very useful indeed.
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Dec 8th 2009, 3:37 pm
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Re: Return Car to UK
Thanks Fred, hopefully it will not cost very much either. We had hoped not to have to re-import it but it seems that you cannot be resident in the UK and drive a non UK registerd vehicle. We wanted to be able to decide how long to spend in Spain or the UK over the next few years but it looks like to be legal you have to make a decision which country to be resident in and not chop and change unless you have two cars.
The joys of this joined up EU.
The joys of this joined up EU.
