Importing a car from Europe that was previously registered in UK

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

Dec 25, 2022 | 07:33 PM

fpan

Thread Starter

Scooby Regular

iTrader: (11)

Joined: Jan 2007

Posts: 3,434

Likes: 177

From: UK

Importing a car from Europe that was previously registered in UK

I am in the hunt for a Forester STi (yes it's an old love and had 2 in the past and is a car that had previously ticked all boxes) and a friend is selling his in Germany.
His car was previously registered in UK and he exported it to Germany before the Brexit.
He still has the V5 although the car now has German plates obviously.
If I were to buy this, do you know if I'd have to pay taxes/duties to register it in UK?
Many thanks!

Dec 25, 2022 | 08:07 PM

1509joe

Scooby Regular

iTrader: (2)

Joined: Jan 2009

Posts: 3,487

Likes: 318

From: Not sure

If it's the same as Eire then no just register back here again as the duty has already been paid.

Dec 26, 2022 | 09:18 AM

hedgecutter

Scooby Regular

iTrader: (5)

Joined: Sep 2010

Posts: 3,890

Likes: 707

From: far, far west

Only if the V5 definitely wasn't cancelled, Fivos

Dec 26, 2022 | 11:51 AM

1509joe

Scooby Regular

iTrader: (2)

Joined: Jan 2009

Posts: 3,487

Likes: 318

From: Not sure

Quote:

Originally Posted by hedgecutter

Only if the V5 definitely wasn't cancelled, Fivos

Cars regularly travel back and forth over the border here and plates are changed North/South. Once the duty on the car has been paid it doesn't matter, here anyway.
It goes on the vin number not the plate.