Stuart J

I have the possible option of Importing a car to the UK myself but have no Idea on the legalities reqd to get the car on the road etc
Does anybody know of anyone who can handle the lot for a fee, IE from coming off the boat in the UK to street legal.

ian/555

Hi Stuart, if you send me an email to ian@emperorimports.co.uk giving me a brief outline of the car and when it is due etc and I will let you know what Emperor can do for you.

regards ian

http://www.emperorimports.co.uk

Stuart J

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Stuart J

last try, anybody else any thoughts/advice

Gez

Stuart, why not do it yourself??? I did it and it wasnt a painfull experience appart from the number of forms i had to fill in. Fisrtly if you do purchase the vehicle from Japan make sure you get the de-reg papers both in Japnese and converted into english. Once your car i s on board the ship you will get the bill of lading which states where the car is destined for and the name of the owner. A couple of weeks before the car arrives book some times with an ESVA specialist who will do all the conversion work, ie change clocks from KMH-MPH, fog light, etc etc. He may also book the car for the esva itself. A company which is quite good is SVA UK. Now, once the car has arrived you will need to go to clearing agent with all the documents including bill of lading, receipt of purchase and he will charge you the import duty (10%) and the VAT (17.5%). Your car is then free to go from docks. Dont try and drive it around on foreign plates as you will get stopped everyday. I also forgot to mention that you will need to get insured(a very good idea). You will have to use VIN no instead of no plate till you get it registered. Drop the car off to the conversion specialist. If he does the ESVA as well then thats great. If not you will need to take it down yourself. A bit like an MOT but a lot longer. Once they give it the all clear they will give you the all clear. You will then need to send pass certificate (original copy) to DVLA with reg forms filled in etc. They will then notify you of a no plate. Get it taxed and hey presto.
It sounds worse than what it really is but its not.

Gez

Gez

Stuart, why not do it yourself??? I did it and it wasnt a painfull experience appart from the number of forms i had to fill in. Fisrtly if you do purchase the vehicle from Japan make sure you get the de-reg papers both in Japnese and converted into english. Once your car i s on board the ship you will get the bill of lading which states where the car is destined for and the name of the owner. A couple of weeks before the car arrives book some times with an ESVA specialist who will do all the conversion work, ie change clocks from KMH-MPH, fog light, etc etc. He may also book the car for the esva itself. A company which is quite good is SVA UK. Now, once the car has arrived you will need to go to clearing agent with all the documents including bill of lading, receipt of purchase and he will charge you the import duty (10%) and the VAT (17.5%). Your car is then free to go from docks. Dont try and drive it around on foreign plates as you will get stopped everyday. I also forgot to mention that you will need to get insured(a very good idea). You will have to use VIN no instead of no plate till you get it registered. Drop the car off to the conversion specialist. If he does the ESVA as well then thats great. If not you will need to take it down yourself. A bit like an MOT but a lot longer. Once they give it the all clear they will give you the all clear. You will then need to send pass certificate (original copy) to DVLA with reg forms filled in etc. They will then notify you of a no plate. Get it taxed and hey presto.
It sounds worse than what it really is but its not.

Gez

Stuart J

Thanks for the responses, both on scoobynet & those emailed direct.
Sounds like it is complicated but by no means Impossible to do it yourself. Looks like some serious thoughts required in the new year

Stuart

5 Type R

Stuart

It is very straight forward
I have now imported my last 4 cars from Japan myself.
Stresfull at times but always worth it

ariel

Yes got my STi direct from Japan. It can be stressful as 5 said, it's a long wait while it's on the boat too. I had mine delivered to Holland as it was brand new.