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Posted: 16:43 - 19 Nov 2019 Post subject: Capturing a Unicorn |
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There's a bike. A bike I fell in love with. A bike unlike any other I've seen.
Long story short... It's not in this country. I know the owner and he wants rid. It's mine for free. However, I need to import it from a European country.
The issues:
It has foreign plates as it was registered there, but there's no paperwork for it as the current owner never applied for it. I know that might sound dodgy, but it isn't.
Whilst it is 18years old, it has 3000km on the clocks, which looks like it's liable for VAT etc. But I won't be paying any money for it, so is there no VAT?
What I need to know:
The process for getting it registered in the UK without any paperwork and what it'll cost (the physical movement of the bike is already sorted). I tried going through GOVuk, but lost the will to live somewhere around partial mSVA. Are there any bureaucratic types out there able to assist and give me a step by step process to follow?
Much obliged
Poseidon
Update: resto thread... https://www.bikechatforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=330994 ____________________ 1977 Honda CG125
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stinkwheel Bovine Proctologist
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Posted: 17:06 - 19 Nov 2019 Post subject: |
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Half a story.
You never mentioned what the bike is. You never mentioned where it's coming from or if it was already registered there.
Might be relevant if it has UK/EU type approval. And for duty reasons if it's outside the EU.
You need to tell HMRC in any case otherwise you wont have the correct paperwork. They'll tell you how much money they want off you. Probably no point arguing with them in my experience.
A full MSVA is only £85, might be the cheapest way? (actually cheaper than doing the approval process) It would give you a Q-plate but aren't you looking at that anyway? Can you prove how old it is?
A full MSVA pays for itself because you don't need an MOT for the first three years.
Another thought is to bring it into the UK on the QT then claim it's a vehicle you've radically altered and just bung it through the MSVA as if it was a one-off for a Q-plate. ____________________ “Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
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It's probably not the best advice but if it's in Europe I'd hire/borrow a van. Drive over and bring it back. Make sure you have receipts for buying it. If stopped, tell them it's a spur of the moment thing and you are going to do it up and re register it to here.
I doubt the Customs people will be that interested in a bike unless you pack the van out with illegal immigrants to finance the trip. ____________________ Triumph Trophy Launch Edition |
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Rode the tdm back from germany when it was gifted to me by x-father in law, then put it on english plates. Quite simple. Have a search for my old posts, i explained it all somewhere before |
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I don't understand the vat tho, surly vat was paid when the bike was purchased originally, if it was brought from a dealer vat would be included, and you didn't pay anything so it's technically a gift. No vat (??)
Either way Won't VAT be book price? Not market value. Book price is probably much much lower.
Good luck with it all anyway ____________________ ybr125 Sold, GSF600 K1 Bandit (For Sale), FJR13000 gen2. |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 4 years, 149 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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