Importing from the UK - definitive guide (Q and A)

ELM327

damemcd wrote: »

If a trade deal is done between the Uk and the EU can we expect private buyers/importers to be still hit with import duties or would the single market mean its business as usual......and I do realise that we would have to see the deal but im wondering as I hope to buy soon ....

the "default" would be the 10% import and 23% VAT rates.
Unless the deal negotiates anything to the contrary specifically regarding import taxes and vat, then just "having a deal done" doesnt change the default. It has to be specified in the deal what the deal is.

User1998

yannakis wrote: »

Is that the V5C?

Yes

jwmpayne2004

Just an update , VRT is back online as of 10AM this morning. Traveled to Galway then Limerick yesterday just to register and pay my dues. The system was down all day, nationwide I believe. Successfully registered the car today and got my Irish plate in 5 mins.

tech

Cona wrote: »

Folks
Going to VRT an Audi A6 Sline on Friday. This car has 20inch alloys. Does anyone know if there will be an extra cost associated due to having 20 inch alloys?

My friend has a set of 18 inch alloys that I could use for the VRT assessment, but not sure if it is necessary?

Hi Cona

how did you get on with VRT on the a6?

As Northern Ireland is to stay in the Single Market or Customs Union will the import costs and VAT apply to cars bought from Northern Ireland?

sayno

The single market will be for goods produced in NI. It wont cover stuff imported in from Britain.

2 Wheels Good

Any idea if car transporters are still running? May have found a car in Nottingham so just need to get it back.

deezell

I think its a given that the govt have no stake in losing the 100,000 annual VRT payments, worth anything in the region of 300 million, when they know it will depress the motor trade, and won't be replaced by new car sales, or VRT free electric car sales, and remember, they collect zero income from indigenous decrepit second, third and fourth hand sales. If it's a no deal brexit, it will be a simple matter to adjust the vrt for the specific conditions of a WTO country, such that the combination of VAT, duty and an adjusted VRT rakes in the same amount of cash. The only reason to not do this is to give in to the one time wishes of Simi, but I think their members are now the biggest used importers. As long as whatever arrangement is made doesn't penalise private importers, we should be all right, but I can't help thinking there's skulduggery afoot, which will favour dealers, not the ordinary joe soap. I hope I'm wrong.

danoriordan1402

2 Wheels Good wrote: »

Any idea if car transporters are still running? May have found a car in Nottingham so just need to get it back.

I'd ring around the usual suspects to try to get a slot for next week as soon as. Took 7 days from booking mine to collecting it

wrcarter

2 Wheels Good wrote: »

Any idea if car transporters are still running? May have found a car in Nottingham so just need to get it back.

Some still are. I’m getting a uk company to organise transport from Essex to rosslare. I have to pick it up there. It’s only getting picked up tonight. I have it booked in for vrt in early jan but trying to get a cancellation before then. It’s 31 years old so I’m hoping they will go by the import or sale date, rather than the appointment date.

If you had an inspection date of 31st Dec 2020 is that too late to avoid the 2021 possible charges.

deezell

Deleted User wrote: »

If you had an inspection date of 31st Dec 2020 is that too late to avoid the 2021 possible charges.

No, its 2020.

jwmpayne2004

[Deleted User] wrote: »

If you had an inspection date of 31st Dec 2020 is that too late to avoid the 2021 possible charges.

You will be fine avoiding the 2021 rates, then again your car might be a year older thus you’ll be paying less if you could factor them and decide for yourself.

beggars_bush

2 Wheels Good wrote: »

Any idea if car transporters are still running? May have found a car in Nottingham so just need to get it back.

drop me a pm

PeasantHater

Hey, thinking of importing this;

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202012117011074?year-to=2018&advertising-location=at_cars&postcode=m160ra&fuel-type=Hybrid%20%E2%80%93%20Diesel%2FElectric&fuel-type=Hybrid%20%E2%80%93%20Petrol%2FElectric&fuel-type=Hybrid%20%E2%80%93%20Petrol%2FElectric%20Plug-in&model=3%20SERIES&include-delivery-option=on&sort=relevance&year-from=2014&make=BMW&radius=1500&onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=Used&page=1

Only issue seems to be that VRT is high for a hybrid at nearly 8k, does that seem right? It's not plug-in so that could be a factor but the high VRT is the only thing putting me off.

vintagevrs

PeasantHater wrote: »

Hey, thinking of importing this;

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202012117011074?year-to=2018&advertising-location=at_cars&postcode=m160ra&fuel-type=Hybrid%20%E2%80%93%20Diesel%2FElectric&fuel-type=Hybrid%20%E2%80%93%20Petrol%2FElectric&fuel-type=Hybrid%20%E2%80%93%20Petrol%2FElectric%20Plug-in&model=3%20SERIES&include-delivery-option=on&sort=relevance&year-from=2014&make=BMW&radius=1500&onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=Used&page=1

Only issue seems to be that VRT is high for a hybrid at nearly 8k, does that seem right? It's not plug-in so that could be a factor but the high VRT is the only thing putting me off.

How do you know what the VRT is, is it on the calculator?

That looks like a rare car, I never knew they existed.

ELM327

vintagevrs wrote: »

How do you know what the VRT is, is it on the calculator?

That looks like a rare car, I never knew they existed.

ActiveHybrid 3,5 and 7 were the predecessors to the 330e,530e740e respectively.
Didnt sell well, and werent sold here.

I'd be surprised if they were on the calculator.

A 330e would be a better car than that 3.

PeasantHater

Checked with the nearest model the 5 hybrid to get a rough estimate, will prob have to contact them directly, not a fan of the 330e performance personally, the active hybrid is only a step down from the m3.

vintagevrs

Yeah active 5 is on there but not the 3.

The active 3 has the 3l engine in it compared with the 2l in the 330e.

Not sure how much saving there is with the active bit? Maybe just as well having the full fat 330 with less to go wrong? Early tech and out of warranty would worry me.

ELM327

I wouldnt be a fan of importing a BMW that's getting on a bit, with a model that wasnt sold here and a hybrid drivetrain that was never used by BMW ireland.

If I wanted a 3 litre 3 series of that era I'd get the 330i (or whatever nomenclature gives you the 3 litre 6).

darragh o meara

PeasantHater wrote: »

Hey, thinking of importing this;

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202012117011074?year-to=2018&advertising-location=at_cars&postcode=m160ra&fuel-type=Hybrid%20%E2%80%93%20Diesel%2FElectric&fuel-type=Hybrid%20%E2%80%93%20Petrol%2FElectric&fuel-type=Hybrid%20%E2%80%93%20Petrol%2FElectric%20Plug-in&model=3%20SERIES&include-delivery-option=on&sort=relevance&year-from=2014&make=BMW&radius=1500&onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=Used&page=1

Only issue seems to be that VRT is high for a hybrid at nearly 8k, does that seem right? It's not plug-in so that could be a factor but the high VRT is the only thing putting me off.

Just because its hybrid doesn't necessarily mean its cheap VRT. I was looking at E Class Hybrid Diesels a few months ago with the thinking that the VRT would be cheaper than the standard diesel, In fact it was the opposite, the non hybrid was cheaper..

User1998

PeasantHater wrote: »

Hey, thinking of importing this;

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202012117011074?year-to=2018&advertising-location=at_cars&postcode=m160ra&fuel-type=Hybrid%20%E2%80%93%20Diesel%2FElectric&fuel-type=Hybrid%20%E2%80%93%20Petrol%2FElectric&fuel-type=Hybrid%20%E2%80%93%20Petrol%2FElectric%20Plug-in&model=3%20SERIES&include-delivery-option=on&sort=relevance&year-from=2014&make=BMW&radius=1500&onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=Used&page=1

Only issue seems to be that VRT is high for a hybrid at nearly 8k, does that seem right? It's not plug-in so that could be a factor but the high VRT is the only thing putting me off.

Maybe you didn’t enter the Nox correctly so its giving you the highest value. VRT maybe around €1500-€2000 with correct Nox value?

vintagevrs

Max nox on a petrol is 600 euro. The high vrt is based on a completely different car. A 5 series is a more expensive car to start and prob higher co2 as it's larger.

47akak

Finally found a car, only problem now is getting it back as soon as possible, main transporters are saying "next year". Anyone found something at short notice recently?

rodge123

Maybe we should change our driving lanes here and could then import from anywhere in Europe!
😂

deezell

rodge123 wrote: »

Maybe we should change our driving lanes here and could then import from anywhere in Europe!
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It was considered as recently as 2008, and also back in the 60s when the UK floated it, following Swedens conversion to the right in '67, after a 12 year campaign. It was like bringing in Divorce here, in Sweden, 90% voted against in '55, but twelve years later it was done and dusted. Brexiteers should have learned a lesson from that, people will vote against their own best interests.

Isambard

i think we should. The biggest reason for not changing (the UK) will be gone leaving no major reason why not to.

Isambard

Isambard wrote: »

i think we should. The biggest reason for not changing (the UK) will be gone leaving no major reason why not to.

Northern Ireland would be the main sticking point. You couldn't really be switching lanes as you cross from north to south and vise versa.

deezell

Isambard wrote: »

i think we should. The biggest reason for not changing (the UK) will be gone leaving no major reason why not to.

It's a big job now with so much motorway infrastructure. When we first joined the EEC, it could have been done with a few tins of paint.

bazz26

Not the old change to driving on the euro side old chestnut again.

You have to realize how much it would cost to convert all the country's infrastructure for left hand drive. Not to mention all the private businesses that would have to fork out to change their car parks, drive thru and vehicle service ways? Who pays for all of this? It's like spending €100 to save €2, it would take years to actually start benefiting from it. Also what about all the right hand drive cars out there now, do we just dig a big hole and bury them? Have you tried driving a left hand drive car regularly in a right hand drive country regularly or vice versa? Go try and over take a truck on a road that you cannot see oncoming traffic on because your on the other side of the vehicle. Try reaching across the other side of your car to take a ticket to get into a multi-storey car park. And lets not forget about the difficulty of driver education, there are people here who have been driving for years who still cannot master driving on the left and you expect them to flip over to the right overnight.