Re-importing a previously exported vehicle

jammin_2

Anyone know the procedure? Google says no.

Inactive

I would guess it would be the same as importing any other vehicle.

jammin_2

Inactive wrote: »

I would guess it would be the same as importing any other vehicle.

Well I know the £55 registration fee isn't payable, since it was already paid when it was first registered in the UK. Perhaps you're right though, other than that it may well be the same procedure.

I'll keep Googling anyway.

KeithP

Does this DirectGov page help?

jammin_2

KeithP wrote: »

Does this DirectGov page help?

I was looking at that earlier. No mention of re-importing a previously exported vehicle, but then perhaps I shouldn't expect that it would.

Perhaps it's just the same as importing any other vehicle. Will phone the DVLA on Monday and ask.

flutterbyuk25

jammin wrote: »

I was looking at that earlier. No mention of re-importing a previously exported vehicle, but then perhaps I shouldn't expect that it would.

Perhaps it's just the same as importing any other vehicle. Will phone the DVLA on Monday and ask.

It is exactly the same as importing any other vehicle except you do not pay the £55 first reg fee and you do not need a type approval certificate. You will need insurance and MOT sorted prior to re-registration.

Quite easy to do as it will just be re-issued with the original registration mark (in 99.9% of occassions).

HTH

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jammin_2

flutterbyuk25 wrote: »

It is exactly the same as importing any other vehicle except you do not pay the £55 first reg fee and you do not need a type approval certificate. You will need insurance and MOT sorted prior to re-registration.

Quite easy to do as it will just be re-issued with the original registration mark (in 99.9% of occassions).

HTH

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Good stuff, thanks. I was hoping you'd come on.

While you're on, when I exported the car I filled in and submitted Section 11 of the V5C, but receive nothing back - either to my address overseas (which I provided) or to the UK address where the car was registered prior to export. Is this normal?

flutterbyuk25

jammin wrote: »

Good stuff, thanks. I was hoping you'd come on.

While you're on, when I exported the car I filled in and submitted Section 11 of the V5C, but receive nothing back - either to my address overseas (which I provided) or to the UK address where the car was registered prior to export. Is this normal?

Yep it's normal. It's states on Section 11 that you will not receive an Export Cert. Bit odd when all they do is send blooming confirmation letters and then fine people who haven't had them but hey!

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jammin_2

flutterbyuk25 wrote: »

Yep it's normal. It's states on Section 11 that you will not receive an Export Cert.

I did notice that, yes.

flutterbyuk25 wrote: »

Bit odd when all they do is send blooming confirmation letters and then fine people who haven't had them but hey!

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What do you mean?

flutterbyuk25

jammin wrote: »

I did notice that, yes.


What do you mean?

If for example you sell your car and send off logbook which is recieved by DVLA you then get confirmation from them that vehicle is sold. this is your proof. If you do not have this letter (cos logbook didn't reach DVLA or you didn't send it/gave it to new keeper) and the new owner doesn't tax it then you could receive fine for not taxing it as you would still be registered keeper. DVLA places a lot of emphasis on this confirmation letter so I always found it very odd that they never sent on confirming export status.

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