Just acquired a '79 VW Type 2 Westy Berlin from Ireland.
But its newly imported in to Ireland from the USA, all import taxes and
duties paid....but not registered.

How are the DVLA and HM Customs likely to handle this.

Technically its being imported from an EU country, so *shouldn't* require
further import duties or taxes...but has never been registered in an EU
country.

Oddly (sarcasm!) I can't find anything on the DVLA website to cover this 
particular
scenario.

Anyone had experience of importing a vehicle to the UK under similar
circumstances?

Can you give me an idiots guide of what to do, how to do it, and what order
to do it in, to get it registered and road legal in the UK.

TIA

On Sun, 13 Jan 2008 19:48:33 -0000, "caroline"
 wrote:

>
>Just acquired a '79 VW Type 2 Westy Berlin from Ireland.
>But its newly imported in to Ireland from the USA, all import taxes and
>duties paid....but not registered.
>
>How are the DVLA and HM Customs likely to handle this.
>
>Technically its being imported from an EU country, so *shouldn't* require
>further import duties or taxes...but has never been registered in an EU
>country.
>
>Oddly (sarcasm!) I can't find anything on the DVLA website to cover this 
>particular
>scenario.
>
>Anyone had experience of importing a vehicle to the UK under similar
>circumstances?
>
>Can you give me an idiots guide of what to do, how to do it, and what order
>to do it in, to get it registered and road legal in the UK.
>
>TIA 
>
Now Im not 100% but if it hasnt been registered in an EU country then
that is down to you.  I would suspect your first port of call should
be VW UK with the Chassis and Engine numbers to see if it has a
Certificate of Compliance, If it has then there should be no problem
registering it.
As for HMCE, as you have said it was fully tax paid when it entered
Ireland, so long as you have those details you should be OK

"caroline"  wrote in message 
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>
> Just acquired a '79 VW Type 2 Westy Berlin from Ireland.
> But its newly imported in to Ireland from the USA, all import taxes and
> duties paid....but not registered.
>
> How are the DVLA and HM Customs likely to handle this.
>
> Technically its being imported from an EU country, so *shouldn't* require
> further import duties or taxes...but has never been registered in an EU
> country.
>
> Oddly (sarcasm!) I can't find anything on the DVLA website to cover this 
> particular
> scenario.
>
> Anyone had experience of importing a vehicle to the UK under similar
> circumstances?
>
> Can you give me an idiots guide of what to do, how to do it, and what 
> order
> to do it in, to get it registered and road legal in the UK.
>
> TIA
>

Well..i have JUST collected my 80? T25 camper from down south and drove up 
to SHeffield last night..

Cant really help, but im going to take some fotos of mine later and pop them 
on my homepage....would love to see examples inside on how people store and 
make things fit etc.

Mine has a 2 ring, small sink and heater...and v high plastic? roof, was a 
bit scary in the high wind on the motorway!

Im off all over Europe in the late spring for a month, so gives me time to 
get it all sorted!

>
> Well..i have JUST collected my 80? T25 camper from down south and drove up 
> to SHeffield last night..
>
> Cant really help, but im going to take some fotos of mine later and pop 
> them on my homepage....would love to see examples inside on how people 
> store and make things fit etc.
>
> Mine has a 2 ring, small sink and heater...and v high plastic? roof, was a 
> bit scary in the high wind on the motorway!
>
> Im off all over Europe in the late spring for a month, so gives me time to 
> get it all sorted!
>
Have a look here
http://forum.80-90.co.uk/
and here
http://www.brick-yard.co.uk/forum/

"Campa-Man"  wrote in message 
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>
>>
>> Well..i have JUST collected my 80? T25 camper from down south and drove 
>> up to SHeffield last night..
>>
>> Cant really help, but im going to take some fotos of mine later and pop 
>> them on my homepage....would love to see examples inside on how people 
>> store and make things fit etc.
>>
>> Mine has a 2 ring, small sink and heater...and v high plastic? roof, was 
>> a bit scary in the high wind on the motorway!
>>
>> Im off all over Europe in the late spring for a month, so gives me time 
>> to get it all sorted!
>>
> Have a look here
> http://forum.80-90.co.uk/
> and here
> http://www.brick-yard.co.uk/forum/
>

ta. i have been looking at them since yesterday, one wont let me register, 
it doesnt like my German email address and the other doesnt like my 
firefox...