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Bogart Member Since: 20 May 2015 Location: Norfolk Posts: 545 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Do the Merrkat thing,or that opera singing bloke. |
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dorsetfreelander Member Since: 20 Jul 2013 Location: Dorset Posts: 4354 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
For what it's worth my son's partner is Irish and she imported her car (a Nissan Quasqhai) to the UK and had no end of problems with reregistering it and getting an MOT and insurance arranged and said never again and there was a £250 fee from somewhere. Part of the problem seems to be that the particular model/trim option for a different market may not fit a UK equivalent and so getting it onto the DVLA database is an issue. 3 x FL1 2 manual + 1 auto
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axle Member Since: 11 Sep 2016 Location: South Yorkshire. Posts: 1054 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
["Do the Merrkat thing,or that opera singing bloke."
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axle Member Since: 11 Sep 2016 Location: South Yorkshire. Posts: 1054 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Sorry i should have said it is already imported, has a reg number but not on the road yet. Common sense isn't very common. _______________________________ 2007 Land Rover Freelander2 I6 hse Auto |
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MartynB Member Since: 08 Aug 2011 Location: Currently Rootless ! Posts: 1782 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
I’ve just swapped insurers on my Subaru . My FL2 was insured via the site Sponsor A-Plan , and being extremely impressed with them I’ve transferred the Scooby over at renewal .
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Dartman the one Member Since: 04 Apr 2013 Location: Seville, Spain Posts: 1692 ![]() ![]() |
It really depends from where it's imported from, if it's to UK spec there's no problem for insurance, if it is from the EU you do need to know what spec it is, for example from Cyprus, Mercedes are to eastern Europe spec not EU, so from other areas there may be problems even if it's rhd my PC is slightly to the right of Genghis
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Jack frost Member Since: 21 Dec 2011 Location: UK Posts: 796 ![]() ![]() |
Adrian Flux insurance 👌 |
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jules Member Since: 13 Dec 2007 Location: The Wilds of Warwickshire Posts: 5165 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
I had a Mazda Bongo imported from Japan. The importer got it registered here in the UK as part of the deal. Insuring it was never a problem. Jules |
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axle Member Since: 11 Sep 2016 Location: South Yorkshire. Posts: 1054 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
never liked them, always put the price up. Common sense isn't very common. _______________________________ 2007 Land Rover Freelander2 I6 hse Auto |
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axle Member Since: 11 Sep 2016 Location: South Yorkshire. Posts: 1054 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Thanks Jules, good to know. Common sense isn't very common. _______________________________ 2007 Land Rover Freelander2 I6 hse Auto |
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axle Member Since: 11 Sep 2016 Location: South Yorkshire. Posts: 1054 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
It was supposed to go to Hong Kong, but the order was canceled, don't know if it actually went there then came back or stayed here, that's if it was made here. Common sense isn't very common. _______________________________ 2007 Land Rover Freelander2 I6 hse Auto |
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Dartman the one Member Since: 04 Apr 2013 Location: Seville, Spain Posts: 1692 ![]() ![]() |
I suppose you need to know whether it was a private import or a dealer import, if dealer then it will be export spec but if private and duty free (UK government servant or forces posted to HK) it will be UK spec and may well have had a UK reg before export,the Vin should give you all information.
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axle Member Since: 11 Sep 2016 Location: South Yorkshire. Posts: 1054 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
I believe it was built in 2016 and is plated as 2019, dealer not private. Common sense isn't very common.
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