buying a tractor from abroad
- Thread starter Alvy
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Speedstar
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- Location
- Scottish Borders
Very easy, you can do it all online on the dvla website now ,
- Location
- Le Veurde, Allier, France 03320
Speak to what was the dvla. I have a friend who took his tractor back from France when he moved back to the U.K. it was a bit of a pita with paper work but I think he got there in the end. An advance conversation might help to smooth the way.
- Location
- Lorette Manitoba
I shipped a matbro and a caseih magnum from the uk to Canada shortly after the foot and mouth came to an end. Had to get a vets certificate as to the washing and disinfectant used. Thought it was going to be a pair of spotlessly clean units turning up but was a complete joke. Both machines i steam cleaned at a local truck wash and couldn’t believe crap that came off. Was more concerned about black grass than F and M. Make sure your tractor is spotless or it may cause holdups at either end.
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- North East
Its a while since i did one but it was pretty easy , if you are vat registered its easier again .
you really need the original Italian reg doc not a copy of it , DVLA will want this to see the year of first reg in Italy to issue a correct reg year for it .
access the Nova database , that is primarily to record the vat status of the vehicle ie to see if VAT has been paid on its import in to the UK , if you are vat registered it was (pre brexit) treated a vat free import and just shown on you vat return , now i'm not so sure if you are not vat registered you will have to pay vat on the full cost including the import cost I believe that is recorded on nova so DVLA can see its been paid before they issue reg docs .
once that is done I got a document pack form DVLA to fill in and sent it along with an insurance cover note raised on the tractor chassis no , and the original countries reg docs to DVLA for them to issue a reg no and process the FOC tax.
As has been mentioned the cleaning was pre-brexit not an issue but could now be a much bigger deal so get the seller to wash it and do a good job doing it for you , I supect it may be more of concern going from uk to europe but knowing the clip board warriors not worth the risk
you really need the original Italian reg doc not a copy of it , DVLA will want this to see the year of first reg in Italy to issue a correct reg year for it .
access the Nova database , that is primarily to record the vat status of the vehicle ie to see if VAT has been paid on its import in to the UK , if you are vat registered it was (pre brexit) treated a vat free import and just shown on you vat return , now i'm not so sure if you are not vat registered you will have to pay vat on the full cost including the import cost I believe that is recorded on nova so DVLA can see its been paid before they issue reg docs .
once that is done I got a document pack form DVLA to fill in and sent it along with an insurance cover note raised on the tractor chassis no , and the original countries reg docs to DVLA for them to issue a reg no and process the FOC tax.
As has been mentioned the cleaning was pre-brexit not an issue but could now be a much bigger deal so get the seller to wash it and do a good job doing it for you , I supect it may be more of concern going from uk to europe but knowing the clip board warriors not worth the risk
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