how much tax would i pay on importing a car from uk

KAydin


Joined: 05/10/2011
Posts: 35

Message Posted:
14/12/2011 22:18

Hello how much tax would i pay if i wanted to import a Landrover Defender 1985 from the UK- ANYONE GOT ANY IDEAS??

rowlo



Joined: 12/10/2008
Posts: 4796

Message Posted:
14/12/2011 22:21

you could be in for a long night ? good luck .

Deniz1


Joined: 28/07/2009
Posts: 3829

Message Posted:
14/12/2011 22:43

Thousands.

scruff


Joined: 15/07/2008
Posts: 1070

Message Posted:
14/12/2011 23:37

1985. UK. regn. I think the vehicle is too old to be imported here anyway. It's not old enough to be imported as a classic or is it?

As to how much you'd pay. How long is a piece of string?

jamboree


Joined: 25/06/2011
Posts: 88

Message Posted:
14/12/2011 23:46

25 years old for classic, you need to ask the classic car club and join up they should be able to help you out.they are good on the the laws and regs concerning classic cars. i dont think you should have much of a problem with your car,and you will not have to pay loads of tax just registration i think? + a small value of the of the original cost when new price. if your car was not 25 years or over then just forget about it as it just is not worth the hassle or cost.. i dont have the number for the classic car club but it should be easy to find, good luck.

rowlo



Joined: 12/10/2008
Posts: 4796

Message Posted:
15/12/2011 00:22

when did a 1985 freelander become a classic car ?

jamboree


Joined: 25/06/2011
Posts: 88

Message Posted:
15/12/2011 03:05

the original question was (Hello how much tax would i pay if i wanted to import a Landrover Defender 1985 from the UK- ANYONE GOT ANY IDEAS??)



when it became 25 years old is you answer

lilyross


Joined: 24/03/2007
Posts: 137

Message Posted:
15/12/2011 07:44

how long is a piece of string !! good luck you are in for the long haul !

mark&beck



Joined: 08/01/2009
Posts: 303

Message Posted:
15/12/2011 08:18

If you are aloud to bring it in, the Tax seems to be around 80 - 110% of the book price.

davpat


Joined: 23/08/2011
Posts: 225

Message Posted:
15/12/2011 13:01

and yet another thread on this site quotes the tax @ 40% of the value decided by the TRNC authorities!!

mark&beck



Joined: 08/01/2009
Posts: 303

Message Posted:
15/12/2011 15:47

The way to find out for sure is ask at customs...but beware the price may change by the time you've got the motor over to Cyprus!

richb


Joined: 26/01/2009
Posts: 223

Message Posted:
15/12/2011 18:24

Becky's right, if you take the details with you to customs and see the guy in the room at the end of the corridor on the left, he will give you a price. I've helped a few people in the past with this as well as importing my own car.

yorgozlu



Joined: 16/06/2009
Posts: 4437

Message Posted:
15/12/2011 22:24

why on erth some one tries to get an acurate answer on here on matters like this,is beyond me.

flowerfairy


Joined: 17/09/2008
Posts: 1277

Message Posted:
16/12/2011 00:53

Well, we brought our car over, four years ago, after doing ''all the homework''. By the time it came to register it, the taxes had gone up by 50%, from £5.000 to £10,000, so beware.

I just paid another ''sunshine tax, and put it behind me.

Our only mistake, well mine, hubby is still happyish about it, the car is his baby.

Would we do it again.......NO......

blade


Joined: 19/06/2010
Posts: 1286

Message Posted:
16/12/2011 12:57

Don't trust them with a quote. We got a quote from customs they had the reg and everything, when it got here they just made up a price. Then that is what you have to pay!