Iv just bought a new 2nd car as my daily drive about till i get my Zed back!

 

Iv imported it myself, and it will be unloaded from the ports nxt friday!

 

I just wanted to know what will i be paying in custom and excise or VAT (dont know wat i have to pay), iv recieved the shipping bill which has no VAT on it, the car is a 1995 model and i dont seem to have a clue about what i have to pay and also does anyone know any good sva conversion companys in southampton!

 

Any help will be good

 

Cheers

 

Fas

how much was the car?

also does anyone know any good sva conversion companys in southampton!

 

Any help will be good

 

Cheers

 

Fas

 

cheaper to do it yourself m8, most companys charge you about £500-£600

 

to apply yourself its about £175, then if it fails its £30 retest, not hard to do the maths, and you will be there and they will explain if it fails on anything

so easy enough to sort

main things of the top of me head are, speedo conversion, european standard tyres, fog light and any sharp corners that could be dangerous to pedestrians, also the emissions, but you would have to be very unlucky for a freshly imported car to fail on that, if you do decide to do it yourself, ive got the relevant papers to give you some hints

 

then after that you have to register it, which is on top of the sva, which you would have to pay anyway, about £125 which includes 6 months tax

 

oh yes radio coversion if fitted, easier to take it out for the sva, or fit a band convertor £15 and 5 minutes

10% customs, then 17.5% VAT on top of that :(

so on a rough example say the car is a £100, i wud have to pay 10% on that which would be £110 then i have to pay 17.5% on the £110 total, is that what your saying or do i have it wrong!

 

Just trying to get a rough idea on what its gonna cost me!

 

Billynomates i was told they have changed the regulations since april so just wana make sure i dont have any surprises! How long do the dvla take to get back to you!

Any info that you can pass on to me would be great mate!

 

Fas

how much was the car?

 

Ill tell you for a monkey :smw: :x: :tongue:

 

Dont wory i got it cheap but iv got some1 over there who can sort it out for there on the japanese side for a small fee which includes sourcing the car!

 

Fas

the regulations have changed, but nothing that will effect you m8

ie no longer able to sva it as disabled, (cheaper) looking at the pictures youve posted its not madly modded, so no problems there, have a look here

it contains most of the info you need, me and a m8 have sva'd about 6 people carriers.4x4's and not encountered any major problems

ie the fails consist of a protruding sharp nut, the wind deflectors had sharp edges etc etc, so nothing to fear m8;)

 

from applying for an sva it took about two weeks for a date, the retests were done the day after failing

 

http://www.vosa.gov.uk/vosa/carlgvowners/importingandbuildingvehicles/singlevehicleapprovalscheme.htm

 

btw i forgot to say as your car was manufactured before 1st January 1997

then the new model report rubbish does not apply to you;)

its got a exhaust and coilover suspension so i should be fine yeh?

 

How much is the custom and vat gonna be!

 

Say i bought the vehicle from japan for £100 and explain the calculation from there for custom and VAT

 

the shipping price is about £450 but no VAT was added to that on the shipping invoice!

 

Need help in calculating the costs!

 

Cheers

 

Fas

exhaust and suspension wont effect you m8

sorry cant help you with the customs costs etc

you will be surprised how easy is it to sva an import, and you will save yourself at least £400, some of the things are just plain daft ie it has to have a full tank of juice for the weight test, no protuding buttons on the dash, but ok if airbagged, as i said do the obvious things, once you get the car, hunt round for more info, and even if it fails ,for £30 you will know what needs doing,

 

then take it for an mot, take all your docs' to your local dvla to register (or post them) and within 4-5 days it will be up and running;)