Are imported cars still subject to cheap road tax?
Discussion
Godzilla said:
My C6 Z06 imported from Germany had a rather nice sub-£200p.a. road tax as it was imported.
Does that still apply today?
If so, that must add up to a considerable running cost saving over an official UK car!
Yes as long as its not a european speck car. for example the new 2010 camaro which from next month you can by from a chevy dealer over here will be a european speck car so road tax will be about £450-500 a year yet a import will be £205,make sure its not european.Does that still apply today?
If so, that must add up to a considerable running cost saving over an official UK car!
tortop45 said:
Yes as long as its not a european speck car. for example the new 2010 camaro which from next month you can by from a chevy dealer over here will be a european speck car so road tax will be about £450-500 a year yet a import will be £205,make sure its not european.
So is that a recent change then? Because, as I said, my Z06 was a German Euro Spec car and that still paid only the £190 road tax. I brought it over to the UK (new) in 2006.Thinking potentially about doing the same for a Camaro sourced from Germany as they have more choice over there and the exchange rate is sliding back in our favour again slightly.
Godzilla said:
So is that a recent change then? Because, as I said, my Z06 was a German Euro Spec car and that still paid only the £190 road tax. I brought it over to the UK (new) in 2006.
Thinking potentially about doing the same for a Camaro sourced from Germany as they have more choice over there and the exchange rate is sliding back in our favour again slightly.
not sure from a E U country check with the road tax people,coz road tax is done on exhaust emishons today.but US imports only have 2 size engines,big or small.Thinking potentially about doing the same for a Camaro sourced from Germany as they have more choice over there and the exchange rate is sliding back in our favour again slightly.
Godzilla said:
As I said, it was bought from Germany where it was an official EU car.
Back in 2006, the exchange made it much cheaper than buying a UK car.
And it possibly had the equivalent of IVA/Sva. Hence low road tax. Back in 2006, the exchange made it much cheaper than buying a UK car.
Dodge UK brought in some official Ram trucks at a similar time and despite the fact you could buy them from a franchised dealer they still had to be SVA tested and benefit from reduced road tax.
It was an official German import, i.e. supplied (originally) by a GM dealer in Germany. So I doubt it had or needed an SVA/IVA or equivalent.
But I suspect that when bringing it into the UK, they don't recognise any CO2 ratings outside of the UK, so don't know which band to tax it in.
If that still applies, then it is hundreds of pounds a year cheaper to run an EU import than an official UK car even though it's still covered by the 3 year european wide warranty (unlike a US import).
Interesting.
But I suspect that when bringing it into the UK, they don't recognise any CO2 ratings outside of the UK, so don't know which band to tax it in.
If that still applies, then it is hundreds of pounds a year cheaper to run an EU import than an official UK car even though it's still covered by the 3 year european wide warranty (unlike a US import).
Interesting.
Godzilla said:
It was an official German import, i.e. supplied (originally) by a GM dealer in Germany. So I doubt it had or needed an SVA/IVA or equivalent.
But I suspect that when bringing it into the UK, they don't recognise any CO2 ratings outside of the UK, so don't know which band to tax it in.
If that still applies, then it is hundreds of pounds a year cheaper to run an EU import than an official UK car even though it's still covered by the 3 year european wide warranty (unlike a US import).
Interesting.
UK road tax is £445 Import is £185 at the moment I think labour added something in budget a few years ago as I know all cars from march that are 2001 onwards will be taxed on C02 for the RFL bandings. I am sure Imports will increase tooBut I suspect that when bringing it into the UK, they don't recognise any CO2 ratings outside of the UK, so don't know which band to tax it in.
If that still applies, then it is hundreds of pounds a year cheaper to run an EU import than an official UK car even though it's still covered by the 3 year european wide warranty (unlike a US import).
Interesting.
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