Selling a Q plate oversees
Discussion
This mayve been asked before, but does anyone know if a kit car with a Q reg can be sold overseas and/or have its number changed?. From what I've been told by some a Q plate can't be changed, some have also said the car can't be sold overseas. I'm asking this as I came across a kit car my dad owned which was sold last year. It's now in the Netherlands and the photos show it with its original Q plate, though the seller states it also has a Dutch number. The chap I sold it to in the UK must've sold the car on straight after buying it off me.
I've sold a Q-plated kit car to Holland in the past, so it can certainly be done.
Might change soon, though: current rules are that any EU member state has to accept the road-legality of cars registered in any other EU member state, but I don't think that extends to being able to re-register them locally. The guy who bought my car told me that he'd have to maintain the UK registration and get it MOT'd over here, annually, for it to remain legal. IIRC, they have to be over a certain age to re-register in Holland.
That was a long time ago, though, and I have no evidence whether what he was telling me was correct or not.
Might change soon, though: current rules are that any EU member state has to accept the road-legality of cars registered in any other EU member state, but I don't think that extends to being able to re-register them locally. The guy who bought my car told me that he'd have to maintain the UK registration and get it MOT'd over here, annually, for it to remain legal. IIRC, they have to be over a certain age to re-register in Holland.
That was a long time ago, though, and I have no evidence whether what he was telling me was correct or not.
I sold my Q Plated Westfield to a chap in Belgium. He told me they don't allow Kit cars there, but at 25 years old they are eligible for "old timer regulations" and can then be registered and used.
So its possible to export that way, what happens when you try to import a car I don't know. You might well need to IVA it bringing it back in as the prevailing legislation would apply - I would think.
So its possible to export that way, what happens when you try to import a car I don't know. You might well need to IVA it bringing it back in as the prevailing legislation would apply - I would think.
q-plated cars can be sold to abroad.
this said: (at least) EU has clear regulations in terms of emissions and other things (UK seems to have some examptions here):
Anything with a reg-date after mid 1991 (some countries also 1 or 2 years later) needs a controlled catalytic converter, also need to fullfill the emission classification related to the reg-year.
e.g. from 2001 onwards EU3, , 2006 = EU4, 2011 =EU5 and so on....including the related noise-limits.
all above, limits the amount of cars in UK which are legally re-registrateble abroad.
the q-plate or similar thing is not known ouside UK, by the way.
in certain countries cars with an age of 25years become historic, in majority of EU countries its 30y.
this makes things much easier in terms of emissions, but modified cars will often not get the thought-after historic classification.
modern engines, wheels with low profile tyres, carbon parts...things which arent typical for the built-year and hence could be declared as "contemporary modifications" are forbiden and the car will not pass the historic-approval.
general difficulty: getting a historic declaration for a kitcar....as those cars do not have a "real" historic-value, mainly because they are a accumulation of parts from other cars adapted / fitted to a kit.
this all depends on the country and on the "strictness" of the tester.
this said: (at least) EU has clear regulations in terms of emissions and other things (UK seems to have some examptions here):
Anything with a reg-date after mid 1991 (some countries also 1 or 2 years later) needs a controlled catalytic converter, also need to fullfill the emission classification related to the reg-year.
e.g. from 2001 onwards EU3, , 2006 = EU4, 2011 =EU5 and so on....including the related noise-limits.
all above, limits the amount of cars in UK which are legally re-registrateble abroad.
the q-plate or similar thing is not known ouside UK, by the way.
in certain countries cars with an age of 25years become historic, in majority of EU countries its 30y.
this makes things much easier in terms of emissions, but modified cars will often not get the thought-after historic classification.
modern engines, wheels with low profile tyres, carbon parts...things which arent typical for the built-year and hence could be declared as "contemporary modifications" are forbiden and the car will not pass the historic-approval.
general difficulty: getting a historic declaration for a kitcar....as those cars do not have a "real" historic-value, mainly because they are a accumulation of parts from other cars adapted / fitted to a kit.
this all depends on the country and on the "strictness" of the tester.
Edited by GinG15 on Wednesday 8th January 12:37
Gassing Station | Kit Cars | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff