Importing a car from the UK - Page 3

Hi there,

Very interested in this thread as I am trying to sort out a car from the Uk myself.

The question I am struggling with is how to gain access to the actual perceived value

of the car as I understand being rhd is worth less than a lhd to sell.

However it appears the Spanish system values the car the same for tax purposes.

I have matriculated a car pre brexit so have an idea of those costs.

My thanks again, I have seen the headlight units on eBay but was concerned about buying from Lithuania, you make a good point on “knowing” the car, I have kept mine fully serviced and changed the cam belt and the other belts, full service including with all the oils and filters changed on the last service, also 4 new tyres fitted.

Apparently I have 6 months to decide and will use the time to assess the situation once I am there.

Yes it is not very clear how they value a car, I have been told it is emissions, also been told age, condition and mileage.

The post about the Shogun is interesting and I will follow that up next month.

I was happily reading all these interesting comments....but then read yours as 'Shotgun'....not 'Shogun'....and for a moment I thought  ''Oh blimey that is a desperate way to get your car sorted''! Gave me a smile anyway....

Yes the older the vehicle the less it is worth for matriculation. I could have got in a Nissan Terrano very cheaply pre brexit plus second hand lights from a scrap yard.

The newer the vehicle the so called emissions tax applies.

We looked last year... BMW 65 plate worth about £13k would have cost us £1400. We actually got a quote, but be aware of the 31% import tax now. I understand however that you don’t pay the import tax if you matriculate as part of a residency application.

Hi yes the import tax is charged and cost circa €3000 but you can ask for an idea of the import tax for tour vehicle check out CAT services who got a quote recently for me, the car was a Hyundai less than 3 year old

I had the same desision to make. My car was 2 years old and very economical,  I would have lost a lot selling it.  I matriculated mine almost 2 years ago  , costing around €1000.   Look for a good spanish garage.  Post brexit , you may have import tax to pay.  Good luck. 

There are a wide range of prices here and it appears some garages are charging what they can get away with.

If I do decide to import, I will buy and fit my own lights as I can buy a unit for £112 each and it is only a pin to take out and replace. I can then get quotes to matriculate.

I have heard before that import duty is not paid when applying for residency, which I am, so we will see.

Hi, not sure what the import tax will be as we moved from France with our RHD Volvo, having moved from the UK some 7 years ago.  Oddly enough I find driving a RHD car here, as we did in France, better all round and have had no problems what so ever.  The Matriculation cost us some euro 700.  Good luck.