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Mon Jul 31, 2006 1:03 pm

does anybody know of any loopholes when importing a bus from usa to uk to avoid paying the extortionate duties

Tue Aug 01, 2006 5:52 am

simply buy one in the uk from someone who's already paid them all. :wink:

Tue Aug 01, 2006 9:40 am

you obviously did then i assume, i heard somewhere if you bought one in the usa but didnt import it for a certain length of time you were exempt :?

Tue Aug 01, 2006 11:09 am

if you actually live in a country other than your homeland for a specific time then when you move back home again it would be possible to bring in lots of personal effects incl. a vehicle with no taxes to pay.

simply buying a car and leaving it in the states for a year isn't going to save you any import duties.

i don't live in the uk but i did save a not inconsiderable amount when i bought my san diego ghia here from a guy who'd spent a lot of money getting it street legal here after he'd bought it from the guy who'd spent plenty shipping it to europe and then importing it into switzerland..........
:wink:

ps, i didn't plan it like that , it just happened! 8)

Wed Aug 02, 2006 8:58 am

my daughter is in the states working i was going to pay for the bus let her keep it whilst shes out there then get it back here when she finishes,if she hasnt wrecked it by then :cry:

Thu Aug 03, 2006 8:58 am

brian fenn wrote: my daughter is in the states working i was going to pay for the bus let her keep it whilst shes out there then get it back here when she finishes,if she hasnt wrecked it by then :cry:

why didn't ya say that in the first place? :wink:

depending on how long she's staying in the usa you MIGHT be able to arrange something to get away with a "personal import".

i don't know the rules for the uk but check the customs and excise website. vehicle will have to have been street legal in her name for a while in the states and i expect she woudn't be allowed to sell it for a year or so, but that shouldn't be a problem. :idea:

Thu Aug 03, 2006 12:10 pm

thanks for you replies,fingers crossed. what bus do you have yourself :?:

Thu Aug 03, 2006 1:36 pm

good luck then! :wink:

mine's the green one:

and the ghia:

have a few other bay busses, a 65 beetle and a 72 type 181 as well.

Thu Aug 03, 2006 1:52 pm

nice bus, love the ghia :vw: :vw: thanks again

Thu Aug 03, 2006 3:32 pm

8)

this is about the second last time i was in plymouth.ten years ago.

Fri Aug 04, 2006 6:54 pm

will the last VW to leave the US kindly turn out the lights

Sat Aug 05, 2006 8:13 am

another swiss one just arrived in the states. :wink: