Imported Vehicle and Classic Car Registration

UK Registering an Imported New, Used or Classic Vehicle

If you love form filling and bureaucracy, believe me the UK registration system will be a dream come true for you! For everyone else it can prove a daunting, confusing and extremely frustrating undertaking. The easiest answer is to instruct me to act on your behalf, completing the HMRC, DVSA & DVLA paperwork and applying for all the necessary documentation.

I'm offering a simple solution to provide you with a professional, efficient and cost-effective registration service, for any type of imported vehicles or a UK classic car "Barn Find". I'll review your situation free of charge and give a quotation on cost and an estimate on how long the process will take. If you're happy and wish to continue, you pay nothing until the application is fully completed and ready to be submitted onto the DVLA. Naturally you'll want a rough idea of cost and that's not easy to answer until I know the full details. However my average fee is around £275 to £300, which of course doesn't include the cost of any UK Government documents or certificates that may be required.

I've been in the motor trade for 50 years, importing and exporting vehicles since 1985. Although planning to retire I was encouraged by Trade & Commercial clients to offer my knowledge and experience, through this service.

Although happy to talk through the basics, this a personal one to one service, so I cannot provide lengthy in-depth phone advice. The easiest way to initially proceed is to scan and email copies of all available paperwork or send photocopies (not original documents) by post with your contact details. I can then give them a thorough read-through and get back to you with any questions I have.

Can I offer you a helping hand?

I'm not going to try explaining in detail the numerous “twists & turns” that can be involved in the vehicle registration process, as I hope you'll be asking me to do it for you. However please find below some brief advice below:

There are normally three stages to registration, which need to be dealt with in order. First HMRC UK Customs clearance requiring a CDS declaration, payment of any Duty/VAT liable and application for a NOVA entry. Next would be certification/documentation DVSA, VCA or the vehicles Manufacture or possibly a V765 DVLA approved Enthusiasts Club. Only then can we tackle DVLA with an application through my Dealer First Registration Team.

Since Brexit not a major part of my service but if you are considering importing any form of new vehicle I can’t stress enough the need to full investigating the requirements before committing to an acquisition.

You'll need previous registration documents or proof of Date of Production as the age of the vehicle if under 10 years old denotes what certification is required.

DVLA and HMRC differ in what they regard as historic, documentation for this type of registration will be a key element.

Usually these are the most difficult and time-consuming registrations. Each has its own problems. Normally I can only give an approximate cost as until the specific issues are investigated it's impossible to estimate the work required.

Salvage, Write-Offs, Kit Cars, Replicas, Amateur Builds or Fully Customised vehicles. Sorry chaps but life’s too short and from past experience clients are often dissatisfied with the cost & result.