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Taking your car out of the UK - when VAT is not payable on a car you're exporting, procedures, registration and vehicle tax.
You must tell DVLA if you’re taking your vehicle out of the UK, including…
What you need to do depends on whether you’re taking: your own vehicle…
If you buy a new or used vehicle to take out of the UK, you might not have…
What you need to do to get goods through customs if you’re using a UK port which uses the Goods Vehicle Movement Service.
Importing vehicles into the UK - register imported vehicles, GB conversion IVA scheme, type approval, vehicle excise duty and VAT
You must complete certain steps as soon as you bring a vehicle into the UK…
You have 14 days to tell HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) after you bring a…
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will tell you if you have to pay VAT or duty…
Get vehicle approval to show that your imported vehicle meets…
You must register any vehicle you bring into the UK permanently. You…
You must register a vehicle when you reimport it to the UK if it has been:…
You can usually use a vehicle with foreign number plates without…
You need to pay HMRC before you can register a vehicle if both of the…
If your vehicle has been damaged, rebuilt or modified in another country,…
Find out how to import your personal belongings, pets and private motor vehicles when moving or returning to the UK.
Find out how to use the second-hand motor vehicle payment scheme to make a claim on your VAT Return.
Find out what records and invoices you need to keep as part of the second-hand motor vehicle payment scheme.
Find out which locations are using the Goods Vehicle Movement Service.
Get a goods movement reference to move goods through locations which use the Goods Vehicle Movement Service.
Check the availability of the Goods Vehicle Movement Service (GVMS) and get information on any issues.
Tax and customs on personal belongings when you move to the UK permanently or temporarily - shipping, tax and duty
Register for the Goods Vehicle Movement Service to get your goods through customs if you move goods through a border location in the UK that uses the Goods Vehicle Movement Service.
News and updates for commercial vehicle operators and drivers from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).
Find out which motor vehicles you can and cannot claim a payment for using the scheme.
How councils and national park authorities should deal with the removal of abandoned vehicles from land in the open air and roads.
Guidance for haulage companies and commercial drivers moving accompanied (self-drive) RoRo freight and unaccompanied RoRo freight between Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and the European Union.
Being stopped by the police or DVSA - fixed penalties, roadside prohibitions, driving without an operator's licence, immobilisation and impounding.
Update your vehicle log book (V5C) and send it to DVLA to change your address.
International regulations and required documentation for hauliers transporting dangerous or hazardous goods by road or by vehicles on ships.
Application form to keep a vehicle registration number (personalised number plate) and put it on another vehicle.
Find out how to work out the value of a motor vehicle when calculating a payment using the second-hand motor vehicle payment scheme.
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