HannibalACP82 Report post Posted March 18, 2013 Japanese delivered and converted to RHD, a number of cars were converted in UK, this particular one was done in Japan. The rules used to be if you owned any type of car for three months or more while overseas providing that it was RHD factory or otherwise you could just import it drive it to department of transport with a roadworthy certificate and have it registered, same rule applies now but the time frame is 12 months. Do you yourself have to be overseas and if so how do they prove this? Can you just buy a car and leave it in the UK for a year and then bring it in? I also know you mentioned at one point how bad the taxes were and what they did the cost of a vehicle. Do you get hammered on taxes when you register it as well? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortis Report post Posted March 18, 2013 You must live with the car overseas, copy of your passport and various other info is required, all taxes apply so the price at least doubles, not worth on some of the older cars. 3 months was ok but who lives away 12 moths just for a car? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HannibalACP82 Report post Posted March 18, 2013 You must live with the car overseas, copy of your passport and various other info is required, all taxes apply so the price at least doubles, not worth on some of the older cars. 3 months was ok but who lives away 12 moths just for a car? Sounds like a business opportunity. Some enterprising Australian should offer to live in the UK for a year and take possession of whatever car(s) the clients desire in exchange for a fee. After 12 months he returns home and sells the cars to the clients after registering them and paying the import tax. You are out extra cash for his fee and double dipping on sales tax but you get your car 12 months after your order it. This is assuming that you have separate import and sales taxes. For instance here in Pennsylvania I would pay sales tax on the car when registering. If I bought it in state the car would be taxed at the sales tax rate of the country the purchase was made in. If I bought it out of state/private party the sales tax would be charged at my local county rate. Sub 10% either way here for me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortis Report post Posted March 19, 2013 That means you'd have to buy a car and basically gift it to said person, trust said person to hand it back over to you at the end of 12 months when in actual fact they can legally keep your car and you couldn't do a damn thing about it. I can't think of many people I could trust with $500k of my children's inheritance. Also buyers here HATE grey market imports, as a general rule they sell for 30% to 50% less. The only way to get a cheap car here is to move out of here, perhaps the States Let's bring it back on topic. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Report post Posted March 19, 2013 Newly purchased lambo crashed http://www.10news.com/news/police-say-driv...s-scene03192013 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_chaos Report post Posted March 19, 2013 There are enough Aussie bar staff in London, what would stop me getting one of them to sign a declaration to say that the car is "theirs for a year" yet the car is actually kept in a secure warehouse and they never ever actually see it, then I ship it to Aus for sale? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Destructo Report post Posted March 19, 2013 From HBO, Allan Sorkin's Newsroom. Good show, I liked it. Granted, it's easy to make a show about the news once the news is over. The show has got a left slant to it, but entertaining if you can sort through the pandering. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortis Report post Posted March 19, 2013 There are enough Aussie bar staff in London, what would stop me getting one of them to sign a declaration to say that the car is "theirs for a year" yet the car is actually kept in a secure warehouse and they never ever actually see it, then I ship it to Aus for sale? You will need to produce a bill of sale with proof of payment, funds from their account to the vendor's. Due to associated costs irrespective of the actual value of the car it wouldn't be worth it on cheap cars, you'd have to get something very expensive, rare or unique, think F40, Enzo, Roll's, Carrera GT, Aventador, Zonda etc. now most of those would have to be converted to RHD to be road legal that would cost a fortune and would ruin the cars, they would sell for a lot less because of the personal import/grey market stigma. Any other car which retails sub $300k here depending on the model would leave you with a profit of approx $20k to $30k, if you have $200k in your hand and you know what you are doing you'd double it in 12 months without the risk and help of the Aussie bar staff in London. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TRANSAMERA Report post Posted March 21, 2013 ^^ Damn that is so fcuking cool! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nath4N Report post Posted March 22, 2013 ***NSFW*** mild gore fitting tattoo http://d24w6bsrhbeh9d.cloudfront.net/photo...797_700b_v1.jpg Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagata Report post Posted March 22, 2013 ***NSFW*** mild gore fitting tattoo http://d24w6bsrhbeh9d.cloudfront.net/photo...797_700b_v1.jpg It takes a certain evil to stab someone, in the face is on another level. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rawr Report post Posted March 24, 2013 Russia will always take everything to the "DAMN" level NSFW http://www.prochan.com/view?p=45e_1364061867 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
topjay Report post Posted March 24, 2013 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-21916129 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_chaos Report post Posted March 24, 2013 He did that properly! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
12097 Report post Posted March 24, 2013 Damn!!! Looks like the BMW became the launch ramp for the TT. It would take some serious levels of speed to achieve that result. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHershey Report post Posted March 24, 2013 It started to go in the air when it hit the bushes. The bushes has a mound of dirt and that got it stared in the air and the BMW just was able to add to the lifting effect.LOL I have no idea how the tire and rim got off of the car LOL Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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