Hi all,

I have finally got together enough money to buy my first scooby, and I am considering importing one myself. Can anyone give me a brief run down of costs involved, particularly the amount of tax I will have to pay on the car when it comes into the UK?

Am I correct in thinking that if I go for a car over 10 years old it will not require a SVA test? So any 95 model should be ok?

Is there anywhere that I can hire a SVA report if I bring in a younger car? What is this likely to cost and has anyone got any recommendations and advice?

Thanks for any help!

Mark

 

ad 27% to cost of car without shipping.

that will cover duty/tax in uk.

 

and modelreports.com

if you bring a car over and there is no model report it will cost you £1500 +! for a single report and £3000 to £4000 if you want one you can keep and rent out.
cost me £2400 to get my single one done.

 

Thanks people, appreciate the help.

Just had a quick look at modelreports and see that the number of subaus is limited with only the version 3 available for the classic. Are there any other people renting reports?

Am I correct about the 95 models being exempt from the SVA?

Mark

 

Any other offers on where to get hold of SVA reports?

 

Help Please!!

 

don't need them for 10-yr plus cars

 

Ok Thanks for that, any other offers on where to get other (none modelreports) lists of available reports to rent? Would love to get hold of a 98-00 STi or Type R

 

With regards to the 10 year rule would I correct in thinking that I could bring in a 1996 model as they were released from August 1995-August 1996 making the early cars 10 years old? Would this be worth waiting a couple of months till August ticks by before registering the car?

 

Hi again, is there no help and advice for a guy trying to get hold of a report? Im looking for a SVA report for any post 97 model STi Wagon or Type R. Any help advice from previous experiences would be greatly appreciated. I have looked at modelreports.com and they don't cover the makes and models I am after.

This is such a helpful site cant believe nobody can put me on the right track!

Cross fingers

 

Buy a car thats already here, registered. You wont be able to register a Type-R; as far as Im aware there arent any Model Reports for STI 'Wagons either. This topic has been covered SO many times (feel free to search my posts on importing); youll find all of the answers using the 'search' feature. Importing a decent car yourself is much harder to actually do than you think; for a start, where will you actually get the car from, a web site? You have to be kidding? One further point; Subaru Impreza residuals are depressed here, but theyre bouyant in Japan, the high auction values on most late Classics mean that they cant be economically imported.

Simon

 

Import you Scooby via Cyprus and you can have the SVA done there! Thats what I'm doing.

 

I take it Cyprus doesn't have the same strick tests for imported cars? Does this work out cheaper?

Thanks

 

Id like to get to the bottom of that too!

Btw I'll reply to your PM later this evening Mark.


Simon