SeanDezart
Well-Known Forum User
Hi.
Whilst you'll have picked up some useful pointers here, the UKs classic car importation rules, tax and paperwork requirements have always been different to those of the EU, more so since a certain poll was acted upon !
I would advise you to look to the EU and its' citizens' experience for advice upon importing into the EU*
Nissan west Europe (based at Paris) supplies 'partial' cert of conformities for their cars not originally imported into the EU, costing approx €200 and probably** list the information you search.
They are, however, useless for importing such a car into France where the best path is to solicit the French FFVE for a certificat of registration***, accepted by the licencing authorities over here without the need for an indepth technical control which may well conclude that the car is not conforming to the EU safety laws for any vehicule type. This procedure was conceived to deliver verdicts on one-offs, customs and kit cars...not our reguler classic cars and frankly, they're a blend of little-Hitlers and jobs-worths.
*https://www.facebook.com/groups/1409780639325441 and I have been known to import a few.
**exactly what info do you need/for which they have asked ? Above, I could only see a vague reference to info needed to register car.
***this will enable the obtention of a Classic-Car registration document with an 'MOT' every 5x years and of most (if not all ?) inner-city anti-pollution/congestion charges...what's not to like ?
The most interesting benefit however, is that in the (airline-speak) unlikely event of an accident, if the damage-repair costs approach or exceed the agreed value if the car, it won't be written off and disposed of as per a modern (-30yrs old) car and the insurer is obliged to undertake any and all necessary repairs to restore it to the pre-accident condition. There are normally two conditions required before such an insurance contract is assigned :
1) one has another and non-classic-car insured in your name
2) the classic-car is not regularly used for home-work journeys
To give an example of cost, for TPF+T, zero-miles breakdown cover and glass replacement (eg stone-chipped windscreen) including glass all around and front/rear lights = €80 a year !
Back in the good old days, when I had a problem between papers and car, I would 'export' the car to the UK, get UK (and therefore EU) papers and reimport it - job done !
Perhaps registering it over here and then exporting it to Ireland ? You would need to find out whether or not such a classic-car reg form would oblige you or not to apply for a 'ZV' plate when importing !
Myself, I kinda like the ZV prefix for a Z......are they treated differently from moderns as per here ?
Whilst you'll have picked up some useful pointers here, the UKs classic car importation rules, tax and paperwork requirements have always been different to those of the EU, more so since a certain poll was acted upon !
I would advise you to look to the EU and its' citizens' experience for advice upon importing into the EU*
Nissan west Europe (based at Paris) supplies 'partial' cert of conformities for their cars not originally imported into the EU, costing approx €200 and probably** list the information you search.
They are, however, useless for importing such a car into France where the best path is to solicit the French FFVE for a certificat of registration***, accepted by the licencing authorities over here without the need for an indepth technical control which may well conclude that the car is not conforming to the EU safety laws for any vehicule type. This procedure was conceived to deliver verdicts on one-offs, customs and kit cars...not our reguler classic cars and frankly, they're a blend of little-Hitlers and jobs-worths.
*https://www.facebook.com/groups/1409780639325441 and I have been known to import a few.
**exactly what info do you need/for which they have asked ? Above, I could only see a vague reference to info needed to register car.
***this will enable the obtention of a Classic-Car registration document with an 'MOT' every 5x years and of most (if not all ?) inner-city anti-pollution/congestion charges...what's not to like ?
The most interesting benefit however, is that in the (airline-speak) unlikely event of an accident, if the damage-repair costs approach or exceed the agreed value if the car, it won't be written off and disposed of as per a modern (-30yrs old) car and the insurer is obliged to undertake any and all necessary repairs to restore it to the pre-accident condition. There are normally two conditions required before such an insurance contract is assigned :1) one has another and non-classic-car insured in your name
2) the classic-car is not regularly used for home-work journeys
To give an example of cost, for TPF+T, zero-miles breakdown cover and glass replacement (eg stone-chipped windscreen) including glass all around and front/rear lights = €80 a year !
Back in the good old days, when I had a problem between papers and car, I would 'export' the car to the UK, get UK (and therefore EU) papers and reimport it - job done !
Perhaps registering it over here and then exporting it to Ireland ? You would need to find out whether or not such a classic-car reg form would oblige you or not to apply for a 'ZV' plate when importing !
Myself, I kinda like the ZV prefix for a Z......are they treated differently from moderns as per here ?
