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Rene7FD
30th January 2006, 07:05 PM
(to NL (or other EU country))

Hi all,

I'm getting closer to having the funds to go get an FD, so I'd like to know how the export procedure works in the UK, and then especially the timing part of it.
I've searched here on MRC, haven't found anything, and had a look at the DVLA site.

As I understand from the DVLA, if the owner has a Registration Document V5, he has to fill in section C and send it to DVLA. Then up to two weeks later, he receives a Certificate of Permanent Export V561, which goes with the car.
Am I correct in assuming that this means it can take up to two weeks from saying "yep, it's a sale" to taking the car with you?

And what if the owner has a Registration Certificate V5C. DVLA site says export must be notified on the purple section, and that the Registration Certificate stays with the car (if I understand correctly). Does this mean the buyer can take the car with him immediately?

:confused:

René

2qk4u
30th January 2006, 07:51 PM
I have brought cars to Ireland before and the information on the DVLA site is incorrect.I need to take the complete V5 document back to Ireland with the car.

Rene7FD
1st February 2006, 07:46 PM
Was that for less then 12 months? (temporary export)
Because then the site too says you simply have to take the V5 or V5C with you.
But I would rather export it permanently (>12month) :D

2qk4u
1st February 2006, 08:22 PM
Its for permanet export... I went to the UK yesterday and bought a RX-7 and took it back to Ireland with me and took the V5 from the seller,I went to reregester the car today because I had the V5.

maximtaylor
1st February 2006, 09:14 PM
Close to buying Rene?

Rene7FD
1st February 2006, 11:17 PM
2qk4u, that's private buying from private, or buying from business?
Ok, so what I understand, I can go to UK, view car, decide to buy, pay, and take car+V5(/V5C) home.
I take it the seller has to do something too? Like have the documents/car transfered to my name?
Wait, the penny starts to drop....
When I register it here in Holland, it also gets deregistered in UK!!! Yes? :)


@Max: Yep :D, first have to sell the MX-6 though. Depending on that and availability of a nice Rex then, I'll be doing a few laps (MX) or plenty plenty of laps (RX) or pax laps only (MX gone + no RX yet) at Easter :).

2qk4u
2nd February 2006, 12:17 AM
Private sale.I dont know what the seller does.I just know that you need to take the V5 with you.