Exporting a new vehicle to the UK

[ginglee]

I have searched the forum on this already, and all related topics are years old....

Has anyone done this recently? Is it best to purchase Is updating the vehicle (ready for an inspection in the UK) possible in Thailand before exporting? I see that the average cost for shipping is approx. 100,000 baht...that is for a company to do everything. Is it difficult to get it done yourself?

One thing that struck me is that on the HMO web site, it says that if a vehicle is over 6mths old or has done 6k then its regarded as second hand and no VAT to pay...

Thanks in advance for any replies...

[Eva174]

We shipped a car to the UK like two years ago but using a company.Doing it yourself is just too much hassle. About the last, I'm not sure but I can give you the contact of the company we used. They were pretty good and they might help you with that.

http://www.uglog.com/

[sanuk711]

Maybe not VAT ginglee, but I think import duty is still due, there is a way around it that isn't 100% kosher, it works, but you do need a Thai wife for that.

Edited January 20, 2015 by sanuk711

[Sviss Geez]

Maybe not VAT ginglee, but I think import duty is still due, there is a way around it that isn't 100% kosher, it works, but you do need a Thai wife for that.

Why would he need a Thai wife to illegally ease the import of a car into UK?