Any HM Customs officers in the forum?

[RJP]

As above.... are any of the forum members UK customs officers?

If so, could you please pm me, I've got a (I think very simple) query which I need a little advice on.

Cheers
Richard

[Nigel H-J]

Oh c'mon Richard....we are all very discreet here...you can ask about your contraband or other illicit goods you want to ship in.........you can trust us.....honestly......and what's more...... we all swear we won't (cough) tell!! :roll:

Nigel.

[airboatr]

and never mind the cameras, either

[RJP]

Oh c'mon Richard....we are all very discreet here...you can ask about your contraband or other illicit goods you want to ship in.........you can trust us.....honestly......and what's more...... we all swear we won't (cough) tell!! :roll:

Nigel.

LOL

All I need to know is........ I've owned a vehicle for apporx 5 years that is stored in Germany. It is not currently registered / on the road there. When I bring it into the UK will I get stitched up by customs for duty / VAT? (Vehicle was bought from an individual, not a company / dealer)

Cheers
Richard

[Tomliner]

All I need to know is........

Is that it?.What a bummer,thought it was something really juicy.Not that I gossip mind you.Heaven forbid.EricT

[Techy111]

Hi Rich......I was stationed at RAF Gatow and had a lovely Ford Taurus/Cortina.....I loved that car and back in the very early 90's Customs would have screwed me over with import tax even though i bought it from an individual.....so in Berlin she had to stay......

Might of changed now but i doubt it.....

Tony

[DaveB]

Rich..

Tony was probably at Gatow during the Berlin Airlift so things may well have changed since then All the major car progs on TV in the UK spent a lot of time covering buying cars abroad when it was found that you could by what was intrinsically a brand new UK export on the continent for a lot less than it could be bought here. However, they didn't.. to the best of my knowledge.. cover used cars to which yours applies. I reckon the best thing to do would be to contact them direct rather than risk a shock in the UK ;-) At least VAT is lower now than it was 5 years ago so now would be as good a time as any to bring it back

ATB

DaveB :tab:

[Techy111]

Rich..

Tony was probably at Gatow during the Berlin Airlift so things may well have changed since then

ATB

DaveB :tab:

:think: Funny you should mention that Dave....the boot of me car did have a lot of coal and spuds in it.....????

:roll:

Tony

[DaveB]

Thank god it wasn't salt mate ;-)



ATB

DaveB :tab:

[cstorey]

Were you a member of HM Forces serving in germany when you bought it? If so, my understanding has been that if you used it abroad for a minimum of 6 months whilst a serving member, you could subsequently import it free of VAT/duty