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I need to get type approval for a Honda Element I brought to the UK with me from the USA. Assuming this is possible, any idea what the cheapest/fastest way to do this is?
My brother bought a brand new Renault Megane from a Renault dealership in March 2008. Unbeknown to him this car was first registered on 1 August 2007 in Cyprus and was brought back to the UK, then sold...
I have imported my car from the Middle East to the UK, and it has had to go for the IVA test for type approval. Among the other things that it failed on (none of which are mechanical), there are the two...
Are there any problems at all associated with buying at a UK auction a car described as a Northern Ireland import? Would it need to be re-registered in the UK?
My husband is serving in HM Forces Germany, and we are about to return to England. We have a Mitsubishi Shogun Sport, which was purchased in Germany at NAAFI car sales as a new vehicle. Although in the...
I am getting rid of my car for a Mitsubishi Chariot. I do not know much about Mitsubishi are they good cars or am I walking into a headache?
I bought a Mitsubishi FTO last year, it's an N-reg. Another driver went into the back of me. Now my FTO has been written off by the insurance saying its worth £1300, which seemed OK. Then I get told that...
I am in the process of buying a car UK registered car currently in Spain. The owner moved there some months ago and is arranging the sale via a shipping company. I have received an email with an eight-stage...
My son currently lives in Bern and runs a Swiss-registered Volkswagen Multivan. He intends to return with his family to the UK in July, although will remain resident himself in Switzerland, commuting to...
When insuring an imported vehicle, do I use the manufacture date or the date of first UK registration?
 

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