Pickup from Germany

[Paling]

The import/export rules have changed over the last couple of months.  The car needs to be physically in the UK so it can be registered before the user are allowed to pick it up.  So picking it up in Germany and driving it to the UK is not an option any more.

Huh - there are no import rules for countries within the European Union!  And why do Audi still offer this facility?

Hmm, good question.  This is how Customs and Immigration explained it to me.

[Teutonic_Tamer]

The import/export rules have changed over the last couple of months.  The car needs to be physically in the UK so it can be registered before the user are allowed to pick it up.  So picking it up in Germany and driving it to the UK is not an option any more.

Huh - there are no import rules for countries within the European Union!  And why do Audi still offer this facility?

Hmm, good question.  This is how Customs and Immigration explained it to me.

Incompetent Civil Servant - sort of says it all really.

Why do you think there is no such thing as 'Duty Free' anymore?  Providing the car, or beer is for your own personal use - then there is NO extra duty to pay when moving goods from one EU country to another.

[Paling]

The import/export rules have changed over the last couple of months.  The car needs to be physically in the UK so it can be registered before the user are allowed to pick it up.  So picking it up in Germany and driving it to the UK is not an option any more.

Huh - there are no import rules for countries within the European Union!  And why do Audi still offer this facility?

Hmm, good question.  This is how Customs and Immigration explained it to me.

Incompetent Civil Servant - sort of says it all really.

Why do you think there is no such thing as 'Duty Free' anymore?  Providing the car, or beer is for your own personal use - then there is NO extra duty to pay when moving goods from one EU country to another.

I would not be suprised when I go in and speak to a different person, that I will get a different answer.

[FamilyDub]

"Free movement of goods, services and people" - It's one of the founding principals of the EU!

Some telephone monkey on £11k at HMRC probably doesn't even know what the EU is.   

[Gene Hunt.]

I would love to go to the VW factory.Only seen pictures the place is like a small city with everything for the workers.

[Teutonic_Tamer]

I would love to go to the VW factory.Only seen pictures the place is like a small city with everything for the workers.

They are all incredible places.  Not been to Wolfsburg, but been to Mercedes and Porsche in Stuttgart, Audi in Ingolstadt, and BMW in Munich - all awesome places.

Oh, the Ducati factory in Bologne is well cool too - but forget the Ferrari Maranello visit - home of the 'red' cars, and they couldn't organise a pizza in a PizzaHut! 

[Radek]

The import/export rules have changed over the last couple of months.  The car needs to be physically in the UK so it can be registered before the user are allowed to pick it up.  So picking it up in Germany and driving it to the UK is not an option any more.

Huh - there are no import rules for countries within the European Union!  And why do Audi still offer this facility?

Hmm, good question.  This is how Customs and Immigration explained it to me.

Just to clarify - there are no import/export duties, not rules. These remain in place but can be waived for the transport of personal goods. But if you try to bring a lorry full of sweets your paperwork will have to be sorted out.

And I believe you are talking about registration rules, which is another story. A car needs to be in the country to be registered with full standard UK plates. For driven delivery from Germany you would have to obtain temp German plates, drive here and register it in a similar way as for example Japanese or US imports.

[Paling]

The import/export rules have changed over the last couple of months.  The car needs to be physically in the UK so it can be registered before the user are allowed to pick it up.  So picking it up in Germany and driving it to the UK is not an option any more.

Huh - there are no import rules for countries within the European Union!  And why do Audi still offer this facility?

Hmm, good question.  This is how Customs and Immigration explained it to me.

Just to clarify - there are no import/export duties, not rules. These remain in place but can be waived for the transport of personal goods. But if you try to bring a lorry full of sweets your paperwork will have to be sorted out.

And I believe you are talking about registration rules, which is another story. A car needs to be in the country to be registered with full standard UK plates. For driven delivery from Germany you would have to obtain temp German plates, drive here and register it in a similar way as for example Japanese or US imports.

That sounds correct.