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Can we help to MOT an imported Vehicle?

We offer a range of services for every route to registration, including those that require an MOT.

If you require a local vehicle MOT and need help with the paperwork, we can undertake the modifications and MOT-test your vehicle at our premises in Castle Donnington.
Here is a range of all that we offer:

Modifications

We'll undertake all the necessary modifications for your vehicle to ensure it is UK compliant. This can be completed as part of the full import process or solely.

Testing

Cars can be imported from virtually anywhere in the world, but they will need certain modifications and the relevant testing before they can be registered. This may be an IVA, MOT, or both. We handle all of this at our privately owned facility.

Registrations

Once your vehicle has passed the relevant tests, we'll submit your registration application to the DVLA. Through our hard-earned relationships, it takes just 10 working days to receive a registration number for your car.

Depending on your vehicle, it might require some of the following modifications.

Numerous potential modifications may be required to the headlights, fog lights, speedometer, and more.

Deciding factors are based on the make, model, and where the vehicle is from. All modifications will be required before you can pass an MOT test.

Your car will need to pass the MOT test before it can be registered

Every UK vehicle must pass an MOT test before it is UK-compliant. The test ensures that the car is roadworthy, and suitably modified to meet UK safety and environmental standards.

The MOT test will assess mandatory features such as headlights, rear lights, indicators, and seatbelts, and must also meet UK emissions standards.

Modification requirements vary for each vehicle.

Should your vehicle fail the MOT test, you’ll receive a document outlining the reasons for failure. An MOT professional will inform you of the remedial work required.

My Car Import can carry out the MOT for you at our privately owned facility. Our in-house full-service expertise ensures that we do this expediently and efficiently to get you on the road as quickly as possible.

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Once your car has passed its MOT test it can be registered

Once your vehicle passes its MOT, it can be registered in the UK.

If the MOT is being handled elsewhere, make sure you keep the pass certificate in a safe place. It’s a crucial document that proves your vehicle’s roadworthiness.

To pass an MOT test, imported vehicles must meet the same safety and environmental standards as domestically purchased vehicles.

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Will I pay import tax?

Are you moving to the UK?

If you are moving to the UK, have lived outside the UK for more than 12 months and have owned the car for more than 6 months, you will be eligible for a tax and duty free import.

To qualify, you will complete a Transfer of Residency application with HMRC. Customers of My Car Import have access to handy guides to complete this application.

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Have you bought a car from the EU?

Vehicles registered in the EU attract 20% import VAT, based on the purchase price of the car and any associated transport costs to bring it to the UK. The import VAT is calculated on your purchase invoice for the car, or a recent valuation if the invoice is more than 3 months old.

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Have you bought a car from outside the EU?

Vehicles registered outside the EU attract 20% import VAT and 10% import Duty, based on the purchase price of the car and any associated transport costs to bring it to the UK. The import VAT is calculated on your purchase invoice for the car, or a recent valuation if the invoice is more than 3 months old.

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Have you bought a classic car?

Vehicles over 30 years old qualify for a special rate of taxation, due to their historical interest, similar to an antiquity.

You will pay 5% import VAT and no import Duty, based on the purchase price of the car and any associated transport costs to bring it to the UK. The import VAT is calculated on your purchase invoice for the car, or a recent valuation if the invoice is more than 3 months old.

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Have you got a car that was formerly UK registered?

If you exported a car from the UK and are now returning with it, you may be able to import the car back into the UK tax free, as long as you can provide a UK purchase invoice when you acquired the car, along with a copy of your former UK V5C logbook.

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For a no obligation quotation to import your car fill out our quote form.

We have imported thousands of cars from around the world into the United Kingdom and we have over 25 years experience doing so.

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