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paa100 · May 1st, 2008, 08:47 AM

It has only dawned on me that the Works Clubman is NOT available only in the UK. That stinks.

Importing a EU spec car is relativeley painless.

You need to inform HMRC and agree to keep the car for 12 months (I think) - as long as you pay VAT in the Eu you shouldnt have a problem with them
Get a type approval certificate from BMW (£50) - they should be able to provide this with the car
Get the dealer to write a letter that it has UK pattern headlamps and speedo in mph
Send all this off to VOSA and you will get a certificate that will allow you to register the car in the UK
This might help
Department for Transport - How to import your vehicle permanently into Great Britain
and
Department for Transport - How to import your vehicle permanently into Great Britain

May 1st, 2008, 08:47 AM	#274
paa100 MINI2 Master Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: On my way to France Local Time: 01:06 AM Posts: 1,255 Offline	It has only dawned on me that the Works Clubman is NOT available only in the UK. That stinks. Importing a EU spec car is relativeley painless. You need to inform HMRC and agree to keep the car for 12 months (I think) - as long as you pay VAT in the Eu you shouldnt have a problem with them Get a type approval certificate from BMW (£50) - they should be able to provide this with the car Get the dealer to write a letter that it has UK pattern headlamps and speedo in mph Send all this off to VOSA and you will get a certificate that will allow you to register the car in the UK This might help Department for Transport - How to import your vehicle permanently into Great Britain and Department for Transport - How to import your vehicle permanently into Great Britain Last edited by paa100 : May 1st, 2008 at 10:16 AM.