customs grief

[Schtoo]

65% tax? Ouch.

I dread to think what it\'s like here, but I do know they charge a US$10,000 inspection/assesment fee on any car imported.

Wether you bring in one or ten, it\'s the same price. Which is a good reason to bring in 10 and sell them to your friends!

Wondering wether something from Oz might be interesting to the locals or not. A couple of Utes might be fun for drifting, no?

[J4P RX]

I did once wonder if I could send TVR\'s and stuff to Japan like lots of cars come here.  Probably too much effort though and I have seen them out there so someone must be doing it.

[toon19974]

i had to pay an extra £1500 on mine m8, but this was expected!!!

[flectron]

It looks from the paperwork like i may be able to pay a deposit, get the car and pay the rest off. which downgrades a total catastrophe to a mere royal pain in the ass.

wonder if they\'ll accept 10p a week for the next .... (furious mental calculation) .... 520 years? hmm doubt it somehow.

gord:D

[J4P RX]

But you cant register it untill you have the forms saying the duty is paid.

I think.

You certianly need the customs clearance form which I dont think youd get without paying the VAT and Duty.

[toon19974]

customs won\'t release the car until all payments have been fully paid. that\'s what happened with mine:rolleyes:

[flectron]

darn. see y\'all at rotorstock 2010 then.

having a baaaad monday.
gord:D

[gsb876]

One good thing matey to come out of all of this messing around is that you have manged to get a one off car that looks stunning, so its not all bad hey???

[flectron]

thanks man, i just gotta keep reminding myself that. who ever said fulfilling a dream would be easy? :rolleyes:
as soon as i get done with the bs and get to take her for a burn i know it\'ll all have been worthwhile.
may have a slightly tender wallet for a few months tho, after roughly receiving the taxman\'s ample girth...

gord:D

[MikeLMR]

tell you what being a nice chap and all I\'ll pay the tax and you can pay me back at 10p per week for the next 520 years.

oh and i get to keep the car till its paid back

Cheers ~ Mike

[flectron]

hehe. thanks for the offer mike. gonna have to decline tho...

gord:D

[flectron]

hey just a thought. would it have made a difference if i shipped it to eire? or would i have to do it through an s.irish contact to avoid the same grief at uk border...?

gord:D

[gsb876]

Not sure but what if the car was not for you but for a relative??? As a present??? might be something in that i believe unless i am wrongly informed:confused:

[flectron]

dunno mate. sounds good tho. give it to my g/f for xmas (but fordbid her to drive it)

gord:D

[travellinbob]

The gift theory sounds like it should be well worth looking into.
 Would it help if it was being bought by an aussie? I would be happy to have my name on the rego papers>:evillaugh :evillaugh
 Seriously though if it would save you a stack of cash then I would help if i could. ( and yes you would get to keep the car! just keep mike away from it. )
 Cant wait to see it anyway, bloody awesome machine. Hmm, and its aussie built too. Wonder if there is anythng in that.:bandit .

travellinbob runs out of the room ducking the bullets.