Here is the Governments vat rules on auctioneers. https://www.gov.uk/government/publi...me/vat-notice-7182-the-vat-auctioneers-scheme
'If you are buying from a vat registered trader' you said you could claim the vat back - you really are a slippery character!
Yes, I tend to agree with the VAT web site, hence my link and comments above - trying to help someone who asked a question here but so much flack is confusing the truth for him
Don’t ever import from Switzerland, did it with a desmosedici, took 1-1/2 years to sort the mess out.....