Anyone on here had any experience of getting a certificate of conformity from Ducati UK? Ducati Manchester have told me to email them but they don’t reply and I can’t find a number to chase them up. Recently sold my Panigale which is going to Portugal and the new owner wants a C.O.C. I want to get it as soon as possible. Any advice would be appreciated.
I thought is very easy to change owner within EU? I could not imagine if a vehicle if already registered in EU why would need COC if moved into another EU country. COC is required for bikes imported(especially 2strokers from Japan lately) I needed one for my Aprilia RS250 that had the frame numbers stamped but was never registered.
Yes the new owner will need a CofC to register in any other EU country, that is standard. He can apply for it himself and can apply from Ducati UK or from Ducati Portugal, but the latter will incur a cost. Ducati UK are legally obliged to supply one. The reason that you cannot just register without one is that some vehicles have lights that dip to one side, etc, and for many years the UK allowed parallel imports which would not necessarily be legal in other EU countries.
I’ve had a few out of them over the years cos I’ve bought some of my bikes in the uk & shipped to France, you can’t register them here without a CoC.. They’re getting worse & worse, no longer replying to emails. This should be a free service as it’s a Euro requirement. They tell you to go to the dealer to get them but the dealers want a fee for it. It’s a bit of a con all round really. I’m currently waiting for a reply from Ducati uk for a CoC for a Multistrada I bought from motorapido a few months back. Can’t register it here till I get it & don’t see why I have to pay the dealer for it? The only email I’ve ever used is:- [email protected]
Thanks, Good to know... Aren't the UK headlights different to EU ones? I assume COC relates to UK norms.
Certainly since 2010 and potentially a couple of years earlier, Ducati headlights have been the same across Europe and have no bias. Andy
Most headlights are flat dip on bikes these days. I mentioned headlights because UK cars dip to the left and the speedo is in miles, that is partly why vehicles cannot just be moved and registered in other EU countries without a CofC.
Well I got a reply from The factory today. A lady called me to say the buyer has to take the Bike to a dealer in Portugal to get it checked and they will issue a certificate of conformity. Her English wasn’t great (but still far better than my Italian) so she didn’t really understand any questions I asked but she seemed to know what she was talking about. Ducati Manchester just told me to speak to Ducati UK and Ducati factory say it’s the buyers responsibility. Just seem to be going around in circles
It is Ducati UK who are legally obliged to issue the CofC. Ducati Portugal never imported the bike so have no obligation to issue one. Just for interest BMW UK will issue one for any bike built after 2002 for free withing a week. I know because I have had a couple from them.
Post #1...he's looking for a contact he can talk to as email failed to gain response from UK. Triumph also do FOC, as do Suzuki.
Send an email to this address and explain that you need a CoC [email protected] This is Ducati Italy, Ducati UK will likely go via them anyway, that is what happened when I got mine for the 1098.. it won't be quick though, mine took a number of weeks of chasing, they'll likely want photos of the chassis number, engine number and a few shots of the bike to confirm that it is what they are about to say it is. Hope this helps Also out full contact details on the email as I got a phone call from Italy the following day to get the ball rolling
I got the impression from the lady at the factory that she was telling me the buyer had to take it to a dealer in Portugal and that I can’t get the C.O.C. I’ll try getting through to ducati UK again tomorrow.
Actually, that may be right, as when I looked into importing one (or buying one that wasn't yet registered) from Japan I had to write to UK for the certificate. Something the buyer does then...easier for you May also be, country specific, an MOT or other type of test is needed.
Japan is a different matter as they do not have CofC (Full name European Certificate of Conformity). It is the country that supplied the bike when new, in this case Ducati UK who must, by law, supply the CofC.
Times have changed bob, I’ve been waiting a 5 weeksfor bmw to get back to me for Ali’s F700gs, just get an automated reply from them. Might try ringing tomorrow.....
Spoke to Paul at Ducati Leeds, very helpful provided the number for Ducati UK at Silverstone who then explained the process. Every bike has a certificate produced when the machine is produced. The C.O.C is in an archive and Ducati UK will give the C.OC to you in exhange for £50. She also said when they find the C.O.C it will take 3 working days to get it to me. Hope this helps anyone in the future.
