2t rule, (if only we hadnt been spoilt with long maintenance schedules and massive midranges!) there will always be one in my stable
no problem, for a native its just easier to jump through the hoops. There might also be peculiarities between region to region regarding licencing and paperwork so that's why i'd suggest your colleague as a chaperone
Ah. Its more likely a purchase will be in the North, where he is from the south (Puglia). Makes the trip shorter (but less interesting). Still, I might have to speak to him bit more about this...
get an import pack from dvla. its quite straight forward. no taxes from eu. The only good thing to come out of the collaboration. you need to insure the vehicle on its chassis number temporarily (not many insurers do this, adrian flux is 1 that does). you apply for tax at same time as reg. You need copy of eu reg document, and cert of conformity. Actually, its not that straight forward, its a pain in the ass. But 3k is 3k. Less 1k because imports are worth less.
I agree. It's not like it's left hand drive and clocks are in km. Ignoring the logistics of buying and conversion to British plates issue, I can't see any negatives. It's still the same bike isn't it?
absolutely. It was the rip off Britain industry machine that tried to convince you that everything on the bike was different and started to seed those horror stories of imports mechanically not being up to UK standards. Headlamp, clocks- not a factor on most digital dashes now, and if you're importing from california- emissions plumbing. Its not like the bike is a true import in the sense of it not being sold in the country either say like a unique to japan honda NC29 etc. I remember all this tripe when parallel imports started to take over from grey imports in popularity. Remember how the industry desperately tried to put everyone off buying one with horror stories about warranties etc. I was trying to sell an SRAD 750 at the time, bought new for nine grand. I couldn't give the thing away as everyone who came and looked at it just wanted to offer two grand as they could have a new import for six. With Ducati - and some one might confirm this, I don't think that they actually change the model designation code for regional markets? For instance, yam fzr600 in the uk/europe was a 3HE designation, but in the us was 3HH. Otherwise the same bike.
As well as age (6 months as stated) there is also a mileage requirement. It has to be over a certain mileage to be considered 2nd hand, 6K klics Full blurb on VAT here VAT Notice 728: new means of transport - Publications - GOV.UK After that it needs to go to a VOSA test center to be checked for compliance then it can be registered. A lot of good data points here from previously asked questions Thinking Of Importing A Ducati From Germany...help! | Ducati Forum
