Assistance: Purchasing a car near Frimly (Surrey, Camberly)

This might be a start Lancia Motor Club UK Website 2016 or maybe http://www.lanciasport.com/lanciadealers.htm

The UK has new regulations about continuous licensing & insurance that might need navigating if you can find a UK address at which to register the car

Also Frimley has an e: Frimley as does Camberley !

 

I'm in the area, I may be able to help.

 

To answer the second part of the question registering a car in the UK is different to the US as the registration stays with the car on sale whereas in the States the tags stay with the owner for their new car? When buying a car the registration document (V5) has to be sent off to the DVLA (our version of the DMV) who issue a new V5 to the new owner with updated details. I have no idea if it is possible for the DVLA to issue a new V5 to someone who does not have a UK address but it would not surprise me if they won't do that.

Perhaps the best solution for you would be to engage someone like CARS to handle the export and shipping if you end up buying the car? My Dad used them several times when buying cars in the States and importing them to the UK and always had excellent and fuss free service.

CARS - International Car Shipping - Vehicle Sea Freight

 

I am pretty sure that you can't. Also you can't drive a car on foreign plates in the UK if you are a permanent UK resident.

 

On registering the vehicle in the UK:

There are two distinct concepts involved:

1) The registered keeper who is named on the registration document (V5C). The registered keeper may or may not be the owner. The registered keeper is responsible for administration of the vehicle for items such as MoT test (annual vehicle testing unless exempt), taxing the vehicle annually, delaing with DVLA/police enquiries, fines etc.

2) Owner - who has an/the economic interest in the car.

Provided

1) you can find a person with a UK address to be the registered keeper
2) get the car insured in the UK
3) have a valid MoT test certificate, if needed

then you can have the car registered and use it in the UK. If you are not intending to use it on public roads in the UK, then you can skip #3 (possibly #2 also if you are feeling brave), and apply for what is known as a SORN which only allows you to keep the car off public roads.

 

Sometimes when you buy a car or come to sell it the V5 or title has been misplaced.

When this is so you can apply for a new V5 with your new details etc. ( this is often used when famous people have owned cars and the old V5 will go in the cars file,as provenance)

You may wish to do this yourself and is possible using this form.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/application-for-a-certificate-of-permanent-export

Rather than apply to dvla records and loose the British paperwork if you do just notify them it is for export.

Regarding transferring to you in uk, you will need to apply for tax too unless you sorn the vehicle. (Declare it as off the road).

https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-tax

https://www.gov.uk/make-a-sorn

However you will need a uk address to do this and insurance is needed to tax a vehicle, you can drive in uk on USA license for 12 months from previous visit.

https://www.gov.uk/driving-nongb-licence

This might help too. Driving in the UK on a non-UK licence - uSwitch

 

I'm also near Frimley and could assist if necessary.

 

I go to Guildford a couple of times a week as I have an office there and may be able to help depending on the Lancia - I have had many - what model is it?
I also know lots of Lancia owners so may get some inside info ( that would be my initial suggestion)

 

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