According to the RAC, over 60,000 imported vehicles are registered with the DVLA every year, but estimate around 15,000 vehicles get away with it in the same period. Not only does this mean these vehicles may not have necessary safety checks (MOT) carried out, it also means the government miss out on at least £3m of road tax each year.

The UK Government are therefore set to announce plans to tackle the problem.

The RAC’s Pete Williams said “We understand that DVLA, the UK Border Force and the police are looking at how data can be used to identify foreign-registered vehicles that have been in the UK for longer than six months, so we urge the government to make finding an effective solution a high priority.”

We assume this will involve better information sharing between UK border forces, the DVLA, and traffic police using ANPR cameras to catch cars and drivers who have not complied with the rules

How to register an imported EU car in the UK

Well we can help from start to finish with our European Vehicle Modification and Registration Package, making things simple to ship, modify, test and register your European Car here in the UK.

We can assist with HMRC NOVA (Notification of Vehicle Arrival) System, Certificate of Conformity, Mutual Recognition Certificate, Modifications (usually headlights, speedometer to show MPH, rear fog light) MOT testing and DVLA registration to ensure your vehicle is legal to drive in the UK.

We are working on a separate Instant Quote facility to price all the above for any imported and un-registered vehicle, but for the meantime please email info@shipmycar.co.uk with the details of your vehicle and we will be happy to help, or visit ShipMyCar.co.uk

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First you will need to obtain a Certificate of Conformity from the Manufacturer of your vehicle, this is usually fairly straightforward and involves making a call to the appropriate head office e.g. VW, Mercedes etc and asking them to send one to you.

This document will (usually not in English, so use Google Translate!) explain what needs to be changed to allow the car to be driven on the left hand side of the road and usually lists the speedo needing to show mph rather than kilometres and often the foglight needing to be switched onto the other side, if the car was not originally for left hand driving, headlights may need to be changed to ensure the beam pattern suits left hand side of the road driving

Once you know what needs changing, the best thing to do is to get your car to us at ShipMyCar where our engineers can carry out all the changes for you. Rather than changing the entire speedo we simply fit fascia plates which look completely factory fit but work out significantly cheaper. We can carry out all headlight changes or rewiring needed, often while you wait. We can even MOT the vehicle which will be required if the car is over three years old.

As soon as the changes have been made we can provide you with a statement to prove so, this will then need to be sent to the VCA in order for them to issue a Mutual Recognition Certificate – you then simply apply with the DVLA to register the car by filling in the appropriate form, providing them with the MOT, insurance and mutual recognition certificate

For further information, please contact us on 01908 887917 or email info@shipmycar.co.uk

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