Importing motorhome from the Channel Islands

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Thu 11 Sep 2008 13:42
Importing motorhome from the Channel Islands - NowWheels
I am toying with the idea of importing a coachbuilt motorhome from Jersey (not a campervan; it's the sort that has a caravan-style body on a chassis which retains the car of a van). It is UK-built, and was bought new in Jersey ten years ago; so far as I know, it was never registered in the UK. Does anyone know what the procedure would be if I did buy it and bring it to the UK? I know that I would have to pay UK VAT, but would I have to run it through type-approval tests before registering it in the UK?

BTW, I quite sympathise with those who regard motorhomes as the being the black sheep of satan's family, and I have grave doubts about the wisdom of owning one even if it was given to me for free. However, I have been offered this monster at a good enough price to make it just about worth considering as an outside option for a project I am planning, so before going through all the could-I-possibly-live with-this-ugly-thirtsty-monster questions, I should see whether the importation process rules it out.
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Thu 11 Sep 2008 14:34
Importing motorhome from the Channel Islands - Armitage Shanks {p}
Try this tinyurl.com/6kjz3v

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Thu 11 Sep 2008 14:39
Importing motorhome from the Channel Islands - Dwight Van Driver
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Thu 11 Sep 2008 15:49
Importing motorhome from the Channel Islands - NowWheels
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Thanks! That link was great, and the I called the DVLA on 0870 240 0010. They were very helpful, and it seems its a matter of an MOT test, then pay road tax and apply for registration at my local VRO. Much less bureaucratic than I feared, and no special type approval test required.
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